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121stretch — 1. verb 1) this material stretches Syn: be elastic, be stretchy, be tensile 2) he stretched the elastic Syn: pull (out), draw out, extend, lengthen, elongate, expand 3) stretch your we …
122extension — An increase in length of time specified in contract (e.g. of expiration date of lease, or due date of note). See also grace period. A part constituting an addition or enlargement, as an annex to a building or an extension to a house. Addition of… …
123extension — An increase in length of time specified in contract (e.g. of expiration date of lease, or due date of note). See also grace period. A part constituting an addition or enlargement, as an annex to a building or an extension to a house. Addition of… …
124Mitosis — Not to be confused with meiosis, miosis, or myositis. Mitosis divides the chromosomes …
125Cephalopod — Cephalopods Temporal range: Devonian – Recent[1] (Stem groups from Cambrian)[2] …
126lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… …
127Aging of wine — Bottles of wine in an underground cellar aging The aging of wine, and its ability to potentially improve wine quality, distinguishes wine from most other consumable goods. While wine is perishable and capable of deteriorating, complex chemical… …
128Copper wire and cable — Copper has been used in electric wiring since the invention of the electromagnet and the telegraph in the 1820s.[1][2] The invention of the telephone in 1876 proved to be another early boon for copper wire.[3] Today, despite competition from… …
