See Also: heterolysis(medicine)
heterolysis(dictionary)
stare(medicine)
stare(1)(dictionary)
stare(2)(dictionary)
stare(dictionary)
STARE DECISIS(law)
stare 2, noun(dictionary)
stare 1, verb(dictionary)
stare decisis(encyclopedia)

stare 1, verb (oh) and heterolysis (iou)


stare 1, verb (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: starian]
to look at something or someone for a long time without moving your eyes, for example because you are surprised, angry, or bored
stare at
::What are you staring at?
stare (at sb) in disbelief/amazement/horror etc
::She stared at me in disbelief.
::She sat there staring into space (=looking for a long time at nothing) .
be staring sb in the face
a) informal if something is staring you in the face, it is very clear or easy to notice but you have not noticed it
::The solution was staring me right in the face all along.
b) to seem impossible to avoid
::Defeat was staring us in the face.
-see also stark staring mad at stark 2 (2)
stare out [stare sb out] phr v
to look at someone for so long that they start to feel uncomfortable and look away

heterolysis (iou)



heterolysis noun. E20.
[from HETERO- + -LYSIS.]
Biology. The dissolution of cells of one kind by an agent produced by cells of another kind. E20.
Chemistry. The splitting of a molecule into two oppositely charged ions. M20.
hetero'lytic adjective characterized by or of the Nature of heterolysis E20.