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Celluloid :: Celluloid (n.) A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor, and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color, but variously colored to imitate coral, tortoise shell, amber, malachite, etc. It is used in the manufacture of jewelry and many small articles, as combs, brushes, collars, and cuffs; -- originally called xylonite..

Idea :: Idea (n.) A rational conception; the complete conception of an object when thought of in all its essential elements or constituents; the necessary metaphysical or constituent attributes and relations, when conceived in the abstract..

Methyl :: Methyl (n.) A hydrocarbon radical, CH3, not existing alone but regarded as an essential residue of methane, and appearing as a component part of many derivatives; as, methyl alcohol, methyl ether, methyl amine, etc..

External :: External (a.) Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial.

Integral :: Integral (a.) Essential to completeness; constituent, as a part; pertaining to, or serving to form, an integer; integrant..

Nonessential :: Nonessential (n.) A thing not essential.

Full :: Full (Compar.) Not wanting in any essential quality; complete, entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon..

Essentiality :: Essentiality (n.) The quality of being essential; the essential part.

Inwardness :: Inwardness (n.) Internal or true state; essential nature; as, the inwardness of conduct..

Sap :: Sap (n.) The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition..

Member :: Member (n.) Any essential part, as a post, tie rod, strut, etc., of a framed structure, as a bridge truss..

Promorphology :: Promorphology (n.) Crystallography of organic forms; -- a division of morphology created by Haeckel. It is essentially stereometric, and relates to a mathematical conception of organic forms. See Tectology..

Dolerite :: Dolerite (n.) A dark-colored, basic, igneous rock, composed essentially of pyroxene and a triclinic feldspar with magnetic iron. By many authors it is considered equivalent to a coarse-grained basalt..

Gyrostat :: Gyrostat (n.) A modification of the gyroscope, consisting essentially of a fly wheel fixed inside a rigid case to which is attached a thin flange of metal for supporting the instrument. It is used in studying the dynamics of rotating bodies..

False :: False (superl.) Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental..

Kernel :: Kernel (n.) The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument; as, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of Endocarp..

Circumstantially :: Circumstantially (adv.) In respect to circumstances; not essentially; accidentally.

Parallel :: Parallel (n.) Anything equal to, or resembling, another in all essential particulars; a counterpart..

Essential :: Essential (a.) Important in the highest degree; indispensable to the attainment of an object; indispensably necessary.

Tangle :: Tangle (v.) An instrument consisting essentially of an iron bar to which are attached swabs, or bundles of frayed rope, or other similar substances, -- used to capture starfishes, sea urchins, and other similar creatures living at the bottom of the sea..

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