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  • 71Young, Thomas — born June 13, 1773, Milverton, Somerset, Eng. died May 10, 1829, London English physicist. Trained as a physician, he practiced medicine at St. George s Hospital (from 1811 until his death) but spent much of his time on scientific research. He… …

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  • 72Holoprosencephaly — A disorder characterized by the failure of the prosencephalon (the forebrain of the embryo) to develop. During normal development, the forebrain is formed and the face begins to develop in the fifth and sixth weeks of pregnancy. Holoprosencephaly …

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  • 73dense — adjective 1) a dense forest Syn: thick, close packed, tightly packed, closely set, close set, crowded, crammed, compact, solid, tight; overgrown, jungly, impenetrable, impassable Ant …

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  • 74strigose — stri•gose [[t]ˈstraɪ goʊs[/t]] adj. 1) bot Bot. set with stiff bristles or hairs 2) zool. Zool. marked with fine, closely set ridges, grooves, or points • Etymology: 1785–95; < L strig(a) furrow, row of bristles + ose I …

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  • 75Crebricostate — Cre bri*cos tate (kr[=e] br[i^]*k[o^]s t[asl]t), a. [L. creber close + costa rib.] (Zo[ o]l.) Marked with closely set ribs or ridges. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 76Crebrisulcate — Cre bri*sul cate (kr[=e] br[i^]*s[u^]l k[asl]t), a. [L. creber close + sulcus furrow.] (Zo[ o]l.) Marked with closely set transverse furrows. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 77Herpestes nyula — Nyula Ny*u la, prop. n. (Zo[ o]l.) A species of ichneumon ({Herpestes nyula}). Its fur is beautifully variegated by closely set zigzag markings. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 78Nyula — Ny*u la, prop. n. (Zo[ o]l.) A species of ichneumon ({Herpestes nyula}). Its fur is beautifully variegated by closely set zigzag markings. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 79Thick — (th[i^]k), a. [Compar. {Thicker} ( [ e]r); superl. {Thickest}.] [OE. thicke, AS. [thorn]icce; akin to D. dik, OS. thikki, OHG. dicchi thick, dense, G. dick thick, Icel. [thorn]ykkr, [thorn]j[ o]kkr, and probably to Gael. & Ir. tiugh. Cf.… …

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  • 80Thick register — Thick Thick (th[i^]k), a. [Compar. {Thicker} ( [ e]r); superl. {Thickest}.] [OE. thicke, AS. [thorn]icce; akin to D. dik, OS. thikki, OHG. dicchi thick, dense, G. dick thick, Icel. [thorn]ykkr, [thorn]j[ o]kkr, and probably to Gael. & Ir. tiugh.… …

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