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  • 41scirrhus — Obsolete term for any fibrous indurated area, especially an indurated carcinoma. [G. skirrhos, hard, a hard tumor] * * * scir·rhus s(k)ir əs n, pl scir·rhi s( …

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  • 42Chimney Sweeps' carcinoma — Chimney sweep s cancer called Soot wart, is a squamous cell carcinoma of the skin of the scrotum. It has the distinction of being the first reported form of occupational cancer, and was initially identified by Percival Pott in 1775. The name came …

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  • 43Jesse Peterson — For the preacher, see Jesse Lee Peterson. Jesse Peterson Born October 1, 1850(1850 10 01) Belfast, New York Died …

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  • 44Old St Mary's Church, West Bergholt — Old St Mary s Church, West Bergholt, from the south …

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  • 45caliche —    A general term for a prominent zone of secondary carbonate accumulation in surficial materials in warm, subhumid to arid areas. Caliche is formed by both geologic and pedologic processes. Finely crystalline calcium carbonate forms a nearly… …

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  • 46indurate — [in′do͞o rāt΄, in′dyo͞orāt΄] vt. indurated, indurating [< L induratus, pp. of indurare, to make hard < in , in + durare, to harden < durus, hard: see DURABLE] 1. to make hard; harden 2. to make callous, unfeeling, or stubborn 3. to cause …

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  • 47marlstone — noun metamorphic rock with approximately the same composition as marl • Syn: ↑marlite • Hypernyms: ↑metamorphic rock * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : an indurated mixture of clay materials and calcium carbonate usually containing from 25 to 75 percent… …

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  • 48Absorbent — Ab*sorb ent, n. 1. Anything which absorbs. [1913 Webster] The ocean, itself a bad absorbent of heat. Darwin. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also …

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  • 49Adhesive slate — Slate Slate (sl[=a]t), n. [OE. slat, sclat, OF. esclat a shiver, splinter, F. [ e]clat, fr. OF. esclater to shiver, to chip, F. [ e]clater, fr. OHG. sleizen to tear, slit, split, fr. sl[=i]zan to slit, G. schleissen. See {Slit}, v. t., and cf.… …

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  • 50Alum slate — Slate Slate (sl[=a]t), n. [OE. slat, sclat, OF. esclat a shiver, splinter, F. [ e]clat, fr. OF. esclater to shiver, to chip, F. [ e]clater, fr. OHG. sleizen to tear, slit, split, fr. sl[=i]zan to slit, G. schleissen. See {Slit}, v. t., and cf.… …

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