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terrorist (iou)



terrorist noun & adjective. L18.
[French terroriste, from Latin terror: see TERROR, -IST.]
A. noun.
a. French History. In the French Revolution, an adherent or supporter of the Jacobins, who advocated and practised methods of partisan repression and bloodshed in the propagation of the principles of democracy and equality. L18.
P. Herve Endeavouring to defend the king from the terrorists.
b. gen. A person who uses and favours violent and intimidating methods of coercing a government or community. M19.
Spectator His war-time exploits as a terrorist in the Resistance. Deccan Herald (Bangalore) Terrorists made an abortive attempt to kill a securityman.
A person who tries to awaken or spread a feeling of fear or alarm; an alarmist, a scaremonger. derog. Now rare. E19.
P. Thompson Pretended terrorists..who affect to be alarmed for the condition of every white female.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, terrorists or terrorism. E19.
A. Ghosh He had been a member of one of the secret terrorist societies.
terro'ristic adjective characterized by or practising terrorism L19.
terro'ristically adverb L20.

brilliant green salt agar (medicine)


brilliant green salt agar


A highly selective culture medium consisting of agar with peptone, lactose, sodium taurocholate, brilliant green, and picric acid solution used in the primary isolation of enteric pathogens such as Salmonella species.