an orphan

  • 111orphan — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, alone, bereave, cast off, castaway, castoff, derelict, discard, disregarded, dogie, flotsam, flotsam and jetsam, forsaken, foundling, heir, ignored, jetsam, junk, lagan, leave, leave behind, lost, neglected …

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  • 112orphan — Waise Begriff aus dem Bereich verteilter Prozesse: durch Abbruch des Kommunikationspartners liegengebliebener Prozess …

    Acronyms

  • 113orphan — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. waif, stray, gamin[e], urchin; foundling. See relinquishment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. parentless child, orphaned child, waif, stray, foundling, ragamuffin; see also child . III (Roget s 3… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 114orphan — Waise Begriff aus dem Bereich verteilter Prozesse: durch Abbruch des Kommunikationspartners liegengebliebener Prozess …

    Acronyms von A bis Z

  • 115orphan drug — noun a synthetic pharmaceutical which remains commercially undeveloped …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 116orphan — (G). Without parents; bereft …

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  • 117orphan — or·phan …

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  • 118orphan drug — or′phan drug′ n. pha a drug that remains undeveloped or is neglected because of limited potential for commercial gain • Etymology: 1975–80 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 119orphan book — /ɔfən ˈbʊk/ (say awfuhn book) noun a book which is out of print but still under copyright, for which the author, publisher, or holder of copyright (if it has been transferred) cannot be found …

  • 120orphan disease — /ɔfən dəˈziz/ (say awfuhn duh zeez) noun a rare disease with numbers of sufferers too low to attract the interest of the pharmaceutical companies for whom development of treatments would not be profitable …