medic, medick, trefoil
(noun) any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
Source: WordNet® 3.1
medic (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.
medic (plural medics)
A doctor.
A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military.
A medical student.
medic (usually uncountable, plural medics)
Alternative spelling of medick
• decim, demic
Medic
The Median language.
• decim, demic
Source: Wiktionary
Med"ic, n. Etym: [L. medica, Gr. Media, from (Bot.)
Definition: A leguminous plant of the genus Medicago. The black medic is the Medicago lupulina; the purple medic, or lucern, is M. sativa.
Med"ic, a. Etym: [L. medicus.]
Definition: Medical. [R.]
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
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
