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Phrases 113
- secondary educationEducation that follows primary education and leads to either employment or college / university education.
- secondary schoolA state school attended between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18 between primary school and university.
- secondary marketThe financial market for trading of securities that have already been issued in an initial private or public offering.
- secondary schoolsplural of secondary school: A state school attended between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18 between primary school and university.
- secondary structureThe general three-dimensional structure of a biopolymer such as DNA or a protein.
- secondary sourcesplural of secondary source: A written commentary which discusses previously produced original work of another author, especially a notable author.
- secondary legislationLegislation enacted by a power derived from another legislation, such as one made by the executive branch within the boundaries fixed by an act of parliament.
- secondary colourAny of three colours derived from mixing two primary colours.
- secondary sectorThe sector of the economy that principally uses raw materials produced by the primary sector for sale and use by other sectors.
- secondary stressThe weaker of two degrees of stress in the pronunciation of a word.
- secondary colorAny of three colors derived from mixing two primary colors.
- secondary sourceA written commentary which discusses previously produced original work of another author, especially a notable author.
- secondary liabilityThe legal responsibility arising when a party materially contributes to, facilitates, induces or is otherwise responsible for directly infringing acts carried out by another party.
- secondary careThe healthcare services provided by medical specialists who generally do not have first contact with patients, e.g. cardiologists, urologists, or endodontists. It includes short-term care for acute conditions such as injury and childbirth.
- secondary worldAn internally consistent, fictional, fantasy world or setting that is different from the real "primary world".
- secondary alcoholAny alcohol of general formula R₂CH-OH
- secondary actionIndustrial action taken by workers who are not involved in a dispute, to show solidarity with those who are involved.
- secondary cellSynonym of storage cell: A rechargeable battery.
- secondary consumera secondary consumer eats what is below it in the food chain.
- secondary energyEnergy contained in a fuel, electricity, or similar carrier of energy derived from some a primary energy source.
- secondary forestSynonym of second-growth forest: A forest which has been harvested and is regrowing.
- secondary industryAn industry that processes raw materials produced by primary industry into goods suitable for tertiary industry to provide goods or services to consumers.
- secondary literaturesecondary source
- secondary marketsplural of secondary market: The financial market for trading of securities that have already been issued in an initial private or public offering.
- secondary memorySynonym of secondary storage: The nonvolatile memory of a computer, not directly accessible by the central processing unit.
Compound words 9
- SeconalA barbiturate drug used as a sedative and hypnotic, a trade name of secobarbital.
- intersecondaryBetween secondary schools
- secondarinessThe state of being secondary.
- circumsecondaryThat surrounds the secondary star of a binary star system
- nonsecondaryNot secondary.
- presecondaryBefore secondary education.
- semisecondaryBeing or relating to a kind of advanced primary school focusing on practical subjects.
- supersecondaryDescribing a protein structure composed of several adjacent elements of a secondary structure
- postsecondaryOf or pertaining to education or educational institutions subsequent to secondary school or high school.