actinomyces viscosus (medicine) and battle(4) (iou)

actinomyces viscosus (medicine)

actinomyces viscosus
<microbiology> A species of actinomyces found in the oral cavity of man and hamsters. It has been isolated from actinomycotic lesions in swine, cats, and dogs and has been identified as a causative agent of animal diseases.

battle(4) (iou)

battle noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French bataille battle (also, fortifying tower) from Proto-Romance devel. of late Latin battualia military or gladiatorial exercises, from bat(t)uere to beat: cf. BATTER verb1.]
I. A fight; fighting.
A fight between (esp. large organized) opposing forces. ME.
A fight between two people; a single combat, a duel. ME.
Joyce It was a historic and a hefty battle when Myler and Percy were scheduled to don the gloves.
b. A fight between two animals, esp. as providing sport. E17.
Fighting; conflict between enemies; war. ME.
fig. A contest; conflict. ME.
Bible (Coverdale): Psalms 55:21 Yet have they batell in their mynde. E. O'Neill A perpetual battle of wits with his elder son. K. Millett That imposition of male authority euphemistically referred to as 'the battle of the sexes'.
A war. LME-M16.
The victory in a fight or Other contest. LME.
Bible (AV): Ecclesiastes 9:11 The race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong.
II. (The disposition of) a body of troops.
= BATTALION 1. Long arch. ME.
Sir W. Scott In battles four beneath their eye, The forces of King Robert lie.
The main body of an army or navy force. M16-M19.
= BATTALIA 1. Only in L16.
Phrases: battle of the giants: see GIANT noun. battle royal a battle in which several combatants or all available engage; a free fight; a General argument. do battle fight. give battle attack, engage in combat. half the battle a large contributory factor in Success; the main effort. join battle enter into a combat. line of battle (the disposition of) troops or warships arranged for battle; line-of-battle ship, a ship of sufficient size to take part in a main attack, a battleship. losing battle: see LOSING ppl adjective. order of battle the disposition of sections of an army or navy force; now spec. (the discovery of, a tabular record of) the organization, movements, weaponry, etc., of an enemy force. pitched battle: see PITCHED adjective1. running battle: see RUNNING ppl adjective. set battle: see SET adjective. trial by battle Hist. the legal decision of a dispute by the issue of a single combat. wager of battle: see WAGER noun 5b.
Comb.: battle array the disposition of troops etc. arranged for battle; battleaxe (a) a type of broad-bladed axe used as a weapon, esp. in medieval or prehistoric times and in Africa; (b) colloq. a formidable or domineering (esp. middle-aged) woman; battlebus a bus or coach used as a Mobile operational centre during an election campaign; battle-cruiser a heavy-gunned warship of higher speed and lighter armour than a battleship; battle-cry a war cry, a slogan; battledress a soldier's or airman's everyday khaki uniform of a tunic and trousers; battle fatigue mental illness due to stress in wartime combat (= combat fatigue); battlefield, battleground a field or ground on which a battle is fought (lit. & fig.); battleship [from line-of-battle ship above] a warship of the most heavily armed and armoured class, of sufficient size to take part in a main attack; battleship grey, a slightly bluish grey (often used for warships as reducing their visibility); battle-wagon slang a battleship; an armed or armoured vehicle.
battleworthy adjective fit for use in battle L19.

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