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  • 111pulverize — pul|ver|ize [ pʌlvə,raız ] verb transitive 1. ) to crush something into very small pieces, or powder, or a nearly liquid substance 2. ) INFORMAL to defeat an opponent completely: Our team was pulverized by the defending champions …

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  • 112thickset — *stocky, thick, chunky, stubby, squat, dumpy Analogous words: bulky, *massive, massy: *fleshy, stout, portly, plump thief robber, burglar (see under THEFT) thin adj Thin, slender, slim, slight, tenuous, rare are in general referable not only to… …

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  • 113pulp — [[t]pʌlp[/t]] n. 1) bot the soft, juicy, edible part of a fruit 2) bot the pith of the stem of a plant 3) den Also called dental pulp the inner substance of the tooth, containing arteries, veins, and lymphatic and nerve tissue. 4) any soft, moist …

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  • 114chalk — [chôk] n. [ME < OE cealc < L calx, lime, limestone: see CALCIUM] 1. a white, gray, or yellowish limestone that is soft, porous, and easily pulverized, composed almost entirely of calcite from minute sea shells 2. any substance like chalk in …

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  • 115pelletize — [pel′ə tīz΄] vt. pelletized, pelletizing to form (a substance) into pellets; specif., to make pellets of the iron containing particles recovered from pulverized low grade iron (ore) pelletization n …

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  • 116trituration — [trich΄ə rā′shən, tri΄tyoorā′shən] n. 1. a triturating or being triturated 2. Pharmacy a triturated preparation, esp. one containing a pulverized mixture of a medicinal substance with lactose …

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  • 117zedoary — [zed′ō er΄ē] n. [ME zeduarye < ML zedoaria < Ar zadwār < Pers] 1. an aromatic substance obtained from the dried, pulverized rhizome of an East Indian turmeric (Curcuma zedoaria) of the ginger family and used as a condiment, in flavoring …

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  • 118diamond dust — noun small crystals of ice • Syn: ↑ice crystal, ↑snow mist, ↑poudrin, ↑ice needle, ↑frost snow, ↑frost mist • Hypernyms: ↑crystal • …

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  • 119pulverisation — noun 1. the act of grinding to a powder or dust • Syn: ↑grind, ↑mill, ↑pulverization • Derivationally related forms: ↑pulverise, ↑pulverize (for: ↑pulverization), ↑ …

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  • 120pulverization — noun 1. the act of grinding to a powder or dust • Syn: ↑grind, ↑mill, ↑pulverisation • Derivationally related forms: ↑pulverise (for: ↑pulverisation), ↑pulverize, ↑ …

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