- 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
- Ducks-and-drakes
noun 1. Also, duck and drake. a pastime in which flat stones or shells are thrown across water so as to skip over the surface several times before sinking. Idioms 2. play ducks and drakes with, to handle recklessly; squander: He played ducks and drakes with his fortune. Also, make ducks and drakes of. noun […]
- Cesarian
Also called Cesarean section, C-section. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus. of or relating to a Cesarean. Caesarean (def 1). adjective (US) variant spellings of Caesarean alternative spelling of caesarian. alternative spelling of caesarian (see also æ). cesarean ce·sar·e·an or […]
- Mid-Victorian
[mid-vik-tawr-ee-uh n, -tohr-] /ˈmɪd vɪkˈtɔr i ən, -ˈtoʊr-/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the middle portion (about 1850 to 1890) of the reign of Queen Victoria (reigned 1837–1901) in England: mid-Victorian writers. noun 2. a person, as a writer, belonging to the mid-Victorian time. 3. a person of mid-Victorian tastes, standards, ideas, […]
- Thiokol
noun, Trademark. 1. a brand name for any of a group of durable synthetic rubber products derived from an organic halide, as ethylene dichloride, C 2 H 4 Cl 2 , and an alkaline polysulfide, as sodium polysulfide: used chiefly in the manufacture of sealants, adhesives, and hoses for gasoline and oil.
- Boyd-orr
John (1st Baron Boyd Orr of Brechin Mearns) 1880–1971, Scottish nutritionist and writer: Nobel Peace Prize 1949.