syphilis, syph, pox, lues venerea, lues
(noun) a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Lues
plural of Lue
• LEUs, Luse, slue
lues (uncountable)
(dated, medicine) A plague or disease, especially syphilis.
lues
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lue
• LEUs, Luse, slue
Source: Wiktionary
Lu"es, n. Etym: [L.] (Med.)
Definition: Disease, especially of a contagious kind. Lues venerea, syphilis; -- called also simply lues.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2024
(adjective) of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
