(obsolete) In a rough and disagreeable manner; against the grain.

A kind of circle agate, with the central part of deeper tints than the rest of the mass.

A culture medium designed to grow gram-negative bacteria and differentiate them for lactose fermentation.

Used to ask someone to repeat something

(mythology, fiction, fantasy) A magical state of suspended animation, where-in the recipient is placed in a state of ageless, deathless, everlasting sleep. Well-known examples are Endymion (the lover of the Greek moon goddess, Selene), and the princess from Sleeping Beauty.

plural of race against time

(idiomatic) Repeatedly; again and again; many times.

Any urticant used in chemical warfare.

New Age beliefs and practices generally.

(law) An agent entrusted with the possession of goods to be sold in the agent's name. / (law) A merchant earning a commission by selling goods belonging to others.