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101modacrylic — [mäd΄ə kril′ik] adj. 〚mod(ified) acrylic〛 designating or of any of various synthetic fibers that resist combustion, made from long chain polymers composed primarily of acrylonitrile modified by other polymers: used in making fabrics, carpets, etc …
102automobile — automobilist /aw teuh meuh bee list, moh bi list/, n. /aw teuh meuh beel , aw teuh meuh beel , aw teuh moh beel, beuhl/, n. 1. a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel… …
103carboxylic acid — Chem. any organic acid containing one or more carboxyl groups. [1900 05; CARBOXYL + IC] * * * Any organic compound with the general chemical formula ―COOH in which a carbon (C) atom is bonded to an oxygen (O) atom by a double bond to make a… …
104corrugation — /kawr euh gay sheuhn, kor /, n. 1. the act or state of corrugating or of being corrugated. 2. a wrinkle; fold; furrow; ridge. [1520 30; < ML corrugation (s. of corrugatio) a wrinkling. See CORRUGATE, ION] * * * …
105cotton — /kot n/, n. 1. a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc. 2. the plant itself, having… …
106Cotton — /kot n/, n. John, 1584 1652, U.S. clergyman, colonist, and author (grandfather of Cotton Mather). * * * I Seed hair fibre of various plants of the genus Gossypium, in the mallow family, native to most subtropical countries. The shrubby plants… …
107crease-resistant — /krees ri zis teuhnt/, adj. (of a fabric) resistant to normal wrinkling. [1935 40] * * * …
108diagnosis — /duy euhg noh sis/, n., pl. diagnoses / seez/. 1. Med. a. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. b. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbr.: Dx 2. Biol. scientific… …
109flax — /flaks/, n. 1. any plant of the genus Linum, esp. L. usitatissimum, a slender, erect, annual plant having narrow, lance shaped leaves and blue flowers, cultivated for its fiber and seeds. 2. the fiber of this plant, manufactured into linen yarn… …
110frill — friller, n. /fril/, n. 1. a trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other; ruffle. 2. something resembling such a trimming, as the fringe of hair on the chest of some dogs. 3. affectation of manner, style …
