See Also: anodyne(medicine)
anodyne(dictionary)
anodyne 2, noun(dictionary)
anodyne 1, adjective(dictionary)
Collateral(health)
Collateral(finance)
collateral(dictionary)
Collateral(money)
Collateral(law)
Collateral(medicine)

anodyne 2, noun (oh) and collateral (iou)


anodyne 2, noun (oh)



2 n [C]
technical a medicine that reduces pain
-synonym painkiller painkiller
formal an activity or thing that comforts people

collateral (iou)



collateral adjective & noun. LME.
[medieval Latin collateralis: see COL-, LATERAL.]
A. adjective.
Situated or placed side by side; parallel. LME.
fig. Accompanying, attendant, concomitant. LME.
b. Of equal rank. LME-M17.
c. Parallel in time, order, development, etc.; corresponding. E16.
Lying aside from the main subject, issue, purpose, etc.; subordinate. LME.
Descended from the same ancestors but by a different line (opp. lineal). LME.
Special collocations: collateral bundle Botany a vascular bundle in which the xylem and phloem lie side by side. collateral circulation Anatomy an alternative route for blood when primary vessels are blocked; the channel. collateral contract a subsidiary contract which induces a person to enter into a main contract. collateral damage destruction or injury beyond that intended or expected, esp. in the vicinity of a military target. collateral issue Law a question not directly at issue. collateral Security property etc. pledged as a guarantee for the repayment of money.
b. noun.
An associate in some office, function, etc. L16-E18.
An equal (in rank). E-M17.
A collateral kinsman or kinswoman. L17.
Something given as collateral Security. M19.
Anatomy. A branch of a nerve fibre at right angles to the main part. L19.
collate'rality noun E17.
collaterally adverb LME.