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  • 51ooze — ooze1 [o͞oz] n. [ME wose < OE wos, sap, juice, akin to MLowG wose, scum < IE base * wes , wet: meaning infl. by OE wase, mire: see OOZE2] 1. an infusion of oak bark, sumac, etc., used in tanning leather 2. [< the v.] a) an oozing; gentle …

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  • 52cruentation — ˌkrüˌen.ˈtāshən, üən noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin cruentation , cruentatio staining with blood, from Latin cruentatus (past participle of cruentare to make bloody, from cruentus bloody) + ion , io ion; akin to Latin cruor blood more at raw :… …

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  • 53Clammily — Clam mi*ly, adv. In a clammy manner. Oozing so clammily. Hood. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 54Diapedesis — Di a*pe*de sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a leaping or oozing through, fr. ? to leap through; dia through + ? to leap.] (Med.) The passage of the corpuscular elements of the blood from the blood vessels into the surrounding tissues, without rupture of… …

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  • 55Stacte — Stac te (st[a^]k t[ e]), n. [L., fr. Gr. stakth , strictly fem. of stakto s oozing out in drops, fr. sta zein to drop.] One of the sweet spices used by the ancient Jews in the preparation of incense. It was perhaps an oil or other form of myrrh… …

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  • 56Stalactite — Sta*lac tite ( t[imac]t), n.; pl. {Stalactites} ( t[imac]ts). [Gr. stalakto s oozing out in drops, dropping, fr. stala zein to drop: cf. F. stalactite.] (Geol.) (a) A pendent cone or cylinder of calcium carbonate resembling an icicle in form and… …

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  • 57Stalactites — Stalactite Sta*lac tite ( t[imac]t), n.; pl. {Stalactites} ( t[imac]ts). [Gr. stalakto s oozing out in drops, dropping, fr. stala zein to drop: cf. F. stalactite.] (Geol.) (a) A pendent cone or cylinder of calcium carbonate resembling an icicle… …

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  • 58eczema — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ekzema, from ekzein to erupt, from ex out + zein to boil more at ex , yeast Date: circa 1753 an inflammatory condition of the skin characterized by redness, itching, and oozing vesicular lesions which become… …

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  • 59seepage — noun Date: circa 1825 1. the process of seeping ; oozing 2. a quantity of fluid that has seeped (as through porous material) …

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  • 60stacte — noun Etymology: Middle English stacten, from Latin stacte, from Greek staktē, from feminine of staktos oozing out in drops, from stazein to drip Date: 1535 a sweet spice used by the ancient Jews in preparing incense …

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