Term: splinter group: a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent organization
Broader: faction: a dissenting clique | Unrelated: conduit: a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass
Broader: faction: a dissenting clique | Unrelated: refrigerator cookie: dough formed into a roll and chilled in the refrigerator then sliced and baked
Broader: faction: a dissenting clique | Unrelated: takeoff: the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne
Broader: faction: a dissenting clique | Unrelated: meiosis: (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
Broader: faction: a dissenting clique | Unrelated: folsom culture: the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by a thin finely made flint projectile point having the shape of a leaf
Broader: faction: a dissenting clique | Unrelated: house paint: paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house
Broader: faction: a dissenting clique | Unrelated: acetate disk: a disk coated with cellulose acetate
Broader: faction: a dissenting clique | Unrelated: pheromone: a chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species
Broader: faction: a dissenting clique | Unrelated: sarcochilus: diminutive epiphytic or lithophytic orchids with clumped short-stemmed foliage and arching racemes of colorful flowers; Australia and Polynesia to southeastern Asia
Broader: faction: a dissenting clique | Unrelated: vision: the perceptual experience of seeing