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 Tyndall Tyndall /ˈtɪndəl/

noun

  1. British physicist (born in Ireland) remembered for his experiments on the transparency of gases and the absorption of radiant heat by gases and the transmission of sound through the atmosphere; he was the first person to explain why the daylight sky is blue (1820-1893)  ( John Tyndall , Tyndall )
    British physicist (born in Ireland) remembered for his experiments on the transparency of gases and the absorption of radiant heat by gases and the transmission of sound through the atmosphere; he was the first person to explain why the daylight sky is blue (1820-1893)


 endocervicitis endocervicitis /ˌɛndəsəˌvɜːsɪˈtaɪtɪs/

noun

  1. Inflammation of the mucous lining of the uterine cervix  ( endocervicitis )
    inflammation of the mucous lining of the uterine cervix


 bulghur bulghur /ˈbʊlgər/

noun

  1. Parched crushed wheat  ( bulghur , bulgur , bulgur wheat )
    parched crushed wheat


 isolation isolation /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/

noun

  1. () A state of separation between persons or groups  ( isolation )
    a state of separation between persons or groups
       The hermit chose a life of isolation in the remote mountains.
    The hermit chose a life of isolation in the remote mountains.
  2. () The act of isolating something; setting something apart from others  ( closing off , isolation )
    the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
  3. () A feeling of being disliked and alone  ( isolation )
    a feeling of being disliked and alone
  4. A country's withdrawal from international politics  ( isolation )
    a country's withdrawal from international politics
      He opposed a policy of American isolation
    he opposed a policy of American isolation
  5. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it  ( isolation )
    (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it


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