| BOLUS | • bolus n. A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal. • bolus n. A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form. • bolus v. (Transitive) To administer (a drug) in bolus dosing, that is, dosing in (one or more) boluses. |
| SOLUS | • solus adj. Alone, unaccompanied (as a stage direction). • SOLUS n. a poster or advertisement appearing in isolation from any others. |
| TOLUS | • tolus n. Plural of tolu. • TOLU n. a fragrant balsam said to have been first brought from Santiago de Tolu, in New Granada. |
| OBOLUS | • obolus n. A silver coin minted in Ancient Greece, valued at a sixth of a drachma. • obolus n. (Historical) A unit of weight, equal to one-sixth of a drachma. • obolus n. Alternative form of obelus. |
| THOLUS | • tholus n. (Astronomy, geology) A small domical mountain or hill. • tholus n. A round building, dome, or cupola. • tholus n. (Lichenology) Part of the apical structure of the asci of some lichen species. |
| CAROLUS | • Carolus n. (Historical) An old English gold coin, worth 20 (or later 23) shillings. • Carolus prop.n. A surname from Latin. • CAROLUS n. (Latin) a former English gold coin, first struck in the reign of Charles I. |
| EMBOLUS | • embolus n. (Pathology) An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by… • embolus n. (Zoology) The structure on the end of the palp of male arachnids which contains the opening to the ejaculatory duct. • EMBOLUS n. (Latin) a clot or air bubble obstructing a blood-vessel. |
| ORMOLUS | • ormolus n. Plural of ormolu. • ORMOLU n. (French) an alloy of copper, zinc, and sometimes tin, used to imitate gold. |
| ALVEOLUS | • alveolus n. A small cavity or pit. • ALVEOLUS n. (Latin) a small body cavity, also ALVEOLE. |
| MODIOLUS | • modiolus n. (Anatomy) The central core of the cochlea. • modiolus n. (Anatomy) A chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue. • Modiolus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Mytilidae – horsemussel. |
| URCEOLUS | • urceolus n. (Botany) Any urn-shaped organ of a plant. • URCEOLUS n. (Latin) a pitcher-shaped structure, as the tube in which some rotifers live. |
| GLADIOLUS | • gladiolus n. (Anatomy) The center part of the sternum. • gladiolus n. Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers… • Gladiolus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Iridaceae – the gladioli. |
| MALLEOLUS | • malleolus n. (Anatomy) The bony prominence with a shape likened to a hammerhead, especially each of those at the… • MALLEOLUS n. (Latin) a rounded bony projection on either side of the ankle. |
| NUCLEOLUS | • nucleolus n. (Cytology) A conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell. • NUCLEOLUS n. a minute rounded body within the nucleus of a cell, associated with RNA synthesis, also NUCLEOLE. |
| PERIBOLUS | • peribolus n. Alternative form of peribolos. • PERIBOLUS n. a precinct; an enclosing wall of a precinct, also PERIBOLOS. |
| SEMISOLUS | • SEMISOLUS n. an advertisement on the same page as another advertisement but not adjacent to it. |
| DISCOBOLUS | • discobolus n. A discus thrower. • discobolus n. A statue of a discus thrower. • DISCOBOLUS n. (historical) a discus thrower, also DISCOBOLOS. |