exchange | (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value, the endgame began after the exchange of queens |
exchange | (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop, black lost the exchange |
substitution exchange commutation | the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help |
exchange transfusion | slow removal of a person's blood and its replacement with equal amounts of a donor's blood |
exchange interchange | reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries), he earns his living from the interchange of currency |
exchange | the act of giving something in return for something received, deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable |
exchange interchange | the act of changing one thing for another thing, Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience, there was an interchange of prisoners |
rally exchange | (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes, after a short rally Connors won the point |
chorioallantois chorioallantoic membrane | the very vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois |
American Stock Exchange AMEX Curb | a stock exchange in New York |
central telephone exchange exchange | a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication |
charge-exchange accelerator | an accelerator in which high-energy ions escape from plasma following charge exchange |
commodity exchange commodities exchange commodities market | an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery |
corn exchange | an exchange where grains are bought and sold |
exchange | a workplace for buying and selling, open only to members |
futures exchange futures market forward market | a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded |
membrane | a thin pliable sheet of material |
New York Stock Exchange N. Y. Stock Exchange NYSE big board | a stock exchange in New York |
post exchange PX | a commissary on a United States Army post |
stock exchange stock market securities market | an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers |
membrane bone | any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation, e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull |
basilar membrane | a membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti |
caul veil embryonic membrane | the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) |
fetal membrane | any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment or respiration or excretion of a developing fetus |
cell membrane cytomembrane plasma membrane | a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell, proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell, all cells have a cell membrane |
nictitating membrane third eyelid | a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals |
eardrum tympanum tympanic membrane myringa | the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound |
fertilization membrane | the membrane that forms around a fertilized ovum and prevents penetration by additional spermatozoon |
hyaloid membrane hyaloid | the transparent membrane enveloping the vitreous humor of the eye and separating it from the retina |
mucous membrane mucosa | mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior |
membrane tissue layer | a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants |
semipermeable membrane | a membrane (as a cell membrane) that allows some molecules to pass through but not others |
arachnoid arachnoid membrane | the middle of the meninges |
hymen maidenhead virginal membrane | a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin |
serous membrane serosa | a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body, has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid |
synovial membrane synovium | a thin membrane in synovial (freely moving) joints that lines the joint capsule and secretes synovial fluid |
exchange | a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one), they had a bitter exchange |
Securities and Exchange Commission SEC | an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors |
anion | a negatively charged ion |
exchange | chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another |
photochemical exchange | an exchange produced by the chemical action of radiant energy (especially light) |
agio agiotage premium exchange premium | a fee charged for exchanging currencies |
rate of exchange exchange rate | the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another |
exchange traded fund ETF | a mutual fund that is traded on a stock exchange |
medium of exchange monetary system | anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region |
draft bill of exchange order of payment | a document ordering the payment of money, drawn by one person or bank on another |
foreign exchange | the system by which one currency is exchanged for another, enables international transactions to take place |
ion exchange | a process in which ions are exchanged between a solution and an insoluble (usually resinous) solid, widely used in industrial processing |
respiratory distress syndrome respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn hyaline membrane disease | an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn), lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking, characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli |
superoxide superoxide anion | the univalent anion O-, much of the O supporting cellular respiration is reduced to the superoxide anion O- |