Afterbirth

  • 71Secundine — Sec un*dine, n. [Cf. F. secondine.] 1. (Bot.) The second coat, or integument, of an ovule, lying within the primine. [1913 Webster] Note: In the ripened seed the primine and secundine are usually united to form the testa, or outer seed coat. When …

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  • 72Unavoidable — Un a*void a*ble, a. 1. Not avoidable; incapable of being shunned or prevented; inevitable; necessary; as, unavoidable troubles. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Not voidable; incapable of being made null or void. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] {Unavoidable… …

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  • 73Unavoidable hemorrhage — Unavoidable Un a*void a*ble, a. 1. Not avoidable; incapable of being shunned or prevented; inevitable; necessary; as, unavoidable troubles. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Not voidable; incapable of being made null or void. Blackstone. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 74Unavoidableness — Unavoidable Un a*void a*ble, a. 1. Not avoidable; incapable of being shunned or prevented; inevitable; necessary; as, unavoidable troubles. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Not voidable; incapable of being made null or void. Blackstone. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 75Unavoidably — Unavoidable Un a*void a*ble, a. 1. Not avoidable; incapable of being shunned or prevented; inevitable; necessary; as, unavoidable troubles. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Not voidable; incapable of being made null or void. Blackstone. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 76Whethering — Wheth er*ing, n. The retention of the afterbirth in cows. Gardner. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 77chorion — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, afterbirth Date: 1545 the highly vascular outer embryonic membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals that in placental mammals is associated with the allantois in the formation of the placenta …

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  • 78Comanche — For other uses, see Comanche (disambiguation). Comanche Comanche portraits Total population 14,700[1] …

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  • 79Lutefisk — (lutfisk) (pronounced|lʉːtəfɪsk in Southern Norway, IPA| [lʉːtfɪsk] in Central and Northern Norway, Sweden and the Swedish speaking areas in Finland ( lipeäkala in Finnish)) is a traditional dish of the Nordic countries made from stockfish (air… …

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  • 80Xhosa — Infobox Ethnic group group = Xhosa caption = Notable Xhosa: Nelson Mandela, Miriam Makeba, Thabo Mbeki, Desmond Tutu poptime = 7.9 million (2001 estimate) popplace = Eastern Cape: 5.4 million Western Cape: 1.1 million Gauteng: 0.7 million Free… …

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