RETORTA

Meaning of RETORTA in English

n [Chem.] retort

Interlingua English vocab. Английский словарь Интерлингва. 2012

RETORT — I. rə̇ˈtȯ(ə)r]t, rēˈ-, -ȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V\ verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin retortus, past participle of retorquēre to turn back, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HONEYWORT — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a European plant of the genus Cerinthe (especially C. retorta ) often cultivated for its flowers …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RETORT — retort 1 — retorter , n. /ri tawrt"/ , v.t. 1. to reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HONEYWORT — /hun"ee werrt', -wawrt'/ , n. a plant, Cerinthe retorta, of Greece, having bluish-green leaves and purple-tipped yellow flowers. [ 1590-1600; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RETORT — I. ri-ˈtȯrt verb Etymology: Latin retortus, past participle of retorquēre, literally, to twist back, hurl back, from re- + torquēre …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RETORT — [re.tort] vb [L retortus, pp. of retorquere, lit., to twist back, hurl back, fr. re- + torquere to twist--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RETORT — / rɪˈtɔːt; NAmE rɪˈtɔːrt/ verb , noun ■ verb to reply quickly to a comment, in an angry, offended or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RETORT — n. & v. --n. 1 a vessel usu. of glass with a long recurved neck used in distilling liquids. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RETORT — n. & v. n. 1 a vessel usu. of glass with a long recurved neck used in distilling liquids. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RETORT — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. an incisive or witty or angry reply. 2 the turning of a charge or …
Oxford English vocab

Interlingua English vocab

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