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  • 81laudanum — lau•da•num [[t]ˈlɔd n əm, ˈlɔd nəm[/t]] n. 1) pha a tincture of opium 2) Obs. any preparation in which opium is the chief ingredient • Etymology: 1595–1605; < NL; orig. ML var. of ladanum (see labdanum); arbitrarily used by Paracelsus to name… …

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  • 82sal volatile — sal′ vo•la′ti•le [[t]voʊˈlæt lˌi[/t]] n. an aromatic alcoholic solution of ammonium carbonate, the chief ingredient in smelling salts • Etymology: 1645–55; < NL: volatile salt …

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  • 83laudanum — /ˈlɔdnəm / (say lawdnuhm) noun 1. tincture of opium. 2. History any preparation in which opium was the chief ingredient. {originally Medieval Latin variant of ladanum; arbitrarily used by Paracelsus to name a remedy based on opium} …

  • 84basis — [n1] physical foundation base, bed, bottom, foot, footing, ground, groundwork, rest, resting place, seat, substructure, support; concept 442 basis [n2] foundation for belief, action antecedent, assumption, authority, axiom, backbone, background,… …

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  • 85amphetamine —   n. drug which stimulates the central nervous system, used in medicine to relieve depression, and to control appetite in cases of obesity: the chief ingredient of    pep pills …

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  • 86indigotin — [in dig′ə tin, in΄di gō′tin] n. [ INDIGO + t + IN1] a dark blue powder, C16H10N2O2, with a coppery luster, the coloring matter and chief ingredient in indigo (the dye) …

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  • 87cocktail sauce — noun usually catsup with horseradish and lemon juice • Syn: ↑seafood sauce • Hypernyms: ↑sauce * * * any of various sauces served with a seafood cocktail, typically one consisting of ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, horseradish, and… …

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  • 88Secale cereale — noun hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement • Syn: ↑rye • Hypernyms: ↑cereal, ↑cereal grass • Member Holonyms:… …

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  • 89whisky sour — noun a sour made with whiskey • Syn: ↑whiskey sour • Hypernyms: ↑sour • Substance Meronyms: ↑whiskey, ↑whisky * * * whisky sour or whiskey sour noun …

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  • 90whisky toddy — noun Toddy having whisky as its chief ingredient • • • Main Entry: ↑whisky …

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