laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis LASIK | a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea |
plastic surgery reconstructive surgery anaplasty | surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue |
respiration internal respiration cellular respiration | the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules, processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs |
cellular telephone cellular phone cellphone cell mobile phone | a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own shortange transmitter receiver |
film plastic film | a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things |
plastic art | the arts of shaping or modeling, carving and sculpture |
plastic bag | a bag made of thin plastic material |
plastic bomb | a bomb made of plastic explosive |
plastic explosive plastique | an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy |
plastic laminate | a laminate made by bonding plastic layers |
plastic wrap | wrapping consisting of a very thin transparent sheet of plastic |
shaving foam | toiletry consisting of a liquid preparation containing many small bubbles that soften the beard before shaving |
foam froth | a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid, the beer had a thick head of foam |
inclusion body cellular inclusion inclusion | any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases), an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell |
cosmetic surgeon plastic surgeon | a surgeon who beautifies the body (especially the face) |
cellular slime mold | differing from true slime molds in being cellular and nucleate throughout the life cycle |
credit card charge card charge plate plastic | a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered, do you take plastic? |
cell division cellular division | the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells |
carcinoma in situ preinvasive cancer | a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body |
plastic | generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives |
amino plastic aminoplast amino resin | a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds, used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles |
fluorocarbon plastic | a plastic made with fluorocarbon |
foam | a lightweight material in cellular form, made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture |
foam rubber | spongy rubber, made by introducing air bubbles before vulcanization and used for cushioning or upholstery |
polyfoam polyurethane foam | a foam made by adding water to polyurethane plastics |
phenolic plastic phenolic urea | a plastic consisting of phenolic resins |
foam froth fizz effervesce sparkle form bubbles | become bubbly or frothy or foaming, The boiling soup was frothing, The river was foaming, Sparkling water |
foam at the mouth froth at the mouth | be in a state of uncontrolled anger |
cellular | characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization), the cellular construction of a beehive, any effective opposition to a totalitarian regime must be secretive and cellular |
in-situ unmoved | being in the original position, not having been moved, the archeologists could date the vase because it was in-situ, an in-situ investigator |
formative shaping plastic | forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning, a formative influence, a formative experience |
fictile moldable plastic | capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material), plastic substances such as wax or clay |
plastic pliant | capable of being influenced or formed, the plastic minds of children, a pliant nature |
cellular | relating to cells, cellular walls, cellular physiology |
in situ in place | in the original or natural place or site, carcinoma in situ, the archeologists left the pottery in place |