See Also: sulphocyanide(medicine)

bald (oh) and sulphocyanide (medicine)


bald (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Perhaps from ball 'white spot on an animal's head' (13-16 centuries), probably from Welsh bal]
having little or no hair on your head
::a bald man
::his shiny bald head
::Dad started going bald when he was in his thirties.
::He combed his hair and tried to hide his bald patch (=part of someone's head where there is no hair) .
not having enough of what usually covers something
::The car's tires are completely bald.
::The carpet's so old, it's practically bald.
bald statement/facts/truth
a statement etc that is correct but gives no additional information to help you understand or accept what is said
::The bald truth was that Lori didn't love her husband anymore.
-- baldness n [U]

sulphocyanide (medicine)


sulphocyanide
<chemistry> See Sulphocyanate.

Source: Websters Dictionary