forerunner (noun)
91prevent — verb Etymology: Middle English, to anticipate, from Latin praeventus, past participle of praevenire to come before, anticipate, forestall, from prae + venire to come more at come Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. archaic a. to be in readiness …
92Credit union — Financial market participants Collective invest …
93heraldry — heraldist, n. /her euhl dree/, n., pl. heraldries. 1. the science of armorial bearings. 2. the art of blazoning armorial bearings, of settling the rights of persons to bear arms or to use certain bearings, of tracing and recording genealogies, of …
94alchemy — [ alkɪmi] noun 1》 the medieval forerunner of chemistry, concerned particularly with attempts to convert base metals into gold or to find a universal elixir. 2》 a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination. Derivatives… …
95bank — bank1 noun 1》 the land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake. 2》 a long, high mound or elevation. 3》 a transverse slope given to a road, railway, or sports track to enable vehicles or runners to maintain speed round a curve. 4》 a set of… …
96fortepiano — /fɔteɪpiˈænoʊ/ (say fawtaypee anoh) noun a small toned keyboard instrument, a forerunner of the pianoforte which, unlike a harpsichord, allowed gradations of loudness as the keys were struck more forcibly. {Italian forte loud + piano soft}… …
97synthesis — /ˈsɪnθəsəs / (say sinthuhsuhs) noun (plural syntheses /ˈsɪnθəsiz/ (say sinthuhseez)) 1. the combination of parts or elements, as material substances or objects of thought, into a complex whole (opposed to analysis). 2. a complex whole made up of… …
98alchemical — alchemy ► NOUN 1) the medieval forerunner of chemistry, concerned particularly with attempts to convert common metals into gold or to find a universal elixir. 2) a mysterious or paradoxical process. DERIVATIVES alchemical adjective alchemist noun …
99alchemise — alchemy ► NOUN 1) the medieval forerunner of chemistry, concerned particularly with attempts to convert common metals into gold or to find a universal elixir. 2) a mysterious or paradoxical process. DERIVATIVES alchemical adjective alchemist noun …
100alchemist — alchemy ► NOUN 1) the medieval forerunner of chemistry, concerned particularly with attempts to convert common metals into gold or to find a universal elixir. 2) a mysterious or paradoxical process. DERIVATIVES alchemical adjective alchemist noun …
