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  • 91coal — coalless, adj. /kohl/, n. 1. a black or dark brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Cf. anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite. 2. a piece of glowing, charred, or burned wood or other… …

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  • 92guayule — /gwah yooh lee, wah /; Sp. /gwah yooh le/, n., pl. guayules / leez/; Sp. / les/. 1. a composite shrub, Parthenium argentatum, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, yielding a form of rubber. 2. the rubber obtained from this plant. [1905 10, Amer.; …

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  • 93maceration — /mas euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of macerating. 2. a process in winemaking in which the crushed grape skins are left in the juice until they have imparted the desired color or the proper amount of tannins and aroma. [1485 95 < L&#8230; …

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  • 94stomach — /stum euhk/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. a. a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food. b. such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when&#8230; …

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  • 95taxonomy — taxonomic /tak seuh nom ik/, taxonomical, adj. taxonomically, adv. taxonomist, taxonomer, n. /tak son euh mee/, n. 1. the science or technique of classification. 2. Biol. the science dealing with the description, identification, naming, and&#8230; …

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  • 96outbrave — verb /aʊtˈbɹeɪv/ a) To stand out bravely against; to face up to courageously. to outbrave one another, they will tire their bodies, macerate their souls, and through contentions or mutual invitations beggar themselves. b) To surpass or outrival …

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  • 97homogenate — Tissue ground into a creamy consistency in which the cell structure is disintegrated (so called “cell free”). Cf.:brei. * * * ho·mog·e·nate hō mäj ə .nāt, hə n a product of homogenizing compare MACERATE * * * ho·mog·e·nate (ho mojґ&#601;&#8230; …

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  • 98M — 1. Symbol for mega (2); morgan; molarity (moles per liter, also written M or m); myopia or myopic; methionine; 6 mercaptopurine ribonucleoside in a nucleic acid; L. misce, mix; meta …

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  • 99m — Symbol for molarity. Symbol for meter; milli ; minim; mass; magnetic dipole moment; molality. Symbol for moles per liter (also wr …

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  • 100mandibles — Most anterior part of anterior mouthparts situated on either side of oral opening [Holdich and Jones, 1983]. Paired mouthparts used to macerate food. Consists of a fairly hard, chitinised region with spines and, often, opposed grinding surfaces.&#8230; …

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