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27/09/2026

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ENUCLEATE

To remove without cutting (as a tumor).

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SYNOCIL

A sense organ found in certain sponges. It consists of severalfilaments, each of which arises from a single cell.

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SCALEBACK

Any one of numerous species of marine annelids of the familyPolynoidæ, and allies, which have two rows of scales, or elytra,along the back. See Illust. under Chætopoda.

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LIED

A lay; a German song. It differs from the French chanson, andthe Italian canzone, all three being national.The German Lied is perhaps the most faithful reflection of thenational sentiment. Grove.

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SURVEYANCE

Survey; inspection. [R.]

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NOTICEABLY

In a noticeable manner.

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SYNANTHEROUS

Having the stamens united by their anthers; as, synantherousflowers.

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CHIOPPINE

Same as Chopine, n.

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PYXIS

A pyxidium.

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ICONOLOGY

The discussion or description of portraiture or ofrepresentative images. Cf. Iconography.

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GLACIS

A gentle slope, or a smooth, gently sloping bank; especially(Fort.), that slope of earth which inclines from the covered waytoward the exterior ground or country (see Illust. of Ravelin).

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INTERDIGITATE

To interweave. [R.]