12 new words everyday
03/06/2024
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MHOMETER
MHOMETER
An instrument for measuring conductivity.
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JOHNSONIANISM
JOHNSONIANISM
A manner of acting or of writing peculiar to, or characteristicof, Dr. Johnson. [Written also Johnsonism.]
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TALLOWING
TALLOWING
The act, or art, of causing animals to produce tallow; also,the property in animals of producing tallow.
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BORURET
BORURET
A boride. [Obs.]
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ENCUMBERMENT
ENCUMBERMENT
Encumbrance. [R.]
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OVERDRY
OVERDRY
To dry too much. Burton.
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ENTROCHAL
ENTROCHAL
Pertaining to, or consisting of, entrochites, or the joints ofencrinites; -- used of a kind of stone or marble.
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BACTRIAN
BACTRIAN
Of or pertaining to Bactria in Asia.-- n.
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HYPOCRITIC
HYPOCRITIC
See Hypocritical. Swift.
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CANNABINE
CANNABINE
Pertaining to hemp; hempen. [R.]
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EXHEDRA
EXHEDRA
See Exedra.
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WATER GOD
WATER GOD
A fabulous deity supposed to dwell in, and preside over, somebody of water.