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middling collapse: any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)

famine collapse: a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death

saturation point collapse: (chemistry) the stage at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution or in a vapor

fuel collapse: a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"; stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism"; take in fuel, as of a ship; "The tanker fueled in Bahrain"; provide with a combustible substance that provides energy; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"; provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"

isomer collapse: a compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight

gentile collapse: a Christian; "Christians refer to themselves as gentiles"; in this sense `gentile' denotes a Christian as contrasted with a Jew; `goy' is a derogatory word for Christians used by Jews; a person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus; belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples

inner collapse: inside or closer to the inside of the body; "the inner ear"; located inward; "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"- Leonard Bernstein; "she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it"- David Denby; "an internal sense of rightousness"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.; innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter"; exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence; "inner regions of the organization"; "inner circles of government"

classification collapse: restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people; the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories; a group of people or things arranged by class or category

statics collapse: the branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium

affinity collapse: a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam"; inherent resemblance between persons or things; the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk"; (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody; a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities"; (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans"; (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship

ionization collapse: the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas; the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge); "the ionization of a gas"

isobar collapse: (meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time

Homo sapiens collapse: the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain volume at least 1400 cc

fireplace collapse: an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"

domestic collapse: a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household; produced in a particular country; "domestic wine"; "domestic oil"; of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation; "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction"; of or involving the home or family; "domestic worries"; "domestic happiness"; "they share the domestic chores"; "everything sounded very peaceful and domestic"; "an author of blood-and-thunder novels yet quite domestic in his taste"; converted or adapted to domestic use; "domestic animals"; "domesticated plants like maize"; of or relating to the home; "domestic servant"; "domestic science"

crystallography collapse: the branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals

monad collapse: (biology) a single-celled microorganism (especially a flagellate protozoan); a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive; (chemistry) an atom having a valence of one

bombardment collapse: the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)

mechanics collapse: the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference

terminology collapse: a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"

midway collapse: naval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands; the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located

suborder collapse: (biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order

coroner collapse: a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes

thermodynamics collapse: the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy

electronics collapse: the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices

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