See Also: seconde(dictionary)
Seconde - Fencing(gambling)

vasoactive (iou) and seconde (iou)


vasoactive (iou)



vasoactive adjective. M20.
[from VASO- + ACTIVE adjective.]
Physiology. Of a substance: affecting the physiological state of blood-vessels; esp. causing or promoting vasoconstriction or vasodilation.
vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, vasoactive intestinal peptide a polypeptide of twenty-eight amino acids which is a neurotransmitter found esp. in the brain and gastrointestinal tract; abbreviation VIP.
vasoac'tivity noun vasoactive power M20.

seconde (iou)



seconde noun. L17.
[French: see SECOND adjective.]
Fencing.
The half of a sword nearest the point. Only in L17.
The second of eight recognized parrying positions, used to protect the lower outside of the right of the body; a parry in this position. Cf. SACCOON. E18.