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  • 21Laxative — Lax a*tive, a. [L. laxativus mitigating, assuaging: cf. F. laxatif. See {Lax}, a.] 1. Having a tendency to loosen or relax. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) Having the effect of loosening or opening the intestines, and relieving from… …

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  • 22Mollient — Mol lient, a. [L. molliens, p. p. of mollire to soften, fr. mollis soft.] Serving to soften; assuaging; emollient. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 23Paregoric — Par e*gor ic, a. [L. paregoricus, Gr. ?, from ? addressing, encouraging, soothing; para beside + ? an assembly: cf. F. par[ e]gorique. See {Allegory}.] Mitigating; assuaging or soothing pain; as, paregoric elixir. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 24Sedative — Sed a*tive, a. [Cf. F. s[ e]datif.] Tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize; specifically (Med.), allaying irritability and irritation; assuaging pain. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 28Higher Education Act 2004 — The Higher Education Act 2004 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which introduced several changes to the higher education system in the United Kingdom, the most important and controversial being a major change to the funding of… …

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  • 29The Power and the Glory — Infobox Book | name = The Power and the Glory title orig = a prayer translator = image caption = author = Graham Greene cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Penguin USA release date = 1940… …

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  • 30Alejandro Orfila — [ nd man to the right of Pres. Carter ) presides over the signing of the 1977 Panama Canal Treaty.] Alejandro Orfila (born March 9, 1925 in Mendoza, Argentina) was an Argentine career diplomat. Early career Born to Catalan immigrants who had… …

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