See Also: conjecture(2)(dictionary)
CONJECTURE(law)
conjecture 1, noun(dictionary)
conjecture 2, verb(dictionary)

hydronium (iou) and conjecture(2) (iou)


hydronium (iou)



hydronium noun. E20.
[from HYDR(OX)ONIUM.]
Chemistry. More fully hydronium ion. The hydrated hydrogen ion, H3O+. Cf. HYDROGEN ion.

conjecture(2) (iou)



conjecture verb. LME.
[Old & mod. French conjecturer from late Latin conjecturare, from Latin conjectura (see CONJECTURE noun). Cf. CONJECT.]
verb trans. & intrans. Infer from signs or omens; divine, prognosticate. LME-M17.
verb trans. Conclude, infer, or judge from appearances or probabilities. LME-E17.
verb trans. Form or offer as an opinion or conclusion on admittedly insufficient grounds; guess, surmise; propose as a conjectural reading. M16.
M. W. Montagu I conjecture them to be the remains of that city. T. Hardy I..conjectured that these hours of absence were spent in furtherance of his plan. V. Cronin Catherine's feelings..can only be conjectured.
verb intrans. Form a conjecture; indulge in guesswork. (Foll. by about, (arch.) of, at.) L16.
Baroness Orczy Perhaps he was going to Greenwich, or...but Marguerite ceased to conjecture.
conjecturable adjective that may be conjectured L16.
conjecturer noun (a) a fortune-teller, an augur; (b) a maker of conjectures: E17.