See Also: Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
curl(encyclopedia)
curl(1)(dictionary)
curl(2)(dictionary)
Curl - Curling(gambling)
curl 1, verb(dictionary)
curl 2, noun(dictionary)
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital- Medicine Lodge(health)
Orthomolecular medicine (orthomolecular nutritional medicine, orthomolecular therapy)(health)
medicine man(encyclopedia)

pyrroline (medicine) and curl(2) (iou)


pyrroline (medicine)


pyrroline
<chemistry> A nitrogenous base, C4H7N, obtained as a colourless liquid by the reduction of pyrrol.

Source: Websters Dictionary


curl(2) (iou)



curl verb. LME.
[Orig. pa. pple, from (the same root as) CURLED. See also QUERL.]
verb trans. Bend round or twist into curls or a spiral shape. LME.
b. Ripple, make waves on, (water). L16.
Pope Soft zephyrs curling the wide, watery main.
verb intrans. Of hair, a fleece: form curls, be susceptible to curling. M16.
verb trans. Curl the hair of. Cf. CURLED 2. L16-M17.
verb intrans. Adopt an incurved form or posture. Freq. foll. by up. M17.
W. Gass I wanted to curl up, face to my thighs.
b. Foll. by up: collapse, lose energy. slang. L19.
c. Shrink or writhe with shame, horror, etc. Freq. foll. by up. E20.
P. G. Wodehouse I'm going to..look him in the eye..and watch him curl up at the edges.
d. verb intrans. Foll. by up: settle oneself cosily. M20.
R. Jarrell I'll bet you've often curled up in a window-seat with Little Women.
verb intrans. Move in spiral convolutions or undulations. E18.
J. Fowles The breeze..sent little waves curling..along the shingle.
verb intrans. Play at curling. Scot. E18.
Cricket.
a. verb intrans. Of a ball: turn in after pitching; turn in its flight before pitching. M19.
b. verb trans. Of a bowler: cause (the ball) to swing in the air. E20.
Phrases & comb.: curl a person's hair fig. (colloq.) horrify or shock a person. curl one's lip, curl the lip curve the upper lip slightly on one side, as an expression of scorn or disgust. curl the mo verb & adjective (Austral. slang) [MO noun2] (a) verb succeed brilliantly, win; (b) adjective (with hyphens), excellent, outstanding. make a person's hair curl = curl a person's hair above. want to curl up and die wish to escape from a highly embarrassing situation; feel mortified.
curlingly adverb in a curling manner E17.