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Ginseng :: Ginseng (n.) A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant (Aralia Schinseng) has become so rare that the American (A. quinquefolia) has largely taken its place, and its root is now an article of export from America to China. The root, when dry, is of a yellowish white color, with a sweetness in the taste somewhat resembling that of licorice, combined with a slight aromatic bitterness..

Fuse :: Fuse (n.) A tube or casing filled with combustible matter, by means of which a charge of powder is ignited, as in blasting; -- called also fuzee. See Fuze..

Slacken :: Slacken (v. t.) To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake; as, to slack lime..

Favaginous :: Favaginous (a.) Formed like, or resembling, a honeycomb..

Pluri- :: Pluri- () A combining form from L. plus, pluris, more, many; as pluriliteral..

Word :: Word (n.) Hence, the written or printed character, or combination of characters, expressing such a term; as, the words on a page..

Registration :: Registration (v.) The art of selecting and combining the stops or registers of an organ.

Gaper :: Gaper (n.) A European fish. See 4th Comber.

Combat :: Combat (n.) A fight; a contest of violence; a struggle for supremacy.

Hydrocyanide :: Hydrocyanide (n.) A compound of hydrocyanic acid with a base; -- distinguished from a cyanide, in which only the cyanogen so combines..

Fireball :: Fireball (n.) A ball filled with powder or other combustibles, intended to be thrown among enemies, and to injure by explosion; also, to set fire to their works and light them up, so that movements may be seen..

Cubo-octahedral :: Cubo-octahedral (a.) Presenting a combination of a cube and an octahedron.

Octavalent :: Octavalent (a.) Having a valence of eight; capable of being combined with, exchanged for, or compared with, eight atoms of hydrogen; -- said of certain atoms or radicals..

Encomber :: Encomber (v. t.) See Encumber.

Phyllo- :: Phyllo- () A combining form from Gr. / a leaf; as, phyllopod, phyllotaxy..

Alloxanate :: Alloxanate (n.) A combination of alloxanic acid and a base or base or positive radical.

Combing :: Combing (n.) That which is caught or collected with a comb, as loose, tangled hair..

Kinetogenesis :: Kinetogenesis (n.) An instrument for producing curves by the combination of circular movements; -- called also kinescope.

Conjure :: Conjure (v. i.) To combine together by an oath; to conspire; to confederate.

Smile :: Smile (v. i.) A somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as contempt, scorn, etc; as, a scornful smile..

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