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| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. [1/2 definitions] |
| aerosol |
a suspension of liquid or solid particles in a gas. [1/2 definitions] |
| automatism |
automatic, mechanical, or involuntary action, as in the operation of many bodily organs, in the actions of one not in conscious control, such as a sleepwalker, or in the suspension of conscious control so as to allow subconscious expression, as in art. [1/2 definitions] |
| cease-fire |
a temporary suspension of hostilities; truce. [1/2 definitions] |
| colloid |
in chemistry, a suspension of a very finely ground or divided substance in a gas, liquid, or solid, such that suspended particles tend not to settle out. [1/3 definitions] |
| dispersion |
in chemistry, a suspension of dispersed particles in a gas, liquid, or solid substance. [1/4 definitions] |
| eluviation |
the movement through soil of material that is in suspension or solution in rainwater or snow melt. |
| flocculate |
to form lumps or masses, as soil, clouds, or particles in suspension. [1/2 definitions] |
| halt1 |
a stop or suspension of activity. [1/4 definitions] |
| layoff |
the dismissal or temporary suspension of employees. [2 definitions] |
| lowrider |
a customized car having a low suspension so that the body nearly reaches the road. [1/2 definitions] |
| moratorium |
a temporary ban on, or suspension of, some activity considered to be bad or unhealthful. [1/2 definitions] |
| outage |
a suspension of functions or operations, usu. because of electrical failure. [1/2 definitions] |
| shock absorber |
any of several devices that absorb the force of impacts, esp. a hydraulic or pneumatic tube in the suspension system of an automobile. |
| slurry |
a thin suspension of an insoluble substance, such as clay, in water or another liquid. |
| stay1 |
a temporary suspension of a legal proceeding. [1/12 definitions] |
| time-out |
a brief suspension of play in an athletic contest that is not counted in the time allotted for the game. [1/2 definitions] |
| Tyndall effect |
the scattering and polarization of light by colloidal particles within a suspension. |
| waiver |
the intentional relinquishing of a right, claim, or privilege, or a suspension of an existing rule or policy. [1/2 definitions] |
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