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Diaphragm :: Diaphragm (n.) A dividing membrane or thin partition, commonly with an opening through it..

Thurl :: Thurl (v. t.) To cut through, as a partition between one working and another..

Elocular :: Elocular (a.) Having but one cell, or cavity; not divided by a septum or partition..

Honesty :: Honesty (a.) Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of which are more beautiful than the blossom; -- called also lunary and moonwort. Lunaria biennis is common honesty; L. rediva is perennial honesty..

Diaphragm :: Diaphragm (n.) A partition in any compartment, for various purposes..

Partition :: Partition (v.) A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment.

Perimysium :: Perimysium (n.) The connective tissue sheath which surrounds a muscle, and sends partitions inwards between the bundles of muscular fibers..

Falx :: Falx (n.) A curved fold or process of the dura mater or the peritoneum; esp., one of the partitionlike folds of the dura mater which extend into the great fissures of the brain..

Septiferous :: Septiferous (a.) Bearing a partition; -- said of the valves of a capsule.

Mediastinum :: Mediastinum (n.) A partition; a septum; specifically, the folds of the pleura (and the space included between them) which divide the thorax into a right and left cavity. The space included between these folds of the pleura, called the mediastinal space, contains the heart and gives passage to the esophagus and great blood vessels..

Septifragal :: Septifragal (a.) Breaking from the partitions; -- said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away from the partitions, and these remain attached to the common axis..

Trap :: Trap (n.) A bend, sag, or partitioned chamber, in a drain, soil pipe, sewer, etc., arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents passage of air or gas, but permits the flow of liquids..

Septicidal :: Septicidal (a.) Dividing the partitions; -- said of a method of dehiscence in which a pod splits through the partitions and is divided into its component carpels.

Pugging :: Pugging (v. t.) Mortar or the like, laid between the joists under the boards of a floor, or within a partition, to deaden sound; -- in the United States usually called deafening..

Partitioned :: Partitioned (imp. & p. p.) of Partitio.

Merismatic :: Merismatic (a.) Dividing into cells or segments; characterized by separation into two or more parts or sections by the formation of internal partitions; as, merismatic growth, where one cell divides into many..

Parage :: Parage (n.) Equality of condition, blood, or dignity; also, equality in the partition of an inheritance..

Dissepiment :: Dissepiment (n.) One of the transverse, calcareous partitions between the radiating septa of a coral..

Divide :: Divide (v. t.) To cause to be separate; to keep apart by a partition, or by an imaginary line or limit; as, a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns..

Partition :: Partition (v. t.) To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs..

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