| chophouse |
a restaurant that mainly serves chops and steaks. |
| clay |
earth that consists mainly of hydrated silicates of aluminum, and is used for making bricks, pottery, and tiles. [1/3 definitions] |
| Common Market |
an economic association of major western European countries mainly designed to eliminate tariffs on trade among member nations and establish uniform tariffs on goods from other countries; European Economic Community. [1/2 definitions] |
| DNA |
abbreviation of deoxyribonucleic acid; any of several acids occurring mainly in cellular nuclei and involved in the transmission of hereditary traits and the formation of proteins.. |
| dolomite |
a sedimentary rock, similar to limestone, that consists mainly of this mineral. Also known as dolostone. [1/2 definitions] |
| East Timor |
a country in Southeast Asia that consists mainly of the eastern part of the island of Timor, which it shares with the nation of Indonesia. |
| E.E.C. |
abbreviation of "European Economic Community," an economic association of major western European countries mainly designed to eliminate tariffs on trade among member nations and establish uniform tariffs on goods from other countries; Common Market. |
| étude |
a musical composition featuring a particular technique, or intended mainly for practice in that technique. |
| fibroma |
a benign tumor consisting mainly of fibrous tissue. |
| fife |
a small, high-pitched transverse flute, used mainly to accompany drums in military or marching music. [1/2 definitions] |
| flagellum |
a whiplike filament extending from certain simple cells, such as reproductive cells or single-celled animals, used mainly for locomotion. [1/3 definitions] |
| flatfish |
any member of an order of mainly saltwater fishes, such as the sole, halibut, or flounder, whose adult bodies are flat with both eyes on the upper side. |
| fondue |
a hot saucelike dish made mainly with melted cheese and wine or sometimes, as dessert, with chocolate, eaten by dipping into it pieces of bread or vegetables or, as dessert, pieces of cake or fruit. |
| frankincense |
a sweet-smelling gum resin obtained from various Asian and African trees and used mainly in incense. |
| galena |
a grayish mineral consisting mainly of lead sulfide and constituting the chief ore of lead. |
| Gibraltar |
a small peninsula, consisting mainly of a rocky mountain, at the southern tip of Spain. [1/3 definitions] |
| gonorrhea |
a contagious venereal disease, involving inflammation of the genital organs and urinary tract, transmitted mainly by sexual intercourse. |
| grassland |
a large tract of land mainly covered by perennial grasses and having few trees or shrubs. |
| inflationary spiral |
a continuous rise in prices of goods and services caused mainly by the interaction of increases in wages and costs. |
| in the main |
for the most part; mainly; chiefly. |
| isoprene |
a colorless, volatile, liquid compound distilled from raw rubber or manufactured synthetically, used mainly to make synthetic rubber. |