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osteocolla
‖ osteocolla (ˌɒstiːəʊˈkɒlə) [mod.L. (1565 Gesner), f. osteo- + Gr. κόλλα glue.] A deposit of carbonate of lime forming an incrustation on the roots and stems of plants: found in sandy ground, esp. in some parts of Germany. Also called glue-bone: see quot. 1663.1661 Lovell Hist. An. & Min. ii. 93 Os... Oxford English Dictionary
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stalactites
‖ stalactites Now rare. (ˌstælækˈtaɪtiːz) Pl. stalactitæ (-tiː). [mod.L. (Olaus Wormius a 1654), f. Gr. σταλακτ-ός dropping, dripping (vbl. adj. f. σταλακ-, σταλάσσειν to let drip, intr. to drip), after names of stones in -ītēs: see -ite1.] = stalactite.[a 1654 O. Wormius Mus. i. ii. vi. (1655) 50 D... Oxford English Dictionary
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conglutinator
conˈglutinator rare. [Agent-n. in L. form from conglūtinā-re.] An agent that conglutinates.a 1728 Woodward Fossils (J.), The osteocolla is recommended as a conglutinator of broken bones. Oxford English Dictionary
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calamite
calamite (ˈkæləmaɪt) [ad. mod.L. generic name calamītes, f. L. calamus reed; see -ite.] 1. Palæont. A fossil plant, of a genus or order abundant in the Coal Measures, of which the stems are found in jointed fragments, ribbed and furrowed. They are generally considered to have been allied to the exis... Oxford English Dictionary
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osteo-
osteo- (ˈɒstɪəʊ) before a vowel also oste-, combining form of Gr. ὀστέο-ν bone, entering into many derivatives, chiefly anatomical: see the more important words in their alphabetical places. osteo-ˈaneurysm, pulsating tumour of a bone. osteoarˈthritic a., of, pertaining to, or affected by osteoarthr... Oxford English Dictionary
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magnesia
magnesia (mægˈniːʃ(ɪ)ə) Also 4 magnasia, 5 magnetia. [a. med.L. magnēsia, a. Gr. ἡ Μαγνησία λίθος, ‘the Magnesian stone’, a designation of two different minerals: (1) the loadstone; (2) a stone shining like silver, perhaps talc (Liddell & Scott). It is not clear which of these two senses gave rise t... Oxford English Dictionary
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pharmacology
pharmacology (fɑːməˈkɒlədʒɪ) [ad. mod.L. pharmacologia (W. Harris 1683): see pharmaco- and -logy.] That branch of medical science which relates to drugs, their preparation, uses, and effects; the science or theory of pharmacy.1721 Bailey, Pharmacology, a Treatise concerning the Art of preparing Medi... Oxford English Dictionary
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stone
▪ I. stone, n. (stəʊn) Forms: 1–3 (4–5 Sc. and north.) stan, 3 stæn, 3–5 ston, 4–5 sten, 4–6 stoon (5–6 stoone), 4–9 (Sc. and north.) stane, 5 Sc. stayne, (stein), 5– 7 stonne, 6 stoan(e, steane, 6–7 Sc. stain(e, 7 Sc., 8–9 dial. stean, 4– stone. [Common Teut.: OE. stán str. masc. corresponds to OFr... Oxford English Dictionary
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flower
▪ I. flower, n. (flaʊə(r), ˈflaʊə(r)) Forms: 3–4 flur(e, 3–7 flour(e, 4–7 flowr(e, (4 flor, flowur, 6 flore, Sc. flouir, 7 floor), 5– flower, (8, 9 poet. flow'r). See also flour. [ME. flour, flur, a. OF. flour, flur, flor (Fr. fleur) = Pr. flour, flor, Sp., Pg., and OIt. flor (It. fiore):—L. flōr-em... Oxford English Dictionary
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