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idioelectric (medicine)


idioelectric
<physics> Electric by virtue of its own peculiar properties; capable of becoming electrified by friction; opposed to anelectric.

An idioelectric substance.

Origin: Idio- + electric: cf. F. Idioelectrique.

Source: Websters Dictionary


lark (iou)



lark verb. [l¨»:k] colloq. E19.
[Origin uncertain: perh. alt. of LAIK, but cf. SKYLARK verb.]
verb intrans. Play tricks, frolic (freq. foll. by about). Formerly esp. ride in a frolicsome manner, ride across country. E19.
Thackeray Jumping the widest brooks, and larking over the newest gates in the country. W. S. Maugham Stick to your work and don't go larking about with the girls.
verb trans. Make fun of, tease (a person); ride (a horse) across country. Now rare or obsolete. M19.
larker noun2 a person given to larking about E19.