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Amylobacter :: Amylobacter (n.) A microorganism (Bacillus amylobacter) which develops in vegetable tissue during putrefaction.

Circumspect :: Circumspect (a.) Attentive to all the circumstances of a case or the probable consequences of an action; cautious; prudent; wary.

Declare :: Declare (v. i.) To state the plaintiff's cause of action at law in a legal form; as, the plaintiff declares in trespass..

Jack :: "Jack (n.) In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece communicating the action of the key to the quill; -- called also hopper..

Annals :: Annals (n. pl.) A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as Annals of Science..

Excito-motory :: Excito-motory (a.) Exciting motion; -- said of that portion of the nervous system concerned in reflex actions, by which impressions are transmitted to a nerve center and then reflected back so as to produce muscular contraction without sensation or volition..

Abbreviation :: Abbreviation (n.) The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which they are a part; as, Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America..

Action :: Action (n.) Movement; as, the horse has a spirited action..

Discourse :: Discourse (n.) Dealing; transaction.

Hydrodynamical :: Hydrodynamical (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the dynamical action of water of a liquid; of or pertaining to water power..

Retreat :: Retreat (n.) A signal given in the army or navy, by the beat of a drum or the sounding of trumpet or bugle, at sunset (when the roll is called), or for retiring from action..

Overact :: Overact (v. i.) To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action.

Magneto-electrical :: Magneto-electrical (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, electricity by the action of magnets; as, magneto-electric induction..

Suboval :: Suborner (n.) One who suborns or procures another to take, a false oath; one who procures another to do a bad action..

Delirium :: Delirium (n.) A state in which the thoughts, expressions, and actions are wild, irregular, and incoherent; mental aberration; a roving or wandering of the mind, -- usually dependent on a fever or some other disease, and so distinguished from mania, or madness..

I''ve :: I've () Colloquial contraction of I have.

Steer :: Steer (v. i.) To conduct one's self; to take or pursue a course of action.

Cellulose :: Cellulose (n.) The substance which constitutes the essential part of the solid framework of plants, of ordinary wood, linen, paper, etc. It is also found to a slight extent in certain animals, as the tunicates. It is a carbohydrate, (C6H10O5)n, isomeric with starch, and is convertible into starches and sugars by the action of heat and acids. When pure, it is a white amorphous mass. See Starch, Granulose, Lignin..

Humanitarian :: Humanitarian (a.) Content with right affections and actions toward man; ethical, as distinguished from religious; believing in the perfectibility of man's nature without supernatural aid..

Sphere :: Sphere (n.) Circuit or range of action, knowledge, or influence; compass; province; employment; place of existence..

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