See Also: venenosalivary(medicine)

interlocution (iou) and venenosalivary (medicine)


interlocution (iou)



interlocution noun. M16.
[Latin interlocutio(n-), from interlocut- pa. ppl stem of interloqui, formed as INTER- + loqui speak: see -ION.]
The action of persons speaking and replying; dialogue, discourse, conversation. M16.
b. Alternate reading or speaking, as in making responses or reading alternate verses. L16-M17.
The action of replying; a reply, a response. L16-L18.
The action of interrupting (one's own or another's) speech; an interruption, an interpolation. L16-L17.
Law. A judgement deciding a point within a case, but not the whole case. Cf. INTERLOCUTOR noun2 Only in E18.

venenosalivary (medicine)


venenosalivary


Secreting a poisonous saliva, said of venomous reptiles.

Synonym: venomosalivary.