mechanico-chemical
adjective
Comprising mechanics and chemistry; (of phenomena) relating partly to mechanics and partly to chemistry.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Michael Faraday (1791–1867), natural philosopher, scientific adviser, and Sandemanian.
- when-issued
- when it comes to ——
- when one's ship comes in (or home)
- when (or while) the cat's away, the mice will play
- when push comes to shove
- whensoe'er
- whensoever
- when the balloon goes up
- when the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into a ditch
- when the chips are down
- when the going gets tough, the tough get going
- when the shit hits the fan
- when the spirit moves someone
- when the whips are cracking
- whenua
- when ——'s at home
- where
- whereabouts
- whereafter
- whereas
- whereat
- whereby
- where'er
- wherefore
- wherefrom