Definition of contain

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Contain (v. t.) To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks..

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Bichromate :: Bichromate (n.) A salt containing two parts of chromic acid to one of the other ingredients; as, potassium bichromate; -- called also dichromate..
Flask :: Flask (n.) A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat water in, etc..
Atheistical :: Atheistical (a.) Pertaining to, implying, or containing, atheism; -- applied to things; as, atheistic doctrines, opinions, or books..
Schorly :: Schorly (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, schorl; as, schorly granite..
Trinitrocellulose :: Trinitrocellulose (n.) Gun cotton; -- so called because regarded as containing three nitro groups.
Fesse :: Fesse (n.) A band drawn horizontally across the center of an escutcheon, and containing in breadth the third part of it; one of the nine honorable ordinaries..
Enhydros :: Enhydros (n.) A variety of chalcedony containing water.
Lemon :: Lemon (n.) An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange, and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is produced by a tropical tree of the genus Citrus, the common fruit known in commerce being that of the species C. Limonum or C. Medica (var. Limonum). There are many varieties of the fruit, some of which are sweet..
Bulla :: Bulla (n.) A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing a transparent watery fluid..
Mattery :: Mattery (a.) Generating or containing pus; purulent.
December :: December (n.) The twelfth and last month of the year, containing thirty-one days. During this month occurs the winter solstice..
Cottise :: Cottise (n.) A diminutive of the bendlet, containing one half its area or one quarter the area of the bend. When a single cottise is used alone it is often called a cost. See also Couple-close..
Stratarithmetry :: Stratagemical (a.) Containing stratagem; as, a stratagemical epistle..
Mistura :: Mistura (n.) Sometimes, a liquid medicine containing very active substances, and which can only be administered by drops..
Fascia :: Fascia (n.) The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and investing all muscles; an aponeurosis..
Broadside :: Broadside (n.) A sheet of paper containing one large page, or printed on one side only; -- called also broadsheet..
Genesis :: Genesis (n.) The first book of the Old Testament; -- so called by the Greek translators, from its containing the history of the creation of the world and of the human race..
Belly :: Belly (n.) That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen..
Vinaigrette :: Vinaigrette (n.) A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling salts; -- called also vinegarette..
Semipedal :: Semipedal (a.) Containing a half foot.
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