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Negative :: Negative (a.) Metalloidal; nonmetallic; -- contracted with positive or basic; as, the nitro group is negative..

Hit :: Hit () 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hide, contracted from hideth..

Indenture :: Indenture (v. t.) To bind by indentures or written contract; as, to indenture an apprentice..

Breach :: Breach (n.) Specifically: A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment; as, a breach of contract; a breach of promise..

Dartos :: Dartos (n.) A thin layer of peculiar contractile tissue directly beneath the skin of the scrotum.

Abbreviate :: Abbreviate (v. t.) To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken..

Apostrophe :: Apostrophe (n.) The mark ['] used to denote that a word is contracted (as in ne'er for never, can't for can not), and as a sign of the possessive, singular and plural; as, a boy's hat, boys' hats. In the latter use it originally marked the omission of the letter e..

Last :: Last (3d pers. sing. pres.) of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth..

Proviso :: Proviso (n.) An article or clause in any statute, agreement, contract, grant, or other writing, by which a condition is introduced, usually beginning with the word provided; a conditional stipulation that affects an agreement, contract, law, grant, or the like; as, the contract was impaired by its proviso..

Stenostome :: Stenosis (n.) A narrowing of the opening or hollow of any passage, tube, or orifice; as, stenosis of the pylorus. It differs from stricture in being applied especially to diffused rather than localized contractions, and in always indicating an origin organic and not spasmodic..

Tendril :: Tendril (a.) A slender, leafless portion of a plant by which it becomes attached to a supporting body, after which the tendril usually contracts by coiling spirally..

Rust :: Rust (v. i.) To contract rust; to be or become oxidized.

Asystole :: Asystole (n.) A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart.

Executory :: Executory (a.) Designed to be executed or carried into effect in time to come, or to take effect on a future contingency; as, an executory devise, reminder, or estate; an executory contract..

Precontract :: Precontract (n.) A contract preceding anothe.

Tonicity :: Tonicity (n.) The state of healthy tension or partial contraction of muscle fibers while at rest; tone; tonus.

Corrugant :: Corrugant (a.) Having the power of contracting into wrinkles.

Intercostal :: Intercostal (a.) Between the ribs; pertaining to, or produced by, the parts between the ribs; as, intercostal respiration, in which the chest is alternately enlarged and contracted by the intercostal muscles..

Brevity :: Brevity (n.) Contraction into few words; conciseness.

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..

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