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Capture :: Capture (n.) The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction..

Withdrawal :: Withdrawal (n.) The act of withdrawing; withdrawment; retreat; retraction.

Link :: Link (n.) A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms; -- applied to a unit of chemical force or attraction..

Perplexity :: Perplexity (n.) The quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; distraction of mind through doubt or difficulty; embarrassment; bewilderment; doubt.

Arctation :: Arctation (n.) Constriction or contraction of some natural passage, as in constipation from inflammation..

Halt :: Halt () 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth..

Systasis :: Systaltic (a.) Capable of, or taking place by, alternate contraction and dilatation; as, the systaltic action of the heart..

E''en :: E'en (adv.) A contraction for even. See Even.

Nobly :: Nobly (adv.) Of noble extraction; as, nobly born or descended..

Retraction :: Retraction (n.) The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the retraction of a cat's claws..

Fore :: Fore (prep.) Before; -- sometimes written 'fore as if a contraction of afore or before.

Peristalsis :: Peristalsis (n.) Peristaltic contraction or action.

E''er :: E'er (adv.) A contraction for ever. See Ever.

Attraction :: Attraction (n.) The power or act of alluring, drawing to, inviting, or engaging; an attractive quality; as, the attraction of beauty or eloquence..

Deduction :: Deduction (n.) Act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the deduction of the subtrahend from the minuend..

Substraction :: Substraction (n.) Subtraction; deduction.

Crystal :: Crystal (n.) The regular form which a substance tends to assume in solidifying, through the inherent power of cohesive attraction. It is bounded by plane surfaces, symmetrically arranged, and each species of crystal has fixed axial ratios. See Crystallization..

Corrugate :: Corrugate (v. t.) To form or shape into wrinkles or folds, or alternate ridges and grooves, as by drawing, contraction, pressure, bending, or otherwise; to wrinkle; to purse up; as, to corrugate plates of iron; to corrugate the forehead..

Myosis :: Myosis (n.) Long-continued contraction of the pupil of the eye.

Synneuroses :: Synizesis (n.) A contraction of two syllables into one; synecphonesis.

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