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13/08/2026

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DARTOIC

Of or pertaining to the dartos.

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KREATININ

See Creatinin.

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REIT

Sedge; seaweed. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

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SINGLE-FOOT

An irregular gait of a horse; -- called also single-footedpace. See Single, v. i.Single-foot is an irregular pace, rather rare, distinguished by theposterior extremities moving in the order of a fast walk, and theanterior extremities in that of a slow trot. Stillman (The Horse inMotion.)

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MONOPOLITE

A monopolist. Sylvester.

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POLYGYN

A plant of the order Polygynia.

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LAPBOARD

A board used on the lap as a substitute for a table, as bytailors.

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SINUS

A cavity; a depression. Specifically:(a) A cavity in a bone or other part, either closed or with a narrowopening.(b) A dilated vessel or canal.

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INCALESCENT

Growing warm; increasing in heat.

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WINNINGNESS

The quality or state of being winning. "Winningness in style."J. Morley.

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ELLAGIC

Pertaining to, or derived from, gallnuts or gallic acid; as,ellagic acid. Ellagic acid (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,C14H8O9, found in bezoar stones, and obtained by the oxidation ofgallic acid.

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SYRIASM

A Syrian idiom; a Syrianism; a Syriacism. M. Stuart.The Scripture Greek is observed to be full of Syriasms and Hebraisms.Bp. Warburton.