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Homodont :: Homodont (a.) Having all the teeth similar in front, as in the porpoises; -- opposed to heterodont..

Unbalanced :: Unbalanced (a.) Not balanced; not in equipoise; having no counterpoise, or having insufficient counterpoise..

Dunter :: Dunter (n.) A porpoise.

Spiracle :: Spiracle (n.) The nostril, or one of the nostrils, of whales, porpoises, and allied animals..

Porpoise :: Porpoise (n.) A true dolphin (Delphinus); -- often so called by sailors.

Equipoise :: Equipoise (n.) Counterpoise.

Equilibration :: Equilibration (n.) Act of keeping a balance, or state of being balanced; equipoise..

Porpesse :: Porpesse (n.) A porpoise.

Overpoise :: Overpoise (n.) Preponderant weight; a counterbalance.

Apoise :: Apoise (adv.) Balanced.

Balancement :: Balancement (n.) The act or result of balancing or adjusting; equipoise; even adjustment of forces.

Counterpoised :: Counterpoised (imp. & p. p.) of Counterpois.

Poise :: Poise (n.) To weigh (down); to oppress.

Overpoise :: Overpoise (v. t.) To outweigh; to overbalance.

Phocenic :: Phocenic (a.) Of or pertaining to dolphin oil or porpoise oil; -- said of an acid (called also delphinic acid) subsequently found to be identical with valeric acid.

Pellack :: Pellack (n.) A porpoise.

Poise :: Poise (v.) The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest.

Poise :: Poise (n.) To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.

Balance :: Balance (n.) Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.

Steem :: Steelyard (n.) A form of balance in which the body to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever, which turns on a fulcrum, and a counterpoise is caused to slide upon the longer arm to produce equilibrium, its place upon this arm (which is notched or graduated) indicating the weight; a Roman balance; -- very commonly used also in the plural form, steelyards..

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