See Also: ethenic(medicine)

slender (oh) and ethenic (medicine)


slender (oh)



thin in an attractive or graceful way
-synonym slim slim
::She is slender and stylish.
::Laura's tall, slender figure
slender legs/arms/fingers etc see usage note thin 1
small or very limited in amount or size
-synonym slim slim
::The company only has a slender hope of survival.
::The Republicans won the election by a slender majority.
::We had to make the most of our rather slender resources.
-- slenderness n [U]

ethenic (medicine)


ethenic
<chemistry> Pertaining to, derived from. Or resembling, ethene or ethylene; as, ethenic ether.

Source: Websters Dictionary