See Also: putrescence(medicine)
putrescence(dictionary)

geo- (iou) and putrescence (iou)


geo- (iou)



geo- combining form repr. Greek geo- from ge earth: see -O-.
geoco'rona noun an envelope of gas (chiefly ionized hydrogen) forming the outermost layer of the earth's atmosphere and extending to the limit of the magnetosphere (also called
protonosphere) M20.
geoco'ronal adjective of or pertaining to the geocorona M20.
geody'namic,
geody'namical adjectives of, pertaining to, or designating the (latent) forces of the earth L19.
geody'namics noun the branch of science that deals with geodynamic forces L19.
geo'membrane noun a non-woven geotextile L20.
geophone noun an instrument for detecting vibrations in the ground E20.
geophyte noun (Botany) a perennial plant which propagates by means of underground buds L19.
geopla'narian noun [Latin planus flat] a person who believes the earth to be flat M20.
geopo'tential noun the work that must be done against gravity to raise unit mass to a given point from sea level E20.
geo'spatial adjective of, relating to, or designating data that is associated with a geographical location L20.
geosphere noun (a) any of the more or less spherical concentric regions of the earth and its atmosphere; (b) the lithosphere: L19.
geo'strategy noun strategy as applied to the problems of geopolitics; global strategy: M20.
geo'technic adjective of or pertaining to geotechnics E20.
geo'technical adjective geotechnic M20.
geo'technics noun the Art of modifying and adapting the physical Nature of the earth to the needs of man E20.
geotech'nology noun the application of technology to the utilization of the natural resources of the earth M20.
geotec'tonic adjective = TECTONIC adjective 2 L19.
geo'textile noun an artificial material in the form of a woven or continuous sheet, used in combination with soil or rock in civil engineering, landscaping, etc. L20.
geother'mometer noun (a) an instrument for measuring temperature within the earth; (b) a petrological phenomenon or property from which temperatures within the earth's crust can be inferred: M19.

putrescence (iou)



putrescence noun. M17.
[formed as PUTRESCENT + -ENCE.]
The action or process of rotting or becoming putrid; incipient or advancing putrefaction. M17.
fig.: Carlyle Am I to sink ever lower into falsehood, stagnant putrescence?
Putrescent or rotting matter. M19.
putrescency noun = PUTRESCENCE 1 M18.