Antisatellite
(of a weapon or weapon system) designed to destroy an enemy’s orbiting .
abbreviation: asat.
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- Sceptic
. a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual. a person who maintains a doubting att-tude, as toward values, plans, statements, or the character of others. a person who doubts the truth of a religion, especially christianity, or of important elements of it. (initial capital letter) philosophy. a member […]
- Sceptical
. inclined to ; having an att-tude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say. doubtful about a particular thing: my teacher thinks i can get a scholarship, but i’m skeptical. showing doubt: a skeptical smile. denying or questioning the tenets of a religion: a skeptical approach to the nature of […]
- Scholastic
of or relating to , scholars, or education: scholastic attainments. of or relating to secondary education or : a scholastic meet. . of or relating to the medieval schoolmen. (sometimes initial capital letter) a schoolman, a disciple of the schoolmen, or an adherent of . a person. roman catholic church. a student in a scholasticate. […]
- Antiscorbutic
efficacious against scurvy. an antiscorbutic agent, as ascorbic acid. historical examples this milk still retains a small amount of antiscorbutic vitamine. scurvy past and present alfred fabian hess such, however, was not our experience in respect to the antiscorbutic vitamine. scurvy past and present alfred fabian hess it was formerly in high repute as a […]
- Ascorbic acid
a white, crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, c 6 h 8 o 6 , occurring naturally in citrus fruits, green vegetables, etc., and often produced synthetically, essential for normal metabolism: used in the prevention and treatment of scurvy, and in wound-healing and tissue repair. noun a white crystalline vitamin present in plants, esp citrus fruits, tomatoes, and […]