See Also: impurities(medicine)
succour(1)(dictionary)
succour(2)(dictionary)
succour 1, noun(dictionary)
succour 2, verb(dictionary)
Perpetual Succour Hospital(health)

succour(1) (iou) and impurities (medicine)


succour(1) (iou)



succour noun. Also *succor. ME.
[Old French sucurs, socours (mod. secours) from medieval Latin succursus, from Latin succurs- pa. ppl stem of succurrere: see the verb.]
Aid, help, assistance, esp. in time of need. ME.
F. W. Farrar Paul's first impulse was to fly to the succour of his Roman brethren.
A person who or thing which helps; a means of assistance; an aid. arch. ME.
b. spec. A financial grant, a subsidy. E17-M18.
Military assistance; esp. auxiliary forces, reinforcements. arch. ME.
Shelter, protection; a place of shelter, a refuge. obsolete exc. dial. ME.
succourless adjective helpless; destitute: LME.

impurities (medicine)


impurities
<radiobiology> Atoms (or ions) of unwanted elements in the plasma, which tend to degrade plasma performance, and in the case of fusion plasmas tends to inhibit fusion (poisoning the reactor).

See: poisoning.