Words containing theo

abutilon theophrasti means: tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States

apotheose means: deify or glorify

apotheosis means: the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)

apotheosis means: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

apotheosise means: deify or glorify

apotheosize means: deify or glorify

arrhenius theory of dissociation means: (chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and bases (which dissociate to give hydroxyl ions); the product of an acid and a base is a salt and water

association theory means: (psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity

atomic theory means: (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles

atomic theory means: a theory of the structure of the atom

antitype means: an opposite or contrasting type

antitype means: a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by an earlier type or symbol; especially a figure or event in the New Testament having a counterpart in the Old Testament

atmospheric phenomenon means: a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere

great salt lake means: a shallow body of salt water in northwestern Utah

hierarchical means: classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers

hyperbilirubinemia means: abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood

khyber pass means: a mountain pass of great strategic and commercial value in the Hindu Kush on the border between northern Pakistan and western Afghanistan; a route by which invaders entered India

laudable means: worthy of high praise

lichgate means: a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals

marching means: the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)

marly means: of or relating to or resembling or abounding in marl

matrix printer means: a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix

oscar robertson means: United States basketball guard (born in 1938)

phenol means: a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally

phenol means: any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups

pillwort means: European water fern found around margins of bodies of water or in wet acid soil having small globose sporocarps

pipette means: measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube

promenade deck means: a deck at the top of a passenger ship

reggane means: a town in central Algeria

undine means: any of various female water spirits