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11blink — I noun a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly • Syn: ↑eye blink, ↑blinking, ↑wink, ↑winking, ↑nictitation, ↑nictation • Derivationally related forms: ↑ni …
12Nictitate — Nic ti*tate, v. i. [See {Nictate}.] To wink; to nictate. [1913 Webster] {Nictitating membrane} (Anat.), a thin membrane, found in many animals at the inner angle, or beneath the lower lid, of the eye, and capable of being drawn across the… …
13Nictitating membrane — Nictitate Nic ti*tate, v. i. [See {Nictate}.] To wink; to nictate. [1913 Webster] {Nictitating membrane} (Anat.), a thin membrane, found in many animals at the inner angle, or beneath the lower lid, of the eye, and capable of being drawn across… …
14Entomopathogenic nematode — Entomopathogenic nematodes are soil inhabiting, lethal insect parasitoids that belong to the phylum Nematoda, commonly called roundworms. The term entomopathogenic comes from the Greek word entomon, meaning insect, and pathogenic, which means… …
15Dimsightedness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Imperfect vision. >Fallacies of vision. < N PARAG:Dimsightedness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dim sight dim sight dull sight half sight short sight near sight long sight double sight astigmatic sight failing sight Sgm: N… …
16nictitate — intransitive verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: alteration of nictate to wink, from Latin nictatus, past participle of nictare more at connive Date: 1713 wink …
17nictitate — nictitant, adj. /nik ti tayt /, v.i., nictitated, nictitating. to wink. Also, nictate. [1815 25; < ML nictitatus, ptp. of nictitare, freq. of L nictare to wink, freq. of nicere to beckon; see ATE1] * * * …
18nictitating membrane — a thin membrane, or inner or third eyelid, present in many animals, capable of being drawn across the eyeball, as for protection. [1705 15; NICTATE + ING2] * * * …
19Nictitate — To wink. Nictitating spasm is spasm of the eyelid with continuous winking. Nictitate and the older verb nictate both come from the Latin word for winking, nictare. * * * To wink. [see nictitation] * * * nic·ti·tate nik tə .tāt vi, tat·ed; tat·ing …
20Nictitating spasm — Spasm of the eyelid with continuous winking. To nictitiate is to wink. Nictitate and the older verb nictate both come from the Latin word for winking, nictare. * * * winking s …
