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22/03/2026

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MELIORATOR

One who meliorates.

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ABSCISION

See Abscission.

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MANTRA

A prayer; an invocation; a religious formula; a charm. [India]

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INROAD

The entrance of an enemy into a country with purposes ofhostility; a sudden or desultory incursion or invasion; raid;encroachment.The loss of Shrewsbury exposed all North Wales to the daily inroadsof the enemy. Clarendon.With perpetual inroads to alarm, Though inaccessible, his fatalthrone. Milton.

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MANSARD ROOF

A hipped curb roof; that is, a roof having on all sides twoslopes, the lower one being steeper than the upper one.

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CARRIBOO

See Caribou.

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TETRACID

Capable of neutralizing four molecules of a monobasic acid;having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement ba acids or acidatoms; -- said of certain bases; thus, erythrine, C4H6(OH)4, is atetracid alcohol.

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TERGITE

The dorsal portion of an arthromere or somite of an articulateanimal. See Illust. under Coleoptera.

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INOSITE

A white crystalline substance with a sweet taste, found incertain animal tissues and fluids, particularly in the muscles of theheart and lungs, also in some plants, as in unripe pease, beans,potato sprouts, etc. Called also phaseomannite.

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TUTELE

Tutelage. [Obs.] Howell.

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ANACLASTIC

Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water; as,anaclastic curves.

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SLOTHFUL

Addicted to sloth; inactive; sluggish; lazy; indolent; idle.He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is agreat waster. Prov. xviii. 9.-- Sloth"ful*ly, adv.-- Sloth"ful*ness, n.