The official name of Micronesia.

(singular only) The strict interpretation of the law or rules.

(US, informal) Reminiscent or representative of an older time.

plural of tree of heaven

A navigable sea route between the southern coast of Chile and the northern coast of Tierra del Fuego.

(statistics) The statistical tendency toward a fixed proportion in the results when an experiment is repeated a large number of times; the law of large numbers.

(statistics) The statistical tendency toward a fixed ratio in the results when an experiment is repeated a large number of times; law of averages.

A formal announcement by a country or other body with military capability that it is in a state of war with another such entity.

(slang) To fall asleep, usually from implied exhaustion.

(inorganic chemistry) The solid, Al₂O₃, commonly known as alumina; it occurs as bauxite, sapphire, ruby and other forms; it is used in the manufacture of ceramics