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Heir Apparent(money)
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apparent(medicine)
APPARENT(law)
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colloid (iou) and Heir Apparent (money)


colloid (iou)



colloid adjective & noun. M19.
[from Greek kolla glue + -OID.]
A. adjective. Of the Nature or appearance of glue; Medicine characterized by the formation of colloid; Chemistry = COLLOIDAL. rare in gen. sense. M19.
b. noun.
Anatomy & Medicine. A jelly-like substance; esp. (a) one characteristic of certain cancers; (b) one normally present in the follicles of the thyroid gland. M19.
Chemistry. A non-crystalline substance consisting of ultramicroscopic particles (often large single molecules); such a substance dispersed in another phase, esp. to form a viscous solution having special properties. M19.
protective colloid: see PROTECTIVE adjective 3a.

Heir Apparent (money)


Definition: Individual considered most likely to succeed an executive, without a formal announcement being made.