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Trapezium :: Trapezium (n.) A bone of the carpus at the base of the first metacarpal, or thumb..

Basement :: Basement (a.) The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure. ( See Base, n., 3 (a).) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor, collectively..

Leucoline :: Leucoline (n.) A nitrogenous organic base from coal tar, and identical with quinoline. Cf. Quinoline..

Tetrahedrite :: Tetrahedrite (n.) A sulphide of antimony and copper, with small quantities of other metals. It is a very common ore of copper, and some varieties yield a considerable presentage of silver. Called also gray copper ore, fahlore, and panabase..

Predicate :: Predicate (v. t.) To found; to base.

Debase :: Debase (a.) To reduce from a higher to a lower state or grade of worth, dignity, purity, station, etc.; to degrade; to lower; to deteriorate; to abase; as, to debase the character by crime; to debase the mind by frivolity; to debase style by vulgar words..

Stereo-chemic :: Stereobate (n.) The lower part or basement of a building or pedestal; -- used loosely for several different forms of basement.

Disulphate :: Disulphate (n.) An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid..

Metabases :: Metabases (pl. ) of Metabasi.

Imbase :: Imbase (v. t.) See Embase.

Porphyry :: Porphyry (n.) A term used somewhat loosely to designate a rock consisting of a fine-grained base (usually feldspathic) through which crystals, as of feldspar or quartz, are disseminated. There are red, purple, and green varieties, which are highly esteemed as marbles..

Actinost :: Actinost (n.) One of the bones at the base of a paired fin of a fish.

Subsulphide :: Subsulphate (n.) A sulphate with an excess of the base.

Bract :: Bract (n.) Any modified leaf, or scale, on a flower stalk or at the base of a flower..

Low-minded :: Low-minded (a.) Inclined in mind to low or unworthy things; showing a base mind.

Limmer :: Limmer (n.) A low, base fellow; also, a prostitute..

Diminution :: Diminution (n.) The act of lessening dignity or consideration, or the state of being deprived of dignity; a lowering in estimation; degradation; abasement..

Umbellularia :: Umbellularia (n.) A genus of deep-sea alcyonaria consisting of a cluster of large flowerlike polyps situated at the summit of a long, slender stem which stands upright in the mud, supported by a bulbous base..

Pentalpha :: Pentalpha (n.) A five-pointed star, resembling five alphas joined at their bases; -- used as a symbol..

Poltroon :: Poltroon (a.) Base; vile; contemptible; cowardly.

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