| ELENCHIC | • elenchic adj. Pertaining to an elench. • ELENCHIC adj. relating to an elenchus, that part of an argument on which its conclusiveness depends. |
| ELENCHUS | • elenchus n. (Rhetoric) A technique of argument associated with Socrates wherein the arguer asks the interlocutor… • ELENCHUS n. (Greek) a refutation, also ELENCH. |
| ELENCTIC | • elenctic adj. Serving to refute, refutative, especially as part of a systematic interrogation; pertaining to rhetorical… • ELENCTIC adj. relating to argument, cross-examination or refuting, also ELENCHTIC. |
| FORELEND | • forelend v. (Transitive, archaic) to lend in advance. • FORELEND v. to grant beforehand, also FORLEND. |
| FORELENT | • forelent v. Simple past tense and past participle of forelend. • FORELEND v. to grant beforehand, also FORLEND. |
| HELENIUM | • helenium n. Any of various flowering plants, of the genus Helenium, the dried leaves of which were once used to… • Helenium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – sneezeweeds, once used to make snuff. • HELENIUM n. a type of daisy-like flower. |
| RELENTED | • relented v. Simple past tense and past participle of relent. • RELENT v. to soften and become less severe. |
| SELENATE | • selenate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of selenic acid. • selenate v. (Chemistry) To react with a compound of selenium. • SELENATE n. a salt of selenic acid. |
| SELENIAN | • selenian adj. Pertaining to the moon. • selenian adj. (Mineralogy) Describing minerals containing selenium (especially when this replaces another element). • SELENIAN adj. of the moon. |
| SELENIDE | • selenide n. (Chemistry) any compound in which selenium serves as an anion with an oxidation number of -2. • selenide n. (Chemistry) any organic compound of general formula RSeR (R not = H) analogous to the ethers. • SELENIDE n. a compound of selenium. |
| SELENITE | • selenite n. (Mineralogy) A soft, glassy form of gypsum (chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O). • selenite n. (Inorganic chemistry) The anion SeO32- derived from selenous acid; any salt or ester of selenous acid. • Selenite n. (Science fiction) An inhabitant of Luna, the moon of Terra. |
| SELENIUM | • selenium n. A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34, used mainly in glassmaking and… • selenium n. A single atom of this element. • SELENIUM n. a nonmetallic solid element used in photoelectric cells. |
| SELENOUS | • selenous adj. Alternative form of selenious. • SELENOUS adj. of selenium in lower valency, also SELENIOUS. |