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05/08/2025

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EXHAUSTIBILITY

Capability of being exhausted.I was seriously tormented by the thought of the exhaustibility ofmusical combinations. J. S. Mill.

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PLUVIOGRAPHY

The branch of meteorology treating of the automaticregistration of the precipitation of rain, snow, etc.; also, thegraphic presentation of precipitation data.

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MERCURIC

Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containingmercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury into which thiselement enters in its lowest proportion. Mercuric chloride, corrosivesublimate. See Corrosive.

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COLLOCUTOR

One of the speakers in a dialogue. Derham.

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SPIRACLE

The nostril, or one of the nostrils, of whales, porpoises, andallied animals.

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ABLE-MINDED

Having much intellectual power.-- A`ble-mind"ed*ness, n.

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SEJEIN

To separate. [Obs.]

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LAMPYRIS

A genus of coleopterous insects, including the glowworms.

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DAPHNIA

A genus of the genus Daphnia.

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PSEUDOHALTER

One of the rudimentary front wings of certain insects(Stylops). They resemble the halteres, or rudimentary hind wings, ofDiptera.

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TRIUMVIRY

A triumvirate. [Obs.] Shak.

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ACRODONT

One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united tothe top of the alveolar ridge.-- a. Of or pertaining to the acrodonts.