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derrid, derride Chem. (ˈdɛrɪd, -aɪd) [a. G. derrid (M. Greshoff 1890, in Ber. d. Deut. Chem. Ges. XXIII. 3538), f. derris: see -id4, -ide.] a. An extract of derris as obtained by Greshoff (see quots.). b. (See quot. 19392.)1890 Pharmaceut. Jrnl. & Trans. XXI. 559/2 Derris elliptica. This plant was s...
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derris
derris (ˈdɛrɪs) [mod.L. (J. de Loureiro Flora Cochinchinensis (1790) II. 432), a. Gr. δέρρις a leather covering, membrane (referring to the pod).] a. Bot. A member of the genus of woody tropical climbing plants so called, belonging to the family Leguminosæ.1860 G. Bentham in Jrnl. Linnean Soc. IV. S...
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tuba
▪ I. tuba1 (ˈtjuːbə) [L. and It. tuba.] 1. (pl. tubæ.) The straight bronze war-trumpet of the ancient Romans.1882 Athenæum 8 Apr. 452/1 Two other musicians blow long straight trumpets, exactly like the Roman tuba. 1890 E. Custer Following Guidon Pref. 9 The tuba..was a kind of straight bronze clario...
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