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29/01/2024
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GIBFISH
GIBFISH
The male of the salmon. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
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ANORTHOCLASE
ANORTHOCLASE
A feldspar closely related to orthoclase, but triclinic. It ischiefly a silicate of sodium, potassium, and aluminium. Sp. gr., 2.57-- 2.60.
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SIGHING
SIGHING
Uttering sighs; grieving; lamenting. "Sighing millions."Cowper.-- Sigh"ing*ly, adv.
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RETROVERT
RETROVERT
To turn back.
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HIEROGLYPHICALLY
HIEROGLYPHICALLY
In hieroglyphics.
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RICINELAIDIN
RICINELAIDIN
The glycerin salt of ricinelaidic acid, obtained as a whitecrystalline waxy substance by treating castor oil with nitrous acid.
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POLYCHORD
POLYCHORD
Having many strings.
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ENTONIC
ENTONIC
Having great tension, or exaggerated action. Dunglison.
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SLOWLY
SLOWLY
In a slow manner; moderately; not rapidly; not early; notrashly; not readly; tardly.
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HEARTEDNESS
HEARTEDNESS
Earnestness; sincerity; heartiness. [R.] Clarendon.
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MANNITAN
MANNITAN
A white amorphous or crystalline substance obtained by thepartial dehydration of mannite.
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WRIE
WRIE
See Wry. [Obs.] Chaucer.