Definitions containing ægis`thus

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Thus

Thus

to this degree or extent; so far; so; as, thus wise; thus peaceble; thus bold

— Webster Dictionary

normally white

normally white

for LCD to be transparent and thus white when voltage is not applied to a pixel electrode and opaque and thus black when voltage is applied. More common than normally black.

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normally black

normally black

for LCD to be opaque and thus black when voltage is not applied to a pixel electrode and transparent and thus white when voltage is applied. Less common than normally white.

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Mineralizer

Mineralizer

an element which is combined with a metal, thus forming an ore. Thus, in galena, or lead ore, sulphur is a mineralizer; in hematite, oxygen is a mineralizer

— Webster Dictionary

plumper

plumper

In elections, a vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him or her the advantage over the others; a person who gives his or her vote thus is said to plump, or to plump his or her vote.

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like so

like so

thus

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argal

argal

thus, therefore

— Wiktionary

Plumper

Plumper

a vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him the advantage over the others. A person who gives his vote thus is said to plump, or to plump his vote

— Webster Dictionary

clubroot

clubroot

A root thus affected.

— Wiktionary

megacolon

megacolon

A colon thus enlarged.

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as a result

as a result

Consequently; thus; therefore.

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quintile

quintile

A subset thus obtained.

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leatherwork

leatherwork

Articles thus produced.

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octile

octile

A subset thus obtained.

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as such

as such

Therefore; thus; so.

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bowel movement

bowel movement

The feces thus produced.

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monopoly

monopoly

The market thus controlled

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webmail

webmail

The email thus stored.

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somniloquy

somniloquy

The words thus uttered.

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thusly

thusly

thus (in this way).

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razorlike

razorlike

Resembling a razor; thus, sharp

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experience

experience

The knowledge thus gathered.

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trekker

trekker

One who treks; thus, a hiker

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uninquiring

uninquiring

Not inquiring; thus, lacking curiosity

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abrasion

abrasion

The substance thus rubbed off.

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nondiscretionary

nondiscretionary

Not discretionary; thus, frequently, mandatory

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Turn

Turn

an embellishment or grace (marked thus, /), commonly consisting of the principal note, or that on which the turn is made, with the note above, and the semitone below, the note above being sounded first, the principal note next, and the semitone below last, the three being performed quickly, as a triplet preceding the marked note. The turn may be inverted so as to begin with the lower note, in which case the sign is either placed on end thus /, or drawn thus /

— Webster Dictionary

El Dorado

El Dorado

Thus, any place of fabulous wealth

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mannequinlike

mannequinlike

Resembling a mannequin; thus stiff or statuesque

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remove

remove

A dish thus replaced, or the replacement

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flicky

flicky

Easily flicked; thus, light and fast

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unsacred

unsacred

Not sacred or sacrosanct; thus, accessible

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testicularity

testicularity

The possession of testicles; thus, masculinity

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as yet

as yet

Up to the present; thus far.

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unprettied

unprettied

Not having been prettied up; thus, unadorned

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sextile

sextile

statistics Any of the subsets thus obtained.

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libation

libation

The wine or liquid thus poured out.

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gemlike

gemlike

Resembling a gem; thus often, brilliant and compact

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cloudlike

cloudlike

Resembling a cloud or clouds; thus, often, fluffy

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garagelike

garagelike

Resembling a garage; thus often rough and unfinished

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heft

heft

An animal that has become hefted thus.

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noncelibate

noncelibate

Not celibate; thus, engaging in sexual activity

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reference

reference

A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.

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demarcation

demarcation

A limit thus fixed, in full demarcation line.

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Apodosis

Apodosis

the consequent clause or conclusion in a conditional sentence, expressing the result, and thus distinguished from the protasis or clause which expresses a condition. Thus, in the sentence, "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him," the former clause is the protasis, and the latter the apodosis

— Webster Dictionary

proceptivity

proceptivity

Behaviour that leads to copulation and thus conception

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jivey

jivey

Having a jive character: thus alternatively lively or bogus

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becollared

becollared

wearing a shirt, and thus of an upper class

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airwave

airwave

Singular of airwaves; thus often "radio" or "frequency".

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troth

troth

the state of being thus pledged ; betrothal, engagement

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unamused

unamused

Not amused; thus often offended or put off

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yea

yea

Thus, so (now often accompanied by a hand gesture)

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dad dancer

dad dancer

Someone who practices dad dancing, or considered thus.

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seam

seam

Of a bowler, to make the ball move thus.

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oxytocic

oxytocic

Serving to promote uterine contractions, thus accelerating childbirth.

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Sic

Sic

thus

— Webster Dictionary

multitiered

multitiered

Having multiple tiers; thus by extension, complex or ornate

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overcrop

overcrop

To cultivate land excessively and thus exhaust its fertility

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immunize

immunize

To inoculate someone, as thus produce immunity from a disease.

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unbosom

unbosom

To tell someone about one's troubles, and thus obtain relief.

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friable

friable

Likely to crumble and become airborne, thus becoming a health risk

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sievelike

sievelike

Resembling a sieve; thus, having holes through which fluids can pass

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graduate

graduate

A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring

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osteosclerotic

osteosclerotic

Exhibiting osteosclerosis; thus, showing an abnormal increase in bone density

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overskate

overskate

To skate beyond the puck, thus losing control of it.

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decontaminate

decontaminate

To remove contamination from something, and thus render it safe.

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koshikudake

koshikudake

a situation in which a rikishi accidentally falls over, his opponent thus winning

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show

show

To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.

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bleedin obvious

bleedin obvious

So evident that it goes without saying, and is thus superfluous.

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lyophobic

lyophobic

Having no affinity for the dispersion medium and thus easily precipitated.

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indeterminate

indeterminate

Of growth: with no genetically defined end, and thus theoretically limitless.

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bite

bite

To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.

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unploughed

unploughed

Unturned with a plough, and thus retaining its original vegetation (usually grass).

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astringent

astringent

A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.

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takfiri

takfiri

A Muslim who accuses other Muslims of apostasy; thus often a religious enforcer

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nag champa

nag champa

A sandalwood-heavy perfume oil originating in India, or incense thus perfumed

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Flux

Flux

the matter thus discharged

— Webster Dictionary

Cancel

Cancel

the part thus suppressed

— Webster Dictionary

maigre

maigre

Made without meat (and thus permitted to be eaten on a fast day).

— Wiktionary

cloudbuster

cloudbuster

A pseudoscientific device supposed to drain clouds of orgone and thus cause rain.

— Wiktionary

subadiabatic

subadiabatic

With the hotter part having a greater density (and thus tending to sink)

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in the dark

in the dark

Without looking at one's hole cards, thus not knowing what they are.

— Wiktionary

drug on the market

drug on the market

something which is overabundant at the moment and thus not in demand.

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Majorana particle

Majorana particle

A particle that is its own antiparticle and thus capable of self-annihilation.

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lyophilic

lyophilic

Having an affinity for the dispersion medium and thus not easily precipitated.

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superadiabatic

superadiabatic

With the hotter part having a lesser density (and thus tending to rise)

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collimated

collimated

of light beams whose rays are parallel and thus has a plane wavefront

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chromaffin

chromaffin

Having an affinity (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts

— Wiktionary

foolscap

foolscap

Such a sheet folded or cut in half, thus approximately 8 x 13.25 inches.

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bilious

bilious

Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, thus making one ill-natured.

— Wiktionary

ping

ping

A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.

— Wiktionary

Propeller

Propeller

a steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer

— Webster Dictionary

Furring

Furring

the strips thus laid on

— Webster Dictionary

allopatric

allopatric

Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed

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angiotensin

angiotensin

Any of several polypeptides that narrow blood vessels and thus regulate arterial pressure.

— Wiktionary

orthochromatic

orthochromatic

Being uniformly sensitive across the entire visible range, and thus reproducing colours faithfully

— Wiktionary

octahedral

octahedral

having eight plane surfaces; thus, in the shape or form of an octahedron

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stability

stability

The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change

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deflate

deflate

To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.

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unredeemed

unredeemed

Of a coupon or offer, unspent; not used in a purchase, and thus still usable.

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knocking

knocking

An act in which something is knocked on, or the sound thus produced

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cryosurgery

cryosurgery

The use of a probe containing liquid nitrogen to freeze and thus destroy tissue.

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redeemed

redeemed

Of a coupon or offer, spent; used in a purchase, and thus no longer usable.

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leach

leach

A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.

— Wiktionary

Disintegrins

Disintegrins

A family of polypeptides purified from snake venoms, which contain the arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) sequence. The RGD tripeptide binds to integrin receptors and thus competitively inhibits normal integrin-ligand interactions. Disintegrins thus block adhesive functions and act as platelet aggregation inhibitors.

— U.S. National Library of Medicine

inverted breve

inverted breve

A diacritical mark whose appearance is of a breve upside-down, thus similar to a rounded circumflex.

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under the rug

under the rug

Such as to be hidden from plain view (and thus easily ignored or overlooked).

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all out

all out

The state of a side having no more men to bat, thus ending its innings.

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homatropine

homatropine

An anticholinergic medication that inhibits muscarinic acetylcholine receptors and thus the parasympathetic nervous system.

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bowl out

bowl out

To take all the opponents wickets (in whatever way) and thus end their innings.

— Wiktionary

under the carpet

under the carpet

Such as to be hidden from plain view (and thus easily ignored or overlooked).

— Wiktionary

trowel machine

trowel machine

a type of machine used to smooth a mould surface, thus putting a finishing touch on it.

— Wiktionary

pseudosubstrate

pseudosubstrate

Any substance that mimics the substrate of an enzyme and thus inhibits its activity

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play on

play on

of a batsman, to hit the ball into his own wicket, thus being out bowled

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Appropriation

Appropriation

anything, especially money, thus set apart

— Webster Dictionary

Flapdragon

Flapdragon

the thing thus caught and eaten

— Webster Dictionary

Borough

Borough

the pledge or surety thus given

— Webster Dictionary

Efflorescence

Efflorescence

the powder or crust thus formed

— Webster Dictionary

counterinstance

counterinstance

An instance which shows the opposite of a given theory to be true, thus disproving it

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holandric

holandric

(of a trait) Encoded by genes on the Y chromosome and thus transmitted from father to son

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genotoxin

genotoxin

Any substance capable of causing damage to cellular DNA and thus producing mutations or cancer.

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criminal negligence

criminal negligence

Failure to use reasonable care, and thus put someone at risk of injury or death.

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genotoxic

genotoxic

Capable of damaging genetic material such as DNA, and thus causing mutations or possibly cancer.

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argyrophilic

argyrophilic

Having an affinity for silver (and thus able to be stained by a subsequent reducing agent).

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Rendering

Rendering

the coat of plaster thus laid on

— Webster Dictionary

semantic memory

semantic memory

(Advertising) the memory system which stores information relating to brands, thus where brand positioning is established.

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quillow

quillow

A quilt with an attached pocket into which the whole blanket can be folded, thus making a pillow.

— Wiktionary

herapathite

herapathite

Iodoquinine sulfate, a chemical compound whose crystals are dichroic and thus can be used for polarizing light.

— Wiktionary

sandbank

sandbank

a ridge of sand along a shore that is partially or totally submerged and thus a hazard to shipping

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reducing sugar

reducing sugar

Any sugar that has a potential aldehyde or ketone functional group and thus reacts as a reducing agent.

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Mooring

Mooring

the place or condition of a ship thus confined

— Webster Dictionary

bedroomy

bedroomy

Resembling or characteristic of a bedroom; thus, intimate or sleepy

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resplendent

resplendent

Shiny and colourful, and thus pleasing to the eye.

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noncash

noncash

In a form other than cash; thus often in kind

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cartoonishly

cartoonishly

In a cartoonish manner; thus, in a comical or exaggerated way

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eo nomine

eo nomine

Under that name; that is called thus; explicitly.

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semistaged

semistaged

Partially but not entirely staged; thus, partially improvised

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nonvital

nonvital

Not vital ; thus, often not essential for life

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smoothie

smoothie

A drink made from whole fruit, thus thicker than fruit juice.

— Wiktionary

tortoiselike

tortoiselike

Resembling or characteristic of a tortoise; thus frequently slow or unhurried

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discrown

discrown

To remove the crown from; thus, to deprive of royal status

— Wiktionary

battue

battue

The game thus forced into the open.

— Wiktionary

so fashion

so fashion

in this way; like this; so; thus

— Wiktionary

shaheed

shaheed

An Islamic martyr, one who has died fulfilling a religious commandment and is thus promised a place in Paradise.

— Wiktionary

hemolysin

hemolysin

Any substance (often an exotoxin) that damages the membranes of red blood cells and thus releases hemoglobin

— Wiktionary

dorsomedial

dorsomedial

Both dorsal and medial in location; thus, central and toward the back

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undefined

undefined

That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation

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fragile

fragile

easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure

— Wiktionary

boulevardier

boulevardier

A man who frequents the boulevards; thus, a man about town or bon vivant

— Wiktionary

Tinning

Tinning

the covering or lining of tin thus put on

— Webster Dictionary

Run

Run

to be in form thus, as a combination of words

— Webster Dictionary

quadword

quadword

A numerical value of four times the magnitude of a word, thus typically 64 bits.

— Wiktionary

newsperson

newsperson

A person involved in the gathering or delivery of news; thus, a reporter or journalist

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Steadicam

Steadicam

A stabilizing camera mount for hand-held film or video shooting; a camera mounted thus.

— Wiktionary

bath mat

bath mat

A small mat used next to a bathtub to absorb water and thus prevent slipping.

— Wiktionary

phantasmagorically

phantasmagorically

In a manner, or to an extent, typical of phantasmagoria; thus, fantastically or bizarrely

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ionize

ionize

To dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species; to be thus dissociated.

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just-in-time

just-in-time

Of a manufacturing system in which components are delivered at the precise time required, thus minimizing inventory carrying costs.

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cumulogranite

cumulogranite

Solid terrain, such as mountains, obscured by clouds and thus posing a risk to the pilot of an aircraft.

— Wiktionary

Synthesis

Synthesis

the art or process of making a compound by putting the ingredients together, as contrasted with analysis; thus, water is made by synthesis from hydrogen and oxygen; hence, specifically, the building up of complex compounds by special reactions, whereby their component radicals are so grouped that the resulting substances are identical in every respect with the natural articles when such occur; thus, artificial alcohol, urea, indigo blue, alizarin, etc., are made by synthesis

— Webster Dictionary

expose

expose

to subject photographic film to light thus ruining it or taking a picture if controlled

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canopy

canopy

In a parachute, the cloth that fills with air and thus limits the falling speed.

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pulpy

pulpy

Having the characteristics of pulp fiction; thus, having a garish focus on sex and violence

— Wiktionary

hardnosed

hardnosed

Describing a person who is tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.

— Wiktionary

stock phrase

stock phrase

A phrase frequently or habitually used by a person or group, and thus associated with them.

— Wiktionary

athematic

athematic

Of a root, not having a thematic vowel and thus attaching inflections directly to the root.

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lightshift

lightshift

The change in the energy (and thus frequency) of light upon interaction with matter

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Barnacle

Barnacle

an instrument for pinching a horse's nose, and thus restraining him

— Webster Dictionary

epicycle

epicycle

Any circle whose circumference rolls around that of another circle, thus creating a hypocycloid or epicycloid.

— Wiktionary

checkmated

checkmated

Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game.

— Wiktionary

seasonal constellation

seasonal constellation

a constellation that is only above the horizon (and thus visible) for part of the year

— Wiktionary

key logger

key logger

Software or hardware designed to record keyboard entries, thus stealing passwords or other sensitive data.

— Wiktionary

vacuum distillation

vacuum distillation

Distillation under reduced pressure, and thus at a reduced temperature with less risk of thermal degradation

— Wiktionary

tsukite

tsukite

a situation in which a rikishi accidentally touches the dohyo with his hand, his opponent thus winning

— Wiktionary

tsukihitza

tsukihitza

a situation in which a rikishi accidentally touches the dohyo with his knee, his opponent thus winning

— Wiktionary

detrending

detrending

The manipulation of data to remove long-term trends and thus emphasise short-term changes.

— Wiktionary

fumidashi

fumidashi

a situation in which a defending rikishi accidentally steps too far back and out of the ring, his opponent thus winning

— Wiktionary

autocephaly

autocephaly

The state wherein a church's leaders have severed ties from a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.

— Wiktionary

myrosinase

myrosinase

Any of several defense-related enzymes, in plants such as mustard, that hydrolyze glycosides thus releasing potentially toxic substances

— Wiktionary

Comprint

Comprint

the surreptitious printing of another's copy or book; a work thus printed

— Webster Dictionary

Ghee

Ghee

butter clarified by boiling, and thus converted into a kind of oil

— Webster Dictionary

antimicrotubule

antimicrotubule

Describing any agent that interferes with microtubules during mitosis and thus inhibit cell growth and division

— Wiktionary

cobweb site

cobweb site

a website that has not been updated for a very long time (and has thus figuratively grown cobwebs)

— Wiktionary

pedometer

pedometer

A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.

— Wiktionary

Cu266F

Cu266F

A musical note that lies a chromatic semitone above C and a diatonic semitone below D, thus being enharmonic to Du266D.

— Wiktionary

quadruple thread

quadruple thread

a screw or worm gear having four equal threads and can thus be started in four places

— Wiktionary

long hop

long hop

a relatively slow ball that bounces short of the batsman and is thus relatively easy to hit

— Wiktionary

massively parallel

massively parallel

having many individual or distributed processing units and thus able to carry out many simultaneous calculations

— Wiktionary

isamiashi

isamiashi

a situation in which an attacking rikishi accidentally steps too far forward and out of the ring, his opponent thus winning

— Wiktionary

unsmoked

unsmoked

not preserved by treatment with smoke and thus retaining more of the original flavour, for example: unsmoked bacon or salmon.

— Wiktionary

eternalism

eternalism

The view that time resembles space and thus past and future events are in some sense coexistent.

— Wiktionary

polysaprobic

polysaprobic

Of, pertaining to, or inhabiting a body of water containing decomposing organic matter and thus little dissolved oxygen

— Wiktionary

on the bubble

on the bubble

Holding the last qualifying position with qualification still in progress, and thus liable to lose that position.

— Wiktionary

antimeria

antimeria

The use of one word class as if it were a member of another, thus altering its meaning.

— Wiktionary

designer baby

designer baby

A child whose genotype, and thus physical characteristics and susceptibility to hereditary disease, is selected by its parents

— Wiktionary

Minute

Minute

the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus ('); as, 10¡ 20').

— Webster Dictionary

hot Jupiter

hot Jupiter

A planet whose characteristics are similar to Jupiter, but which orbits its parent star much more closely and thus has higher temperatures.

— Wiktionary

influence sweep

influence sweep

A sweep designed to produce an influence similar to that produced by a ship and thus actuate mines.

— Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

exclamation

exclamation

A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!]; u2013 also called an exclamation point.

— Wiktionary

entextualisation

entextualisation

A process of formal study of writings, removing texts from their context thus rendering them coherent, effective and memorable.

— Wiktionary

significant

significant

Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).

— Wiktionary

Surd

Surd

a quantity which can not be expressed by rational numbers; thus, Ã2 is a surd.

— Webster Dictionary

Leach

Leach

a quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali

— Webster Dictionary

call

call

(of a fielder): To shout to other fielders that he intends to take a catch (thus avoiding collisions.)

— Wiktionary

peaberry

peaberry

A kind of coffee bean, one that develops alone in the cherry rather than with a second seed and thus has a more oval shape.

— Wiktionary

immobilization

immobilization

The process in which organic soil matter is decomposed and absorbed by microorganisms, and thus not available to plants.

— Wiktionary

dynein

dynein

Any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze ATP and thus provides motive power for motile structures such as microtubules

— Wiktionary

ballast resistor

ballast resistor

An electrical resistor whose resistance varies with the current passing through it, and thus tends to maintain a constant current

— Wiktionary

decompression bomb

decompression bomb

A file with a very high compression ratio, thus expected to consume a high amount of memory and disk space when decompressed.

— Wiktionary

clock-face timetable

clock-face timetable

A service pattern where services depart at regular intervals, and thus at the same number of minutes past each hour.

— Wiktionary

allosteric

allosteric

That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes conformation in order to become either active or inactive

— Wiktionary

SEO

SEO

, the use of various techniques to improve a web site's ranking in the search engines and thus attract more visitors.

— Wiktionary

get ones eye in

get ones eye in

To become accustomed to the playing conditions, and thus bring one's hand-eye coordination to a reasonable level.

— Wiktionary

Degree

Degree

state as indicated by sum of exponents; more particularly, the degree of a term is indicated by the sum of the exponents of its literal factors; thus, a2b3c is a term of the sixth degree. The degree of a power, or radical, is denoted by its index, that of an equation by the greatest sum of the exponents of the unknown quantities in any term; thus, ax4 + bx2 = c, and mx2y2 + nyx = p, are both equations of the fourth degree

— Webster Dictionary

Pentacrinoid

Pentacrinoid

an immature comatula when it is still attached by a stem, and thus resembles a Pentacrinus

— Webster Dictionary

open matte

open matte

Of a soft matte film, transferred to a home video format with the full frame exposed, thus having the theatrical mattes removed.

— Wiktionary

rifled slug

rifled slug

shotgun cartridge having only a single projectile , with oblique grooves on the projectile causing it to spin and thus increase accuracy.

— Wiktionary

cattle call

cattle call

An audition which is open to the public and thus draws a large number of applicants, many of whom are inexperienced.

— Wiktionary

patrol

patrol

Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs patrol; a fire patrol.

— Wiktionary

quick bread

quick bread

A type of bread which is leavened with agents other than yeast (such as baking soda plus an acid) and thus rises more quickly.

— Wiktionary

antibonding orbital

antibonding orbital

, an atomic or molecular orbital whose energy increases as its constituent atoms are brought closer together - thus generating a repulsive force that hinders bonding

— Wiktionary

turn over

turn over

To give up control (of the ball and thus the ability to score).

— Wiktionary

gene expression

gene expression

The transcription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA and thus into a protein.

— Wiktionary

peg out

peg out

To move one's peg to the last position on the pegboard, and thus win.

— Wiktionary

denominator

denominator

The number or expression written below the line in a fraction (thus 2 in ).

— Wiktionary

numerator

numerator

The number or expression written above the line in a fraction (thus 1 in ).

— Wiktionary

enocyanin

enocyanin

An anthocyanin responsible for the colour of red/black grapes and thus of red wine

— Wiktionary

radiation pyrometer

radiation pyrometer

a device that measures the intensity of radiation from, and thus the temperature of, a hot body

— Wiktionary

monochromated scanning transmission electron microscope

monochromated scanning transmission electron microscope

A scanning transmission electron microscope that is able to focus electrons to a probe of about 0.14 nm and thus distinguish individual atoms.

— Wiktionary

ejection seat

ejection seat

A seat in an aircraft which can be ejected from the cockpit and thus save the pilots life when a crash is imminent.

— Wiktionary

hospital pass

hospital pass

A poorly executed pass to a team-mate causing the receiver to present an easy target for a defender, and thus be tackled hard.

— Wiktionary

cluster bomb

cluster bomb

Explosive munition designed to explode in the air and release a cluster of smaller explosives, thus spreading the blast over a larger area.

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northbridge

northbridge

A microchip connected directly to the CPU (unlike the southbridge) and thus responsible for tasks that require the highest performance.

— Wiktionary

airshaft

airshaft

A vertical opening running from a courtyard to the sky, thus allowing air to circulate to high-rise apartments or offices

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-yl

-yl

A univalent radical or functional group formed from a given molecule. Thus "propyl" from propane, "benzyl" from benzene, and so forth.

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As

As

for instance; by way of example; thus; -- used to introduce illustrative phrases, sentences, or citations

— Webster Dictionary

counterstain

counterstain

A stain contrasting with the principal stain in color, thus making the stained structure easier to see

— Wiktionary

determination

determination

The addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of generalization.

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blank end

blank end

An end in which no stones are touching the house, and thus no points are scored.

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antibonding

antibonding

describing an atomic or molecular orbital whose energy increases as its constituent atoms are brought closer together - thus generating a repulsive force that hinders bonding

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script monkey

script monkey

An operator at a call centre who works entirely from scripts and is thus unable to help with any problems for which no script exists.

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confix

confix

An affix which is not divided, and which does not divide a root: thus, a prefix, suffix, or interfix

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denormal

denormal

Smaller than the smallest normal number but larger than zero, thus serving to fill the underflow gap.

— Wiktionary

fomite

fomite

An inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses and parasites), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts.

— Wiktionary

disintegrant

disintegrant

Any material that is added to a pharmaceutical preparation to make it disintegrate (and thus release the active ingredient) on contact with water

— Wiktionary

echogenic

echogenic

Describing any inner part of the body that reflects sound waves and thus produces echos that may be detected using ultrasound scanners.

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air drainage

air drainage

General term for gravity-induced, downslope flow of relatively cold air. Winds thus produced are called gravity winds.

— Wiktionary

sempiternal

sempiternal

everlasting, that is having infinite temporal duration; as opposed to eternal, outside time and thus lacking temporal duration

— Wiktionary

salutatorian

salutatorian

The person who graduates high school with the second highest GPA and is thus gives a salutatorianu2019s address during the graduation ceremony.

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multithreaded

multithreaded

Of an application program, having more than one thread of execution; thus taking advantage of multi-tasking operating systems and hardware.

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