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21/10/2026

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MANNITAN

A white amorphous or crystalline substance obtained by thepartial dehydration of mannite.

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MOA

Any one of several very large extinct species of wingless birdsbelonging to Dinornis, and other related genera, of the suborderDinornithes, found in New Zealand. They are allied to the apteryx andthe ostrich. They were probably exterminated by the natives beforeNew Zealand was discovered by Europeans. Some species were muchlarger than the ostrich.

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RESUSCITATIVE

Tending to resuscitate; reviving; revivifying.

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SORANCE

Soreness. [Obs.]

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JIGGER

A species of flea (Sarcopsylla, or Pulex, penetrans), whichburrows beneath the skin. See Chigoe.

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HUMORIST

One who attributes diseases of the state of the humors.

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AUSTIN

Augustinian; as, Austin friars.

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PIEND

See Peen.

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TRANSPORTANT

Transporting; as, transportant love. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

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HEARTSTRIKE

To affect at heart; to shock. [R.] "The seek to heartstrikeus." B. Jonson.

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SIPHONIFEROUS

Siphon-bearing, as the shell of the nautilus and othercephalopods.

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DEAMBULATORY

Going about from place to place; wandering; of or pertaining toa deambulatory. [Obs.] "Deambulatory actors." Bp. Morton.