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Schismatic :: Schismatic (a.) Of or pertaining to schism; implying schism; partaking of the nature of schism; tending to schism; as, schismatic opinions or proposals..

Altimeter :: Altimeter (n.) An instrument for taking altitudes, as a quadrant, sextant, etc..

Erysipelatous :: Erysipelatous (a.) Resembling erysipelas, or partaking of its nature..

Diodon :: Diodon (n.) A genus of spinose, plectognath fishes, having the teeth of each jaw united into a single beaklike plate. They are able to inflate the body by taking in air or water, and, hence, are called globefishes, swellfishes, etc. Called also porcupine fishes, and sea hedgehogs..

Precautious :: Precautious (a.) Taking or using precaution; precautionary.

Intussusception :: Intussusception (n.) The act of taking foreign matter, as food, into a living body; the process of nutrition, by which dead matter is absorbed by the living organism, and ultimately converted into the organized substance of its various tissues and organs..

Riotous :: Riotous (a.) Partaking of the nature of an unlawful assembly or its acts; seditious.

Disinterment :: Disinterment (n.) The act of disinterring, or taking out of the earth; exhumation..

Angelical :: Angelical (a.) Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine..

Bite :: Bite (v.) The act of puncturing or abrading with an organ for taking food, as is done by some insects..

Guaranty :: Guaranty (n.) In law and common usage: An undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a guarantee; a warranty; a security..

Station :: Station (n.) A regular stopping place in a stage road or route; a place where railroad trains regularly come to a stand, for the convenience of passengers, taking in fuel, moving freight, etc..

Sublative :: Sublation (n.) The act of taking or carrying away; removal.

Fisherman :: Fisherman (n.) A ship or vessel employed in the business of taking fish, as in the cod fishery..

Scumming :: Scumming (n.) The act of taking off scum.

Gamboge :: Gamboge (n.) A concrete juice, or gum resin, produced by several species of trees in Siam, Ceylon, and Malabar. It is brought in masses, or cylindrical rolls, from Cambodia, or Cambogia, -- whence its name. The best kind is of a dense, compact texture, and of a beatiful reddish yellow. Taking internally, it is a strong and harsh cathartic and emetic..

Saxophone :: Saxophone (n.) A wind instrument of brass, containing a reed, and partaking of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a clarinet..

Radication :: Radication (n.) The process of taking root, or state of being rooted; as, the radication of habits..

Revoke :: Revoke (v. t.) Hence, to annul, by recalling or taking back; to repeal; to rescind; to cancel; to reverse, as anything granted by a special act; as, , to revoke a will, a license, a grant, a permission, a law, or the like..

Topsoiling :: Topsoiling (n.) The act or art of taking off the top soil of land before an excavation or embankment is begun.

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