hydrogen bomb
H-bomb
fusion bomb
thermonuclear bomb | a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium |
poor box
alms box
mite box | box for collecting alms, especially one in a church |
| hydrogen ion concentration | the number of moles of hydrogen ions per cubic decimeter |
| poor law | a law providing support for the poor |
Standard and Poor's
Standard and Poor's Index | a broadly based stock market index |
f bomber
grinder
hero
hero sandwich
hoagie
hoagy
Cuban sandwich
Italian sandwich
poor boy
sub
submarine
submarine sandwich
torpedo
wedge
zep | a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments), different names are used in different sections of the United States |
poor people
poor | people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group), the urban poor need assistance |
| hydrogen ion | a positively charged atom of hydrogen, that is to say, a normal hydrogen atomic nucleus |
white trash
poor white trash | (slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverished |
poor devil
wretch | someone you feel sorry for |
poor person
have-not | a person with few or no possessions |
speller
good speller
poor speller | someone who spells words |
stupid
stupid person stupe
dullard dolt pudding head
pudden-head
poor fish
pillock | a person who is not very bright, The economy, stupid! |
| hydrogen bond | a chemical bond consisting of a hydrogen atom between two electronegative atoms (e.g., oxygen or nitrogen) with one side be a covalent bond and the other being an ionic bond |
scarlet pimpernel
red pimpernel
poor man's weatherglass
Anagallis arvensis | herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather |
horse gram
horse grain
poor man's pulse
Macrotyloma uniflorum
Dolichos biflorus | twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder, sometimes placed in genus Dolichos |
butterfly flower poor man's orchid
schizanthus | any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers |
| poor rates | a local tax for the relief of the poor |
hydrazoic acid
azoimide
hydrogen azide
HN | a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling |
| hydrogen cyanide | a highly poisonous gas or volatile liquid that smells like bitter almonds, becomes a gas at arounddegree Fahrenheit and is most dangerous when inhaled, the anhydride of hydrocyanic acid, used in manufacturing |
hydrogen
H
atomic number | a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas, the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe |
| hydrogen atom | an atom of hydrogen |
acidic hydrogen
acid hydrogen | a hydrogen atom in an acid that forms a positive ion when the acid dissociates |
deuterium
heavy hydrogen | an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen) |
bicarbonate
hydrogen carbonate | a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced, an acid carbonate |
bicarbonate of soda
sodium hydrogen carbonate
sodium bicarbonate
baking soda
saleratus | a white soluble compound (NaHCO) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid |
hydrogen peroxide
peroxide | a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties, a powerful bleaching agent, also used (in aqueous solutions) as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels |
potassium bicarbonate
potassium acid carbonate
potassium hydrogen carbonate | a crystalline salt (KHCO) that is used in baking powder and as an antacid |
| hydrogen bromide | a colorless gas that yields hydrobromic acid in solution with water |
| hydrogen chloride | a colorless corrosive gas (HCl) |
| hydrogen fluoride | a colorless poisonous corrosive liquid made by the action of sulphuric acid on calcium fluoride, solutions in water are hydrofluoric acid |
| hydrogen iodide | a colorless gas that yields hydroiodic acid in aqueous solution |
| hydrogen sulfide | a sulfide having the unpleasant smell of rotten eggs |
cream of tartar
tartar
potassium bitartrate
potassium hydrogen tartrate | a salt used especially in baking powder |
| hydrogen-bomb | attack with a hydrogen bomb |
pusillanimous
poor-spirited
unmanly | lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution, contemptibly fearful |
hapless
miserable
misfortunate
pathetic
piteous
pitiable
pitiful
poor
wretched | deserving or inciting pity, a hapless victim, miserable victims of war, the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic- Galsworthy, piteous appeals for help, pitiable homeless children, a pitiful fate, Oh, you poor thing, his poor distorted limbs, a wretched life |
| poor | unsatisfactory, a poor light for reading, poor morale, expectations were poor |
| poor | having little money or few possessions, deplored the gap between rich and poor countries, the proverbial poor artist living in a garret |
| poor | lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances, a poor land, the area was poor in timber and coal, food poor in nutritive value |
| poor | characterized by or indicating poverty, the country had a poor economy, they lived in the poor section of town |
inadequate
poor
short | not sufficient to meet a need, an inadequate income, a poor salary, money is short, on short rations, food is in short supply, short on experience |