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Formula (medicine) and horse(2) (iou)


Formula (medicine)


formula


Origin: L, dim. Of forma form, model. SeeForm.

1. A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or conventional method in which anything is to be done, arranged, or said.

2. A written confession of faith; a formal statement of foctrines.

3. <mathematics> A rule or principle expressed in algebraic language; as, the binominal formula.

4. <medicine> A prescription or recipe for the preparation of a medicinal compound.

5. <chemistry> A symbolic expression (by means of letters, figures, etc) of the constituents or constitution of a compound.

Chemical formulae consist of the abbreviations of the names of the elements, with a small figure at the lower right hand, to denote the number of atoms of each element contained.

<chemistry> Empirical formula, a formula indicating the supposed molecular constitution of a compound.

Source: Websters Dictionary


horse(2) (iou)



horse verb. OE.
[from the noun.]
verb trans. Provide (a person, a vehicle) with a horse or horses. OE.
T. Coryat Maron of Turin, who horsed our Company from Lyons to Turin. G. Washington We set out with less than thirty carriages..all of them strongly horsed.
verb intrans. Mount or go on horseback. LME.
M. Bradbury Two rodeo riders horsed showily down the street.
a. verb trans. Of a stallion: mate with (a mare). LME.
b. verb intrans. Of a mare: be in heat, desire the stallion. Freq. as horsing pres. pple. Chiefly US dial. & Austral. L16.
verb trans. Raise or hoist up. LME-M17.
S. Purchas Three of them stole a horse..but were therefore horsed on a Gibbet.
verb trans. Carry on a person's back; lift on someone's back in order to be flogged. arch. M16.
Thackeray The biggest boy..horsed meand I was flogged.
verb trans. Sit astride, bestride. rare (Shakes.). Only in E17.
verb trans. Nautical. Of a tide or current: carry or sweep along. L17-E18.
G. Shelvocke We were in eminent danger of being horsed by the current upon two rocks.
verb trans. Make fun of, ridicule, tease. US. E20.
verb intrans. Indulge in horseplay; fool about or around. Also, be promiscuous, sleep around. colloq. E20.
W. G. Hardy Peter horsed around and ducked Elise and she ducked him. S. Kauffmann It isn't as if I didn't love her...Then why do I have to go horsing around with dames?