See Also: venditation(medicine)
venditation(dictionary)

asthenosphere (iou) and venditation (iou)


asthenosphere (iou)



asthenosphere noun. E20.
[from Greek asthenes weak + -O- + -SPHERE.]
Geology. The upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, characterized by a relatively low resistance to plastic flow.
asthenospheric adjective of or pertaining to the asthenosphere M20.

venditation (iou)



venditation noun. E17.
[Latin venditatio(n-), from venditat- pa. ppl stem of venditare frequentative of vendere VEND verb: see -ATION.]
The action of putting forward or displaying something in a favourable or ostentatious manner. E-M17.
The action of offering for sale. rare. M19.