role
identity of an item in relation to another specified item
prey
living thing that is eaten by a predator
core electron
electrons in an atom's inner shells, which do not participate in chemical bonding
allies
people and organizations that have mutually associated toward a common goal or purpose
third-party beneficiary
person who may have the right to sue on a contract, despite not having originally been a party to the contract
embellishment
anything in sewing and crafts that adds design interest to the piece
SCSI connector
any electrical connector used for SCSI drives
secured creditor
creditor with the benefit of a security interest over some or all of the assets of the debtor
Deponent
person, company or organization that made a deposit
mentor
more experienced person in a mentoring relationship
acid anhydride
chemical compound derived by the removal of water molecules from an acid
competitive player
player of a competitive sport or game
threat actor
role in cybersecurity, person or entity that exploits vulnerabilities, impacting the safety or security of another entity
valence electron
outer shell electron that is associated with an atom, and that can participate in the formation of a chemical bond if the outer shell is not closed
solvent
substance that dissolves a solute (a chemically different liquid, solid or gas), resulting in a solution
underlying
financial security on which a derivative is based
next of kin
person's closest living relative or relatives
scale degree
the position of a particular musical note on a scale relative to the tonic
alphabet
non-empty set of symbols or letters that make up strings in a formal language
active ingredient
biologically active component of a product formulation
imitation
in polyphonic music, the repetition (exact or modified) of a melody in a different voice
subclass
class that inherits properties from a superclass in object-oriented programming
economic agent
actor and decision maker in an economic model
counterparty
opposite participant in a legal or financial transaction
random seed
value used to initialize a pseudo-random number generator
parent process
computing software instance that has created one or more child processes
spectator ion
non-participating counterion of ions that participate in a chemical reaction
eligible voter
person entitled to vote in an election
case of death
death of a certain person
factor
constituent note of a musical chord
consultative status
United Nations organizational recognition
administering agent
in control theory, a person or organization who issues directives to employees or machines which perform the work of the organization
comparability graph
undirected graph linking pairs of comparable elements in a partial order
comparability
mathematical relation with respect to a partial order
reaction intermediate
molecular entity that is formed from the reactants (or preceding intermediates) and reacts further to give the directly observed products of a chemical reaction
predator
organism that preys upon and consumes other organisms through various methods of predation
sex
biological system that determines an individual's sexually reproductive function
tangent
term in mathematics; straight line touching a point in a curve
runner
in baseball, a member of the team at bat who runs around the bases
political opposition
political force organized against the incumbent party/coalition
ligand
molecule or functional group that binds or can bind to the central atom in a coordination complex
role
set of behaviours, rights, obligations, beliefs, and norms expected from an individual that has a certain social status
enemy
individual or a group that is verified as forcefully adverse or threatening
hedge
investment position intended to offset potential losses or gains that may be incurred by a companion investment
theme
musical melody on which a composition is based
legal agent
person representing another person in legal matters, and the laws enabling this
caller
person who prompts dance figures
supervisor
manager in a business, event, or other endeavour
property
physical or intangible entity, owned by a person or a group of people