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26/12/2024
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GLOBIFEROUS
GLOBIFEROUS
Having a round or globular tip.
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AZOBENZENE
AZOBENZENE
A substance (C6H5.N2.C6H5) derived from nitrobenzene, formingorange red crystals which are easily fusible.
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FIBROIN
FIBROIN
A variety of gelatin; the chief ingredient of raw silk,extracted as a white amorphous mass.
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TOMFOOL
TOMFOOL
A great fool; a trifler.
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CONSCRIBE
CONSCRIBE
To enroll; to enlist. [Obs.] E. Hall.
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ULTIMITY
ULTIMITY
The last stage or consequence; finality. [Obs.] Bacon.
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GONIDIAL
GONIDIAL
Pertaining to, or containing, gonidia.
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TRUNDLETAIL
TRUNDLETAIL
A round or curled-up tail; also, a dog with such a tail. Shak.
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HYPOCHONDRIASIS
HYPOCHONDRIASIS
A mental disorder in which melancholy and gloomy views tormentthe affected person, particularly concerning his own health.
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GRANULITE
GRANULITE
A whitish, granular rock, consisting of feldspar and quartzintimately mixed; -- sometimes called whitestone, and leptynite.
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CLEPSINE
CLEPSINE
A genus of freshwater leeches, furnished with a proboscis. Theyfeed upon mollusks and worms.
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WHERETHROUGH
WHERETHROUGH
Through which. [R.] "Wherethrough that I may know." Chaucer.Windows . . . wherethrough the sun Delights to peep, to gaze thereinon thee. Shak.