Addison's disease () A morbid condition causing a peculiar brownish discoloration of the skin, and thought, at one time, to be due to disease of the suprarenal capsules (two flat triangular bodies covering the upper part of the kidneys), but now known not to be dependent upon this causes exclusively. It is usually fatal. |
Air plant () A plant deriving its sustenance from the air alone |
Basedow's disease () A disease characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, prominence of the eyeballs, and inordinate action of the heart |
-blast () A suffix or terminal formative, used principally in biological terms, and signifying growth, formation |
Blast (n.) A violent gust of wind. |
Blast (n.) A forcible stream of air from an orifice, as from a bellows, the mouth, etc. Hence: The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace |
Blast (n.) The exhaust steam from and engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire |
Blast (n.) The sound made by blowing a wind instrument |
Blast (n.) A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants |
Blast (n.) The act of rending, or attempting to rend, heavy masses of rock, earth, etc., by the explosion of gunpowder, dynamite, etc. |
Blast (n.) A flatulent disease of sheep. |
Blast (v. t.) To injure, as by a noxious wind |
Blast (v. t.) Hence, to affect with some sudden violence, plague, calamity, or blighting influence, which destroys or causes to fail |
Blast (v. t.) To confound by a loud blast or din. |
Blast (v. t.) To rend open by any explosive agent, as gunpowder, dynamite, etc. |
Blast (v. i.) To be blighted or withered |
Blast (v. i.) To blow |
Blast pipe () The exhaust pipe of a steam engine, or any pipe delivering steam or air, when so constructed as to cause a blast. |
Blight (v. t.) To affect with blight |
Blight (v. t.) Hence: To destroy the happiness of |
Blight (v. i.) To be affected by blight |
Blight (n.) Mildew |
Blight (n.) The act of blighting, or the state of being blighted |
Blight (n.) That which frustrates one's plans or withers one's hopes |
Blight (n.) A downy species of aphis, or plant louse, destructive to fruit trees, infesting both the roots and branches |
Blight (n.) A rashlike eruption on the human skin. |
Bright's disease () An affection of the kidneys, usually inflammatory in character, and distinguished by the occurrence of albumin and renal casts in the urine. Several varieties of Bright's disease are now recognized, differing in the part of the kidney involved, and in the intensity and course of the morbid process. |
Disease (n.) Lack of ease |
Disease (n.) An alteration in the state of the body or of some of its organs, interrupting or disturbing the performance of the vital functions, and causing or threatening pain and weakness |
Disease (v. t.) To deprive of ease |
Disease (v. t.) To derange the vital functions of |
Dove plant () A Central American orchid (Peristeria elata), having a flower stem five or six feet high, with numerous globose white fragrant flowers. The column in the center of the flower resembles a dove |
Flax-plant (n.) A plant in new Zealand (Phormium tenax), allied to the lilies and aloes. The leaves are two inches wide and several feet long, and furnish a fiber which is used for making ropes, mats, and coarse cloth. |
Graves' disease () Same as Basedow's disease. |
Hodgkin's disease () A morbid condition characterized by progressive anaemia and enlargement of the lymphatic glands |
Hot blast () See under Blast. |
Ice plant () A plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), sprinkled with pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten like ice. It is native along the Mediterranean, in the Canaries, and in South Africa. Its juice is said to be demulcent and diuretic |
Meniere's disease () A disease characterized by deafness and vertigo, resulting in incoordination of movement. It is supposed to depend upon a morbid condition of the semicircular canals of the internal ear. Named after Meniere, a French physician. |
Pitting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pit |
Plant (n.) A vegetable |
Plant (n.) A bush, or young tree |
Plant (n.) The sole of the foot. |
Plant (n.) The whole machinery and apparatus employed in carrying on a trade or mechanical business |
Plant (n.) A plan |
Plant (n.) An oyster which has been bedded, in distinction from one of natural growth. |
Plant (n.) A young oyster suitable for transplanting. |
Plant (n.) To put in the ground and cover, as seed for growth |
Plant (n.) To set in the ground for growth, as a young tree, or a vegetable with roots. |
Plant (n.) To furnish, or fit out, with plants |
Plant (n.) To engender |
plant flora plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
blast | a very long fly ball |
solo homer solo blast | a home run with no runners on base |
plant closing | act of shutting down operation of a plant |
surveillance of disease | the ongoing systematic collection and analysis of data about an infectious disease that can lead to action being taken to control or prevent the disease |
plant virus | a plant pathogen that is a virus consisting of a single strand of RNA |
Borrelia burgdorferi Lime disease spirochete | cause of Lyme disease, transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes |
rice weevil black weevil Sitophylus oryzae | brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice |
leaf bug plant bug | small brightolored insect that feeds on plant juices |
four-lined plant bug four-lined leaf bug Poecilocapsus lineatus | yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back, widespread in central and eastern North America |
tarnished plant bug Lygus lineolaris | widespread plant and fruit pest |
plant louse louse | any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants |
woolly aphid woolly plant louse | secretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white cotton or woolly threads |
woolly apple aphid American blight Eriosoma lanigerum | primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees |
jumping plant louse psylla psyllid | small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping, feeds on plant juices |
plant hopper planthopper | related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants |
rice rat Oryzomys palustris | hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States |
assembly plant | a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product |
blast furnace | a furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores, combustion is intensified by a blast of air |
bottling plant | a plant where beverages are put into bottles with caps |
chemical plant | an industrial plant where chemicals are produced |
electrical system electrical plant | utility that provides electricity |
factory mill manufacturing plant manufactory | a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing |
heating system heating plant heating heat | utility to warm a building, the heating system wasn't working, they have radiant heating |
packinghouse packing plant | a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products |
periwinkle plant derivative | an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer |
plant works industrial plant | buildings for carrying on industrial labor, they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles |
power station power plant powerhouse | an electrical generating station |
recycling plant | a plant for reprocessing used or abandoned materials |
sewage disposal plant disposal plant | a plant for disposing of sewage |
steel mill steelworks steel plant steel factory | a factory where steel is made |
plant | something planted secretly for discovery by another, the police used a plant to trick the thieves, he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant |
fire attack flak flack blast | intense adverse criticism, Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party, the government has come under attack, don't give me any flak |
good time blast | a highly pleasurable or exciting experience, we had a good time at the party, celebrating after the game was a blast |
shock wave blast wave | a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity, the explosion created a shock wave |
tin pest tin disease tin plague | the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures |
bang clap eruption blast bam | a sudden very loud noise |
blast | an explosion (as of dynamite) |
bomb blast | the explosion of a bomb |
backblast back-blast | backfire from a recoilless weapon |
puffed rice | puffy rice kernels |
oyster plant vegetable oyster | long white salsify |
Bramley's Seedling | very large cooking apple |
rice | grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished |
brown rice | unpolished rice retaining the yellowish-brown outer layer |
white rice polished rice | having husk or outer brown layers removed |
wild rice Indian rice | grains of aquatic grass of North America |
chicken and rice | rice and chicken cooked together with or without other ingredients and variously seasoned |
fried rice Chinese fried rice | boiled rice mixed with scallions and minced pork or shrimp and quickly scrambled with eggs |
risotto Italian rice | rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese |