detection
catching espial
spying spotting | the act of detecting something, catching sight of something |
| staining spotting maculation | the act of spotting or staining something |
ovulation method of family planning
ovulation method | natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus, ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery |
bleeding tooth
Nerita peloronta | gastropod having reddish toothlike projections around the shell opening, of the Caribbean area |
bicycle
bike
wheel cycle | a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals |
pedicab
cycle rickshaw | a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling), used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire, boys who once pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs |
| cycle of rebirth | (Hinduism) repeated rebirth in new forms |
| cycle oscillation | a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon, a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons |
| cardiac cycle | the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next, an electrical impulse conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles, the cardiac cycle can be shown on an electrocardiogram |
Carnot cycle
Carnot's ideal cycle | a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat |
| cycle | a periodically repeated sequence of events, a cycle of reprisal and retaliation |
business cycle
trade cycle | recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline |
| cycle | a series of poems or songs on the same theme, Schubert's song cycles |
| bleeding heart | someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged |
food web
food cycle | (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains |
| life cycle | a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage |
love-lies-bleeding
velvet flower
tassel flower Amaranthus caudatus | young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables, seeds used as cereal |
bleeding heart
lyreflower
lyre-flower
Dicentra spectabilis | garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers |
| carbon cycle | a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars |
| carbon cycle | the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again |
Krebs cycle
Krebs citric acid cycle
citric acid cycle
tricarboxylic acid cycle | in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy |
| life cycle | the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced |
| nitrogen cycle | the circulation of nitrogen, nitrates from the soil are absorbed by plants which are eaten by animals that die and decay returning the nitrogen back to the soil |
| ovulation | the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle) |
vicious circle
vicious cycle | one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first |
bleeding
hemorrhage
haemorrhage | the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel |
hertz
Hz
cycle per second
cycles
second
cps
cycle | the unit of frequency, one hertz has a periodic interval of one second |
cycle
rhythm
round | an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs, the never-ending cycle of the seasons |
| menstrual cycle | a recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus prepares for pregnancy, if pregnancy does not occur the lining is shed at menstruation, the average menstrual cycle is days |
| cycle | recur in repeating sequences |
bicycle
cycle bike
pedal
wheel | ride a bicycle |
motorbike
motorcycle
cycle | ride a motorcycle |
| cycle | pass through a cycle, This machine automatically cycles |
| cycle on | come to the starting point of a cycle |
| cycle | cause to go through a recurring sequence, cycle the laundry in this washing program |
| cyclic cyclical | recurring in cycles |