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Hyperoxygenized :: Hyperoxygenized (a.) Combined with a relatively large amount of oxygen; -- said of higher oxides.

Knockdown :: Knockdown (n.) A felling by a knock, as of a combatant, or of an animal..

Odonto- :: Odonto- () A combining form from Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth..

Joust :: Joust (v. i.) A tilting match; a mock combat on horseback between two knights in the lists or inclosed field.

Consistency :: Consistency (n.) That which stands together as a united whole; a combination.

Saturated :: Saturated (a.) Having its affinity satisfied; combined with all it can hold; -- said of certain atoms, radicals, or compounds; thus, methane is a saturated compound. Contrasted with unsaturated..

Flinch :: Flinch (v. i.) To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one of the parties flinched from the combat..

Vanadium :: Vanadium (n.) A rare element of the nitrogen-phosphorus group, found combined, in vanadates, in certain minerals, and reduced as an infusible, grayish-white metallic powder. It is intermediate between the metals and the non-metals, having both basic and acid properties. Symbol V (or Vd, rarely). Atomic weight 51.2..

Oligo- :: Oligo- () A combining form from Gr. /, few, little, small..

Valence :: Valence (n.) The degree of combining power of an atom (or radical) as shown by the number of atoms of hydrogen (or of other monads, as chlorine, sodium, etc.) with which it will combine, or for which it can be substituted, or with which it can be compared; thus, an atom of hydrogen is a monad, and has a valence of one; the atoms of oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon are respectively dyads, triads, and tetrads, and have a valence respectively of two, three, and four..

Typical :: Typical (a.) Combining or exhibiting the essential characteristics of a group; as, a typical genus..

Combattant :: Combattant (a.) In the position of fighting; -- said of two lions set face to face, each rampant..

Silver :: Silver (n.) A soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile, very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. It is found native, and also combined with sulphur, arsenic, antimony, chlorine, etc., in the minerals argentite, proustite, pyrargyrite, ceragyrite, etc. Silver is one of the noble metals, so-called, not being easily oxidized, and is used for coin, jewelry, plate, and a great variety of articles. Symbol Ag (Argentum). Atomic weight 107.7. Specific gravity 10.5..

Plano- :: Plano- (a.) Combining forms signifying flat, level, plane; as planifolious, planimetry, plano-concave..

Match :: Match (v.) Suitable combination or bringing together; that which corresponds or harmonizes with something else; as, the carpet and curtains are a match..

Cacophony :: Cacophony (n.) A combination of discordant sounds.

Cero :: Cero (n.) A large and valuable fish of the Mackerel family, of the genus Scomberomorus. Two species are found in the West Indies and less commonly on the Atlantic coast of the United States, -- the common cero (Scomberomorus caballa), called also kingfish, and spotted, or king, cero (S. regalis)..

Fray :: Fray (n.) Affray; broil; contest; combat.

Fight :: Fight (v. i.) A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a combat; a violent conflict or struggle for victory, between individuals or between armies, ships, or navies, etc..

Equivalent :: Equivalent (n.) That comparative quantity by weight of an element which possesses the same chemical value as other elements, as determined by actual experiment and reference to the same standard. Specifically: (a) The comparative proportions by which one element replaces another in any particular compound; thus, as zinc replaces hydrogen in hydrochloric acid, their equivalents are 32.5 and 1. (b) The combining proportion by weight of a substance, or the number expressing this proportion, in any

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