See Also: pumper(dictionary)

spasmoneme (iou) and pumper (iou)


spasmoneme (iou)



spasmoneme noun. E20.
[from SPASM noun + -O- + Greek nema thread.]
Zoology. Each of the three strands (myonemes) in the stalk of a vorticellid protozoan whose sudden contraction causes the stalk to coil tightly, withdrawing the animal from danger.

pumper (iou)



pumper noun. M17.
[from PUMP verb + -ER1.]
A person who or thing which pumps or works a pump. M17.
b. A race, Exercise, etc., which makes one out of breath. colloq. L19.
An oil-well from which the oil has to be pumped. N. Amer. L19.
A fire engine that carries a hose and pumps water. N. Amer. E20.