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  • 101replicate — adj., n. /rep li kit/; v. /rep li kayt /, adj., v., replicated, replicating, n. adj. 1. Also, replicated. folded; bent back on itself. v.t. 2. to bend or fold back: a replicated leaf. 3. to repeat, duplicate, or reproduce, esp. for experimental… …

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  • 102resupine — /ree sooh puyn , res euh /, adj. lying on the back; supine. [1620 30; < L resupinus bent back, lying back. See RE , SUPINE] * * * …

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  • 103Corporal — • A square white linen cloth, now usually somewhat smaller than the breadth of an altar, upon which the Sacred Host and chalice are placed during the celebration of Mass Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Corporal     Corporal …

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  • 104Iniencephaly — A rare neural tube defect that combines extreme retroflexion (backward bending) of the head with severe defects of the spine. The affected infant tends to be short, with a disproportionately large head. The diagnosis can be made immediately after …

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  • 105Controversies surrounding Left 4 Dead 2 — The 2009 video game Left 4 Dead 2, published by Valve Corporation and developed by Valve Corporation and Turtle Rock Studios for various platforms, has been a central issue in a number of critical discussions and controversy regarding its timing&#8230; …

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  • 106ridge — [OE] Old English hrycg denoted ‘the back’, as its modern Germanic relatives – German rücken, Dutch rug, Swedish rygg, and Danish ryg – still do. But a gradual semantic focussing on the ‘backbone’ led by the 14th century to the emergence of ‘long&#8230; …

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  • 107ridge — [OE] Old English hrycg denoted ‘the back’, as its modern Germanic relatives – German rücken, Dutch rug, Swedish rygg, and Danish ryg – still do. But a gradual semantic focussing on the ‘backbone’ led by the 14th century to the emergence of ‘long&#8230; …

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  • 108sky wave — noun a radio wave that is reflected back to earth by the ionosphere or a communications satellite; permits transmission around the curve of the earth s surface • Hypernyms: ↑radio wave, ↑radio emission, ↑radio radiation • Hyponyms: ↑ionospheric&#8230; …

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  • 109anaclastic — |anə|klastik adjective Etymology: Greek anaklastos bent back, reflected (from anaklan to bend back, reflect, from ana + klan to break, deflect) + English ic 1. : capable of springing back the bottom of an anaclastic glass springs out or in when&#8230; …

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  • 110retorted — retorˈted adjective 1. Bent back 2. Thrown back 3. Turned back • • • Main Entry: ↑retort …

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