discuss Verb
(obsolete) To drive away, disperse, shake off; said especially of tumors.
* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.i:
- For she was giuen all to fleshly lust, / And poured forth in sensuall delight, / That all regard of shame she had discust , / And meet respect of honour put to flight
* Rambler
- a pomade of virtue to discuss pimples
* Sir H. Wotton
- Many arts were used to discuss the beginnings of new affection.
To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.
- Let's sit down and discuss this rationally.
- I don't wish to discuss this further. Let's talk about something else.
(obsolete) To communicate, tell, or disclose (information, a message, etc.).
* , Merry Wives of Windsor , act 1, sc. 3:
- Nym : I will discuss the humour of this love to Page.
* , Henry V , act 4, sc. 1:
- Pistol : Discuss unto me; art thou officer? Or art thou base, common and popular?
To break to pieces; to shatter.
To deal with, in eating or drinking.
* Sir S. Baker
- We sat quietly down and discussed a cold fowl that we had brought with us.
To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety.
Synonyms
* (converse about a topic) betalk, debate, talk about
Derived terms
* discussant
* discusser
* discussion
* discuss to death
* discuss Uganda
See also
* argue
External links
*
*
*
|
molecule Noun
(chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=September-October, author= Katie L. Burke
, magazine=(American Scientist), title= In the News
, passage=The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom. This system splits water molecules' and delivers some of their electrons to other ' molecules that help build up carbohydrates.}}
A tiny amount.
Synonyms
* See also
* (small amount) see also .
Meronyms
* atom
Related terms
* molecular
|
