• Composting Toilet

    Composting toilet is a toilet that do not use any water. This type of toilet is a dry toilet. The toilet processes the human excreta by using harsh chemicals.

  • Puir

    adjective, Scot. 1. poor. 2. pure. adjective 1. a Scot word for poor

  • Puirtith

    noun 1. (Scot) poverty

  • Puisne

    adjective 1. Law. younger; inferior in rank; junior, as in appointment. noun 2. an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice. adjective 1. (esp of a subordinate judge) of lower rank

  • Puissance

    noun, Literary. 1. power, might, or force. noun 1. a competition in showjumping that tests a horse’s ability to jump a limited number of large obstacles 2. (archaic or poetic) power

  • Barbel

    a slender, external process on the jaw or other part of the head of certain fishes. any of various cyprinoid fishes of the genus Barbus, especially B. barbus, of European waters. Historical Examples “And what happened to Tobias,” further questioned barbel, who was listening with deep interest. Heidi Johanna Spyri My acquaintance with barbel is […]

  • Quirk

    [kwurk] /kwɜrk/ noun 1. a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism: He is full of strange quirks. 2. a shift, subterfuge, or evasion; quibble. 3. a sudden twist or turn: He lost his money by a quirk of fate. 4. a flourish or showy stroke, as in writing. 5. Architecture. 6. Obsolete. a clever […]

  • Embalming fluid

    noun phrase Strong coffee, whiskey, or other potent drink (1890s+)

  • Clinophobia

    noun a fear of going to bed Word Origin clino- ‘sloping, inclining bed’, clinoid ‘resembling a bed’

  • Operating microscope

    operating microscope n. See surgical microscope.