See Also: propelling pencil(dictionary)
ophidian(medicine)
ophidian(dictionary)

propelling pencil (oh) and ophidian (iou)


propelling pencil (oh)



n [C]
BrE a pencil made of plastic or metal, in which the lead (=the part used for making marks) can be pushed out as it is used
American Equivalent: mechanical pencil

ophidian (iou)



ophidian adjective & noun. E19.
[from mod. Latin Ophidia (see below), from Greek ophid-, ophis snake: see -IA2, -AN.]
A. adjective. Of or pertaining to the reptile suborder Serpentes (formerly Ophidia), which includes the snakes; of or pertaining to snakes, snakelike. E19.
b. noun. A snake. M19.