See Also: palladious(medicine)

composition (oh) and palladious (medicine)


composition (oh)



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1 ?parts/members?
2 ?Music/Writing?
3 ?picture?
4 ?Writing at school?
5 ?printing?
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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin compositio, from compositus; COMPOSITE1]
?PARTS/MEMBERS?
[U and C] the way in which something is made up of different parts, things, or members
-see also compose compose composition of
::The composition of the group that is studied depends on the interests of the researcher.
::Some minerals have complex chemical compositions.
?Music/Writing?
a) [C] a piece of Music, a poem, or a piece of Writing
-see also compose compose, composer composer
::a composition by jazzman Dave Brubeck, called 'Chromatic Fantasy'
::a mixture of traditional songs and original compositions
b) [U] the Art or process of Writing pieces of Music, poems etc
::The Journals contain accounts of literary composition.
?PICTURE?
[U and C] the way in which the different parts that make up a photograph or picture are arranged
::Martin starts by lightly sketching in the compositions for his paintings.
?Writing AT SCHOOL?
[C] a short piece of Writing about a particular subject, that is done at school
-synonym essay essay
::I had to write a composition about the Royal visit.
?PRINTING?
[U] technical the process of arranging words, pictures etc on a page before they are printed
-- compositional adj

palladious (medicine)


palladious
<chemistry> Of, pertaining to, or containing, palladium; used specifically to designate those compounds in which palladium has a lower valence as compared with palladic compounds.

Source: Websters Dictionary