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PHYSIC
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Irregular inflected forms: physicked , physicking
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
Synonyms:
aperient; cathartic; physic; purgative
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("physic" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "physic"):
aloes; bitter aloes (a purgative made from the leaves of aloe)
castor oil (a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor-oil plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically)
Epsom salts ((used with a singular noun) hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative)
laxative (a mild cathartic)
milk of magnesia (purgative consisting of a milky white liquid suspension of magnesium hydroxide; used as a laxative and (in smaller doses) as an antacid)
Rochelle powder; Seidlitz powder; Seidlitz powders (an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb physic
Context examples:
This finding came out of research focusing on how the physics of ocean eddies organizes biological activity.
(Blue sharks use ocean eddies as fast-tracks to food, National Science Foundation)
Physics as applied to biological problems; an interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology.
(Biophysics, NCI Thesaurus)
This measurement utilizes the strange behavior of quantum physics, which simultaneously collapses the entanglement link and transfers the particle state to another particle already on the receiver chip.
(Scientists ‘Teleport’ Data between Chips for First Time, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
By combining observations in the infrared, radio waves, visible light, X-rays and extremely energetic gamma rays, scientists can study the physics of these powerful jets.
(The Giant Galaxy Around the Giant Black Hole, NASA)
A multidisciplinary field comprising physics, chemistry, engineering and biotechnology that studies the behavior of fluids at volumes thousands of times smaller than a common droplet.
(Microfluidics, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
I remembered hazily the physics of my school days, while the last few months had given me practical experience with mechanical purchases.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
A natural phenomenon involving the physics of matter and energy.
(Physical Phenomenon or Property, NCI Thesaurus)
Logic and physics were no part of his mental make- up.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Tree section heading for chemistry, physics, and related terms.
(Physical Sciences, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)
The study of unique properties of matter at the nanoscale; an interdisciplinary field of science combining physics, materials science, the chemistry of complex molecules, and related disciplines.
(Nanoscience, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
