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Acescent :: Acescent (a.) Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.

Slight :: Slight (adv.) Slightly.

Bryonin :: Bryonin (n.) A bitter principle obtained from the root of the bryony (Bryonia alba and B. dioica). It is a white, or slightly colored, substance, and is emetic and cathartic..

Leprosy :: Leprosy (n.) A cutaneous disease which first appears as blebs or as reddish, shining, slightly prominent spots, with spreading edges. These are often followed by an eruption of dark or yellowish prominent nodules, frequently producing great deformity. In one variety of the disease, anaesthesia of the skin is a prominent symptom. In addition there may be wasting of the muscles, falling out of the hair and nails, and distortion of the hands and feet with destruction of the bones and joints. It is

Dais :: Dais (n.) A platform slightly raised above the floor of a hall or large room, giving distinction to the table and seats placed upon it for the chief guests..

Wormwood :: Wormwood (n.) A composite plant (Artemisia Absinthium), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from moths. It gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called absinthe. The volatile oil is a narcotic poison. The term is often extended to other species of the same genus..

Faintish :: Faintish (a.) Slightly faint; somewhat faint.

Indispose :: Indispose (v. t.) To disorder slightly as regards health; to make somewhat.

Magnesia :: Magnesia (n.) A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium oxide, and obtained by heating magnesium hydrate or carbonate, or by burning magnesium. It has a slightly alkaline reaction, and is used in medicine as a mild antacid laxative. See Magnesium..

Lactose :: Lactose (n.) Sugar of milk or milk sugar; a crystalline sugar present in milk, and separable from the whey by evaporation and crystallization. It has a slightly sweet taste, is dextrorotary, and is much less soluble in water than either cane sugar or glucose. Formerly called lactin..

Pleurosigma :: Pleurosigma (n.) A genus of diatoms of elongated elliptical shape, but having the sides slightly curved in the form of a letter S. Pleurosigma angulatum has very fine striations, and is a favorite object for testing the high powers of microscopes..

Quinaldine :: Quinaldine (n.) A colorless liquid of a slightly pungent odor, C9H6N.CH3, first obtained as a condensation product of aldehyde and aniline, and regarded as a derivative of quinoline; -- called also methyl quinoline..

Peristerite :: Peristerite (n.) A variety of albite, whitish and slightly iridescent like a pigeon's neck..

Falchion :: Falchion (n.) A broad-bladed sword, slightly curved, shorter and lighter than the ordinary sword; -- used in the Middle Ages..

Pulp :: Pulp (n.) A moist, slightly cohering mass, consisting of soft, undissolved animal or vegetable matter..

Miff :: Miff (v. t.) To offend slightly.

Hut :: Hut (n.) A small house, hivel, or cabin; a mean lodge or dwelling; a slightly built or temporary structure..

Raffinose :: Raffinose (n.) A colorless crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained from the molasses of the sugar beet.

Terete :: Terete (a.) Cylindrical and slightly tapering; columnar, as some stems of plants..

Lozenge :: Lozenge (n.) A diamond-shaped figure usually with the upper and lower angles slightly acute, borne upon a shield or escutcheon. Cf. Fusil..

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