antiferromagnet | (noun) any material that has antiferromagnetic properties. | - |
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antiferromagnetic | (adjective) relating to antiferromagnetism | - |
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antiferromagnetism | (noun) magnetic field creates parallel but opposing spins; varies with temperature | - |
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bioterrorism | (noun) terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare | Synonyms: biological terrorism |
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bitterroot | (noun) showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower | Synonyms: Lewisia rediviva |
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counterterror | (adjective) intended to prevent terrorism | Synonyms: counterterrorist |
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counterterrorism | (noun) a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism | - |
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counterterrorist | (adjective) intended to prevent terrorism | Synonyms: counterterror |
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(noun) someone who attempts to prevent terrorism | - |
ecoterrorism | (noun) violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists | Synonyms: eco-warfare, ecological terrorism, ecological warfare |
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erroneous | (adjective) containing or characterized by error | - |
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erroneously | (adverb) in a mistaken or erroneous manner | Synonyms: mistakenly |
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erroneousness | (noun) inadvertent incorrectness | Synonyms: error |
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error | (noun) a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention | Synonyms: fault, mistake |
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(noun) (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed | Synonyms: misplay |
(noun) inadvertent incorrectness | Synonyms: erroneousness |
(noun) departure from what is ethically acceptable | Synonyms: wrongdoing |
(noun) a misconception resulting from incorrect information | Synonyms: erroneous belief |
(noun) part of a statement that is not correct | Synonyms: mistake |
(noun) (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer | Synonyms: computer error |
errorless | (adjective) free from error | - |
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ferrocerium | (noun) a pyrophoric alloy of iron with cerium; used for lighter flints | - |
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ferroconcrete | (noun) concrete with metal and/or mesh added to provide extra support against stresses | Synonyms: reinforced concrete |
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ferrocyanide | (noun) salt of ferrocyanic acid usually obtained by a reaction of a cyanide with iron sulphate | - |
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ferromagnet | (noun) any material that has ferromagnetic properties. | - |
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ferromagnetic | (adjective) relating to or demonstrating ferromagnetism | - |
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ferromagnetism | (noun) phenomenon exhibited by materials like iron (nickel or cobalt) that become magnetized in a magnetic field and retain their magnetism when the field is removed | - |
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ferrous | (adjective) of or relating to or containing iron | Synonyms: ferric |
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feverroot | (noun) coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers | Synonyms: horse gentian, tinker's root, Triostium perfoliatum, wild coffee |
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fingerroot | (noun) tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock | Synonyms: common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, fairy bell, finger-flower, finger-root, fingerflower |
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gingerroot | (noun) pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery | Synonyms: ginger |
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interrogate | (verb) pose a series of questions to | Synonyms: question |
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(verb) transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication | - |
interrogation | (noun) formal systematic questioning | Synonyms: examination, interrogatory |
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(noun) a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply | Synonyms: interrogative, interrogative sentence, question |
(noun) an instance of questioning | Synonyms: enquiry, inquiry, query, question |
(noun) a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder | - |
interrogative | (adjective) relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation | Synonyms: interrogatory |
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(adjective) relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood | - |
(noun) a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply | Synonyms: interrogation, interrogative sentence, question |
(noun) some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood | Synonyms: interrogative mood |
interrogatively | (adverb) with curiosity | Synonyms: curiously, inquisitively |
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(adverb) in a questioning format | - |
interrogator | (noun) a questioner who is excessively harsh | Synonyms: inquisitor |
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interrogatory | (adjective) relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation | Synonyms: interrogative |
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(noun) formal systematic questioning | Synonyms: examination, interrogation |
narcoterrorism | (noun) the financing of terrorist activities by participation in the drug trade | - |
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silverrod | (noun) plant of eastern North America having creamy white flowers | Synonyms: Solidago bicolor |
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terror | (noun) the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons) | - |
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(noun) an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety | Synonyms: affright, panic |
(noun) a very troublesome child | Synonyms: brat, holy terror, little terror |
(noun) a person who inspires fear or dread | Synonyms: scourge, threat |
terrorisation | (noun) the act of inspiring with fear | Synonyms: frightening, terrorization |
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(noun) an act of terrorism | Synonyms: terrorization |
terrorise | (verb) fill with terror; frighten greatly | Synonyms: terrify, terrorize |
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(verb) coerce by violence or with threats | Synonyms: terrorize |
terrorism | (noun) the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear | Synonyms: act of terrorism, terrorist act |
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terrorist | (noun) a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities | - |
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terrorization | (noun) the act of inspiring with fear | Synonyms: frightening, terrorisation |
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(noun) an act of terrorism | Synonyms: terrorisation |
terrorize | (verb) fill with terror; frighten greatly | Synonyms: terrify, terrorise |
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(verb) coerce by violence or with threats | Synonyms: terrorise |
theoterrorism | (noun) terrorism for a religious purpose | - |
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