Poisoning, or the state of being poisoned, from toxicsubstances produced within the body; autotoxæmia.
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Auto-intoxication
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Chinquapin
A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub (Castanea pumila) ofNorth America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the chestnut.Also, its small, sweet, edible nat. [Written also chincapin andchinkapin.] Chinquapin oak, a small shrubby oak (Quercus prinoides)of the Atlantic States, with edible acorns.-- Western Chinquapin, an evergreen shrub or tree (Castanopeschrysophylla) of the Pacific coast. In California it is a shrub; inOregon a tree 30 to 125 feet high.
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Contributor
One who, or that which, contributes; specifically, one whowrites articles for a newspaper or magazine.
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Thoroughbred
Bred from the best blood through a long line; pure-blooded; --said of stock, as horses. Hence, having the characteristics of suchbreeding; mettlesome; courageous; of elegant form, or the like.-- n.
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Stepbrother
A brother by the marriage of one's father with the mother ofanother, or of one's mother with the father of another.
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Fallow deer
A European species of deer (Cervus dama), much smaller than thered deer. In summer both sexes are spotted with white. It is commonin England, where it is often domesticated in the parks.
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Orison
A prayer; a supplication. [Poetic] Chaucer. Shak.Lowly they bowed, adoring, and began Their orisons, each morning dulypaid. Milton.
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Tubby
Resembling a tub; specifically sounding dull and withoutresonance, like a tub; wanting elasticity or freedom of sound; as, atubby violin.
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Eupione
A limpid, oily liquid obtained by the destructive distillationof various vegetable and animal substances; -- specifically, an oilconsisting largely of the higher hydrocarbons of the paraffin series.[Written also eupion.]
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Theism
The belief or acknowledgment of the existence of a God, asopposed to atheism, pantheism, or polytheism.
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Orthoscopic
Giving an image in correct or normal proportions; giving a flatfield of view; as, an orthoscopic eyepiece.
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Globule
A minute spherical or rounded structure; as blood, lymph, andpus corpuscles, minute fungi, spores, etc.
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Pyrocitric
Pertaining to, or designating, any one of three acids obtainedby the distillation of citric acid, and called respectivelycitraconic, itaconic, and mesaconic acid.
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Preemption
The act or right of purchasing before others. Specifically:(a) The privilege or prerogative formerly enjoyed by the king ofbuying provisions for his household in preference to others. Eng. The right of an actual settler upon public lands (particularlythose of the United States) to purchase a certain portion at a fixedprice in preference to all other applicants. Abbott.
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Richweed
An herb (Pilea pumila) of the Nettle family, having a smooth,juicy, pellucid stem; -- called also clearweed.
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Photogen
A light hydrocarbon oil resembling kerosene. It is obtained bydistilling coal, paraffin, etc., and is used as a lubricant,illuminant, etc. [Written also photogene.]
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Considerably
In a manner or to a degree not trifling or unimportant;greatly; much.The breeds . . . differ considerably from each other. Darwin.
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Clique
A narrow circle of persons associated by common interests orfor the accomplishment of a common purpose; -- generally used in abad sense.
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Diaster
A double star; -- applied to the nucleus of a cell, when,during cell division, the loops of the nuclear network separate intotwo groups, preparatory to the formation of two daughter nuclei. SeeKaryokinesis.
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Lycopodium
A genus of mosslike plants, the type of the order Lycopodiaceæ;club moss. Lycopodium powder, a fine powder or dust composed of thespores of Lycopodium, and other plants of the order Lycopodiaceæ. Itis highly inflammable, and is sometimes used in the manufacture offireworks, and the artificial representation of lightning.