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1. absolutely, adv. and int. View full entry ?a1425
...To the fullest extent; in the highest degree; entirely, wholly, utterly. In later use freq. as simple intensifier....
2. affect, v.1 View full entry ?a1425
...trans....
3. analogy, n. View full entry ?a1425
...Correspondence of quantities, proportion; (Math.) agreement of ratios. Obs....
4. articulation, n. View full entry ?a1425
...Anat. and Zool. Connection (of bones or skeletal segments) by a joint; the state of being jointed; a manner of jointing....
5. matrix, n. View full entry ?a1425
...The womb; the uterus of a mammal. Also (in later use esp. of an oviparous vertebrate or invertebrate animal): the ovary; the part of the female reproductive tract producing or storing eggs...
6. mixed, adj.2 View full entry ?a1425
...Consisting of different or dissimilar elements or qualities; not of one kind, not pure or simple; composite....
7. nasal, n. View full entry ?a1425
...Med. = errhine12. Obs....
8. nasal, adj. View full entry ?a1425
...Of or relating to the nose....
9. oblique, adj., n., and adv. View full entry ?a1425
...Having a slanting direction or position; not vertical or horizontal; diverging from a straight line or course....
10. obliquity, n. View full entry ?a1425
...The quality of being oblique in direction, position, or form; inclination at an oblique angle to a straight line or plane; the degree or extent of such inclination....
11. operative, adj. and n. View full entry ?a1425
...Characterized by operating or working; being in operation or force; (also) exerting force or influence, or active in producing or having the power to produce effects; productive of something....
12. period, n., adj., and adv. View full entry ?a1425
...Med. The time during which a disease runs its course; the time occupied by each attack of an intermittent fever. Also: each of the successive phases in the progress of a...
13. popular, adj. and n. View full entry ?a1425
...Of a belief, attitude, etc.: prevalent or current among the general public; generally accepted, commonly known. Also (of a disease): †epidemic (obs.)....
14. primary, adj. and n. View full entry ?a1425
...Occurring or existing first in a sequence of events; belonging to the beginning or earliest stage of something; first in time....
15. prohibitive, adj. View full entry ?a1425
...That prohibits; having the effect of forbidding, preventing, or excluding; preventative or restrictive of (or †for) something....
16. prolongation, n. View full entry ?a1425
...Linear extension in space; increase of length. Also: an instance of this; an addition which increases the length of something....
17. radically, adv. View full entry ?a1425
...At, to, or from the root or central part; fundamentally; completely, thoroughly....
18. redditive, adj. and n. View full entry ?a1425
...Restorative; relating to the function of restoring. Obs.rare....
19. reduction, n. View full entry ?a1425
...Surg. The action of reducing a fracture, hernia, dislocated part, etc. (reduce8); an instance of this....
20. reduplication, n. View full entry ?a1425
...Chiefly Anat. and Zool. The action of doubling over or folding....
