start starting | a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning), he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital, his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen |
anti-TNF compound | a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints |
compound | an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient) |
compound lens | a lens system consisting of two or more lenses on the same axis |
compound lever | a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum |
compound microscope | light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece |
crank handle starting handle | crank used to start an engine |
explosive compound | a compound that is explosive |
physical pendulum compound pendulum | pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis |
starter starter motor starting motor | an electric motor for starting an engine |
starting block | block providing bracing for a runner's feet at start of a race |
starting gate starting stall | a movable barrier on the starting line of a race course |
compound eye | in insects and some crustaceans: composed of many light-sensitive elements each forming a portion of an image |
compound | a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts |
compound morphology | the part of grammar that deals with combinations of simple words into compound words |
compound sentence | a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses |
starting signal start | a signal to begin (as in a race), the starting signal was a green light, the runners awaited the start |
starting post | a post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race) |
start starting line scratch scratch line | a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game |
starting pitcher | (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game |
compound pistil | consists of two or more fused carpels |
compound leaf | a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk |
compound interest | interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued interest |
compound number | a quantity expressed in two different units, one hour and ten minutes |
complex fraction compound fraction | a fraction with fractions in the numerator or denominator |
compound fracture open fracture | bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound |
alicyclic compound | an aliphatic compound that contains a ring of atoms |
aliphatic compound | organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative |
aromatic compound | a hydrocarbon containing one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of compounds |
anionic compound | a compound characterized by an active anion |
binary compound | chemical compound composed of only two elements |
chelate chelate compound | a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions |
quaternary ammonium compound | a compound derived from ammonium with hydrogen atoms replaced by organic groups, used as surface-active agents, disinfectants, and in drugs |
organic compound | any compound of carbon and another element or a radical |
conjugated protein compound protein | a protein complex combining amino acids with other substances |
starting buffer | buffer solution at the start of a reaction |
complex coordination compound | a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated |
compound chemical compound | (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight |
inorganic compound | any compound that does not contain carbon |
heterocyclic compound heterocyclic heterocycle | a compound containing a heterocyclic ring |
spackle spackling compound | powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster |
a beginning commencement first outset get-go start kickoff starting time showtime offset | the time at which something is supposed to begin, they got an early start, she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her |
terminus a quo starting point | earliest limiting point |
compound combine | put or add together, combine resources |
intensify compound heighten deepen | make more intense, stronger, or more marked, The efforts were intensified, Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her, Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness, This event only deepened my convictions |
compound combine | combine so as to form a whole, mix, compound the ingredients |
compound | create by mixing or combining |
compound | calculate principal and interest |
starting | appropriate to the beginning or start of an event, the starting point, hands in the starting position |
starting | (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear, with eyes starting from their sockets |