The Collaborative International Dictionary
Benzole \Ben"zole\ Benzol \Ben"zol\, n. [Benzoin + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) An impure benzene, used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes. See Benzene.
Note: It has great solvent powers, and is used by manufacturers of India rubber and gutta percha; also for cleaning soiled kid gloves, and for other purposes.
Salic \Sal"ic\ (s[a^]l"[i^]k), a. [F. salique, fr. the Salian Franks, who, in the fifth century, formed a body of laws called in Latin leges Salic[ae].] Of or pertaining to the Salian Franks, or to the Salic law so called. [Also salique.] Salic law.
A code of laws formed by the Salian Franks in the fifth century. By one provision of this code women were excluded from the inheritance of landed property.
Specifically, in modern times, a law supposed to be a special application of the above-mentioned provision, in accordance with which males alone can inherit the throne. This law has obtained in France, and at times in other countries of Europe, as Spain.
knucks \knucks\ n. pl. same as knuckles.
Syn: brass knucks, brass knuckles, knuckles, knuckle duster.
Exuberance \Ex*u"ber*ance\, n. [L. exuberantia: cf. F. exub['e]rance.] The state of being exuberant; an overflowing quantity; a copious or excessive production or supply; superabundance; richness; as, an exuberance of joy, of fancy, or of foliage.
Syn: Abundance; superabundance; excess; plenty; copiousness; profusion; richness; overflow; overgrowth; rankness; wantonness. See Abundance.
Urosteon \U*ros"te*on\, n.; pl. L. Urostea, E. Urosteons. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the tail + ? a bone.] (Anat.) A median ossification back of the lophosteon in the sternum of some birds.
Wiktionary
n. (context organic chemistry English) An impure benzene (mixed with toluene etc), used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes.
n. brass knuckles
n. (context uncountable English) The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.
alt. (context physics chemistry English) Either of the two parts of an electrochemical cell containing an electrode and an electrolyte. n. (context physics chemistry English) Either of the two parts of an electrochemical cell containing an electrode and an electrolyte.
n. (plural of urosteon English)
Usage examples of "urostea".
Leaving the cripple ablaze, settling, and pouring volcanic black smoke from the flammable cargo, he swung around in a long approach to what looked like a big troop Carrier, by far the fattest target in sight.
Banish coming down hard on top of the girl with the baby and the gun and Abies falling forward from the act of Fagin being blown back off his feet and settling still on the ground.
The flow from tens of millions of toilets coursed through settling and aerating paddies the size of large farms.
Through the windows opposite shone an afterglow sky of ochre and pale-green, and from somewhere just outside came the low cackle of birds settling to roost along a cornicemy-nahs or starlings.
Persons are deterred from settling in the neighborhood by the aguish character of the country.
Settling beside him, Alec looked out at the wild beauty of the night and let out a happy sigh.
In the early part of this session of congress, the president announced that he was about to negotiate with the British government for finally settling the claims of the two countries to this territory.
Stroker called angrily from behind the bar, and Astel immediately got to her feet and moved behind the bar to start cleaning up and settling down matters for the night.
It had been occupied by a powerful colony of Gauls, who, settling themselves along the banks of the Po, from Piedmont to Romagna, carried their arms and diffused their name from the Alps to the Apennine.
The leaves when bruised, if worn in the hat, or rubbed on the face, will prevent flies from settling on the person.
He buffed them gently and rubbed the rag over her, and she lifted her head and gave him another of those wavering, limpid gazes, before settling back down to sleep again.
There was a hydraulic whine and the Buick came out of its snout-up, tail-down posture, settling back on its whitewalls.
We can hardly fancy the Archbishop of Canterbury or York resigning his diocese and settling down quietly on the top of Scafell or Cader Idris to secure his eternal welfare.
Taylor and a majority of commissioners said settling the case now was cheaper than litigating it for years.
Coming around as Drock reached him, the Mask pumped bullets into his wild-eyed attacker, settling the Drock question permanently.