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26/11/2024

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UNSTRATIFIED

Not stratified; -- applied to massive rocks, as granite,porphyry, etc., and also to deposits of loose material, as theglacial till, which occur in masses without layers or strata.

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SOLDERING

from Solder, v. t. Soldering iron, Soldering tool, aninstrument for soldering, consisting of a bit or bolt of copperhaving a pointed or wedge-shaped end, and furnished with a handle.

#21770

INGEST

To take into, or as into, the stomach or alimentary canal. SirT. Browne.

#20463

TORTILITY

The quality or state of being tortile, twisted, or wreathed.

#45885

ALLITERATIVE

Pertaining to, or characterized by, alliteration; as,alliterative poetry.-- Al*lit"er*a*tive*ly, adv.-- Al*lit"er*a*tive*ness, n.

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INTRIGUE

To fill with artifice and duplicity; to complicate; toembarrass. [Obs.]How doth it [sin] perplex and intrique the whole course of yourlives! Dr. J. Scott.

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UNWORLDLY

Not worldly; spiritual; holy. Hawthorne.-- Un*world"li*ness, n.

#32206

ENCAPSULATION

The act of inclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membranearound (any part) so as to inclose it in a capsule.

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SUPERTERRANEAN

Being above ground. "Superterranean quarries." Mrs. Trollope.

#74544

ANACARDIACEOUS

Belonging to, or resembling, a family, or order, of plants ofwhich the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac are wellknown examples.

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LEOD

People; a nation; a man. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. Bp. Gibson.

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LACTODENSIMETER

A form of hydrometer, specially graduated, for finding thedensity of milk, and thus discovering whether it has been mixed withwater or some of the cream has been removed.