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Halophile (medicine) and coil(2) (iou)


Halophile (medicine)


halophile


Any organism that lives or thrives in a salty environment.


coil(2) (iou)



coil noun2. L16.
[from COIL verb.]
A length of rope, cable, etc., gathered up into a number of concentric rings, the quantity of cable etc. usually wound up. L16.
Flemish coil: see FLEMISH adjective & noun.
An arrangement of a thing in a spiral or a series of concentric circles or rings; a thing so arranged. M17.
A single turn of a coiled thing, esp. of a snake. E19.
spec.
a. A piece of wire, piping, etc., wound spirally or helically. E19.
b. A helix of wire for the passage of electric current, esp. for the ignition in an internal-combustion engine, or around a magnetic metal core as in an electromagnet or transformer. M19.
exploring coil, induction coil, repeating coil, Tesla coil, tickler coil, etc.
c. A lock of hair twisted and made into a spiral. L19.
d. A roll of postage stamps, esp. for use in a stamp-machine. E20.
e. A flexible loop of material used as an intrauterine contraceptive device. M20.
f. In full mosquito coil. A slowly-burning spiral made with a dried paste of pyrethrum powder, which produces a smoke that inhibits mosquitoes from biting. M20.