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  • 81Lowering — Lower Low er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lowered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lowering}.] [From {Low}, a.] 1. To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull… …

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  • 82methyl alcohol — Alcohol Al co*hol ([a^]l k[ o]*h[o^]l), n. [Cf. F. alcool, formerly written alcohol, Sp. alcohol alcohol, antimony, galena, OSp. alcofol; all fr. Ar. al kohl a powder of antimony or galena, to paint the eyebrows with. The name was afterwards… …

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  • 83Saccharomyces cerevisiae — Alcohol Al co*hol ([a^]l k[ o]*h[o^]l), n. [Cf. F. alcool, formerly written alcohol, Sp. alcohol alcohol, antimony, galena, OSp. alcofol; all fr. Ar. al kohl a powder of antimony or galena, to paint the eyebrows with. The name was afterwards… …

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  • 84wood spirit — Alcohol Al co*hol ([a^]l k[ o]*h[o^]l), n. [Cf. F. alcool, formerly written alcohol, Sp. alcohol alcohol, antimony, galena, OSp. alcofol; all fr. Ar. al kohl a powder of antimony or galena, to paint the eyebrows with. The name was afterwards… …

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  • 85alcohol — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, powdered antimony, from Old Spanish, from Arabic al kuḥul the powdered antimony, from kuḥl kohl Date: 1672 1. a. ethanol especially when considered as the intoxicating agent in fermented and… …

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  • 86ardent spirits — noun plural Date: 1684 strong distilled liquors …

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  • 88George Prévost — Infobox Person name = George Prévost image size = caption = birth name = birth date = May 19 1767 birth place = Province of New Jersey death date = January 5 1816 death place = London, England death cause = Dropsy resting place = East Barnet,… …

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  • 89George Gale (congressman) — George Gale (3 June 1756–2 January 1815) was an American politician and representative of the fifth congressional district of Maryland.Gale was born in Maryland in 1756. He attended public school and served in the Continental Army during the… …

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  • 90Iron Law of Prohibition — The Iron Law of Prohibition is a term coined by Richard Cowan which states that the more intense the law enforcement, the more potent the prohibited substance becomes. This is based on the premise that when drugs or alcohol are prohibited, they… …

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