(anatomy) The cartilaginous extension of the lower sternum; the xiphisternum.

(printing) A printing process which uses four specific colored inks: cyan, magenta, yellow and black (CMYK), and halftone printing plates, to reproduce a range of colors.

Any process that is not continuous, but is carried out with a discrete amount of material.

Any of several types of natural cheese that are pasteurized to lengthen storage life and combined with emulsifiers to aid smoothness. In some cases processed cheeses contain added colorings and preservatives.

An oil used not for lubrication but as a component of another material, or as a carrier of other products.

Negotiations towards the peaceful settlement of a long-running conflict.

The conical, nipple-like projection of the petrous part of the temporal bone, that is situated behind the ear in humans and many other vertebrates, and serves as a site of muscle attachment.

(law enforcement) A deliverer of processes or summonses, the formal announcements of the beginning of a legal action; a huissier de justice or other equivalent position in other legal systems.

(law) The delivery of information to a person or entity providing notice that they are being sued with sufficient detail for them to respond to the suit.

(physics, astronomy) The relatively rapid nucleosynthesis process, in supernovae, in which a large neutron flux allows rapid neutron capture and synthesis of elements up to the transuranic elements.