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  • 21scan|di|a — «SKAN dee uh», noun. a white, infusible powder, an oxide of scandium. Formula: Sc2O3 ╂[< New Latin scandia < scandium; see etym. under scandium (Cf. ↑scandium)] …

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  • 22Scan|di|na|vi|an — «SKAN duh NAY vee uhn, NAYV yuhn», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with Scandinavia, its people, or their languages. –n. 1. a person born or living in Scandinavia. 2. the languages of Scandinavia and Iceland, both modern and historical; …

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  • 23scan|di|um — «SKAN dee uhm», noun. a rare, gray, metallic chemical element, found in many minerals in Scandinavia: »Observations show that scandium is rather abundant in some of the stars (Scientific American). ╂[< New Latin scandium < Latin Scandia… …

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  • 24scan — fen·no·scan·di·an; scan·dal·iza·tion; scan·dal·iz·er; scan·dal·ous; scan·da·lum; scan·da·roon; scan·dent; scan·di·hoo·vi·an; scan·di·um; scan·dix; scan·mag; scan·na·ble; scan·sion; scan·sion·ist; scan·so·res; scan·so·ri·al; pho·to·scan; scan;… …

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  • 25scan — I UK [skæn] / US verb Word forms scan : present tense I/you/we/they scan he/she/it scans present participle scanning past tense scanned past participle scanned ** 1) [transitive] to look at something very carefully, because you hope or expect to… …

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  • 26scan — scan1 [ skæn ] verb ** ▸ 1 look carefully ▸ 2 read quickly ▸ 3 copy with equipment ▸ 4 photograph inside of something ▸ 5 about poetry 1. ) transitive to look at something very carefully, because you hope or expect to see a particular person or… …

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  • 27scan — [[t]skæ̱n[/t]] scans, scanning, scanned 1) VERB When you scan written material, you look through it quickly in order to find important or interesting information. [V n] She scanned the advertisement pages of the newspapers... [V through n] I… …

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  • 28scan — scan1 [skæn] v past tense and past participle scanned present participle scanning ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(look at)¦ 2¦(read)¦ 3¦(see inside)¦ 4¦(computer)¦ 5¦(poetry)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: scandere, from Latin …

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  • 29scan — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 examination by a machine ADJECTIVE ▪ body, whole body ▪ bone, brain, iris, retina, retinal ▪ CAT …

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  • 30Scan. — Scandinavia. * * * scan «skan», verb, scanned, scan|ning, noun. –v.t. 1. to look at closely; examine with care: »His mother scanned his face to see if he was telling the truth. SYNONYM(S): scrutinize. 2. to glance at; look over hastily …

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