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  • 71Coulomb's law — Elect. the principle that the force between two point charges acts in the direction of the line between them and is directly proportional to the product of their electric charges divided by the square of the distance between them. [1850 55; after …

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  • 72chemical bonding — ▪ chemistry Introduction       any of the interactions that account for the association of atoms into molecules, ions, crystals, and other stable species that make up the familiar substances of the everyday world. When atoms approach one another …

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  • 73disgust — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. nauseate, sicken, revolt, repel, offend. n. aversion, nausea, loathing, abhorrence. See pain,dislike. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. loathing, repugnance, revulsion; see hatred 1 , objection 1 . v. Syn.… …

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  • 74rebuff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. snub, slight, cut; repulse, rout, check. See failure. v. t. repel, repulse; snub, cut, slight, high hat (sl.), cold shoulder (sl.). See rejection, repulsion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. repulse, snub,… …

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  • 75force back — verb cause to move back by force or influence repel the enemy push back the urge to smoke beat back the invaders • Syn: ↑repel, ↑drive, ↑repulse, ↑push back, ↑beat back …

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  • 76gross out — verb 1. fill with distaste This spoilt food disgusts me • Syn: ↑disgust, ↑revolt, ↑repel • Derivationally related forms: ↑repulsive (for: ↑repel), ↑ …

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  • 77push back — I noun the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw • Syn: ↑rollback • Hypernyms: ↑offense, ↑offence, ↑offensive II verb cause to move back by force or influence …

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  • 78Repulse — Re*pulse (r? p?ls ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repulsed} ( p?lst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Repulsing}.] [L. repulsus, p. p. of repellere. See {Repel}.] 1. To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 79Repulsed — Repulse Re*pulse (r? p?ls ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repulsed} ( p?lst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Repulsing}.] [L. repulsus, p. p. of repellere. See {Repel}.] 1. To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy. [1913… …

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  • 80Repulsing — Repulse Re*pulse (r? p?ls ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repulsed} ( p?lst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Repulsing}.] [L. repulsus, p. p. of repellere. See {Repel}.] 1. To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy. [1913… …

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