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Gib (medicine)


gib


A male cat; a tomcat.

Origin: Abbreviated fr. Gilbert, the name of the cat in the old story of "Reynard the Fox". In the "Romaunt of the Rose", etc.

A piece or slip of metal or wood, notched or otherwise, in a machine or structure, to hold Other parts in place or bind them together, or to afford a bearing surface; usually held or adjusted by means of a wedge, key, or screw.

<engineering> Gib and key, or Gib and cotter, the fixed wedge or gib, and the driving wedge,key, or cotter, used for tightening the strap which holds the brasses at the end of a connecting rod.

Origin: Etymol. Uncertain.

Source: Websters Dictionary


polycyclic hydrocarbons, aromatic (medicine)


polycyclic hydrocarbons, aromatic
<chemical> A major group of unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more rings. The vast number of compounds of this important group, derived chiefly from petroleum and coal tar, are rather highly reactive and chemically versatile. The name is due to the strong and not unpleasant odour characteristic of most substances of this Nature.

Pharmacological action: carcinogens.