See Also: disuse(1)(dictionary)
disuse(2)(dictionary)
disuse(dictionary)
disuse atrophy(medicine)

sonicate (iou) and disuse(2) (iou)


sonicate (iou)



sonicate noun & verb. M20.
[from SONIC + -ATE2, after filtrate, precipitate.]
A. noun. A (biological) sample which has been subjected to ultrasonic vibration so as to fragment the macromolecules and membranes in it. M20.
b. verb trans. Subject to such treatment. M20.
soni'cation noun treatment with ultrasonic vibration M20.
sonicator noun an apparatus for performing sonication M20.

disuse(2) (iou)



disuse verb trans. LME.
[Old French desuser, from des- DIS- 2 + user USE verb.]
Make (a person) unaccustomed to something; cause to lose a habit. Usu. in pass. obsolete exc. dial. LME.
Misuse, use wrongly. Only in LME.
Cease to use. Chiefly as disused ppl adjective. L15.
Conan Doyle This house is older than the water-pipes. There must be a disused well somewhere.