An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic. / A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. / A town in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.

(organic chemistry) 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, the colouring principle of henna.

(obsolete, early 20th century, US, usually derogatory) To amalgamate. / (obsolete, early 20th century, US, usually derogatory) To harshly criticize, to use the press to condemn a rival business.

simple past tense and past participle of Lawsonize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of Lawsonize

present participle of Lawsonize

a chemical and dye found in henna (Lawsonia inermis)

plural of lawson

(physics) A necessary, but not sufficient, condition for the achievement of sustained release of energy from a nuclear fusion reactor; that the heating effect of the reaction should exceed the losses.

A criterion used by urban planners and architects to assess how comfortable the wind around buildings is for pedestrians (a wind comfort assessment). Commonly used in urban planning in the United Kingdom.