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05/12/2024

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SORWE

Sorrow. [Obs.] Chaucer.

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SUBINTESTINAL

Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the intestine.

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GERMAN

Nearly related; closely akin.Wert thou a leopard, thou wert german to the lion. Shak.Brother german. See Brother german.-- Cousins german. See the Note under Cousin.

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VERTICLE

An axis; hinge; a turning point. E. Waterhouse.

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IONIZE

To separate (a compound) into ions, esp. by dissolving inwater. --I`on*i*za"tion (#), n.

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HYPERTHETICAL

Exaggerated; excessive; hyperbolical. [Obs.]Hyperthetical or superlative . . . expression. Chapman.

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SYNONYMIZE

To express by a synonym or synonyms; to give the synonym orsynonyms corresponding to.This word "fortis" we may synonymize after all these fashions: stout,hardy, valiant, doughty, courageous, adventurous, brave, bold,daring, intrepid. Camden.

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AMYLACEOUS

Pertaining to starch; of the nature of starch; starchy.

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GARGOULETTE

A water cooler or jug with a handle and spout; a gurglet.Mollett.

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WORKYDAY

A week day or working day, as distinguished from Sunday or aholiday. Also used adjectively. [Written also workiday, andworkaday.] [Obs. or Colloq.]Prithee, tell her but a workyday fortune. Shak.

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DEMARCH

March; walk; gait. [Obs.]

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ESERINE

An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean, and the seed ofPhysostigma venenosum; physostigmine. It is used in ophthalmicsurgery for its effect in contracting the pupil.