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  • 81Chalaza — Cha*la za, n.; pl. E. {Chalazas}, L. {Chalaz[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? hail, pimple.] 1. (Bot.) The place on an ovule, or seed, where its outer coats cohere with each other and the nucleus. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) A spiral band of thickened… …

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  • 82Chalazae — Chalaza Cha*la za, n.; pl. E. {Chalazas}, L. {Chalaz[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? hail, pimple.] 1. (Bot.) The place on an ovule, or seed, where its outer coats cohere with each other and the nucleus. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) A spiral band of thickened …

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  • 83Chalazas — Chalaza Cha*la za, n.; pl. E. {Chalazas}, L. {Chalaz[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? hail, pimple.] 1. (Bot.) The place on an ovule, or seed, where its outer coats cohere with each other and the nucleus. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) A spiral band of thickened …

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  • 84Coherent — Co*her ent, a. [L. cohaerens, p. pr. See {Cohere}.] 1. Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. Composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan …

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  • 85Coherer — Co*her er, n. (Elec.) Any device in which an imperfectly conducting contact between pieces of metal or other conductors loosely resting against each other is materially improved in conductivity by the influence of Hertzian waves; so called by Sir …

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  • 86Cohesion — Co*he sion, n. [Cf. F. coh[ e]sion. See {Cohere}.] 1. The act or state of sticking together; close union. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physics) That from of attraction by which the particles of a body are united throughout the mass, whether like or unlike; …

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  • 87Cohesive — Co*he sive, a. 1. Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force. [1913 Webster] 2. Cohering, or sticking together, as in a mass; capable of cohering; tending to cohere; as …

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  • 88Cohesive attraction — Cohesive Co*he sive, a. 1. Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force. [1913 Webster] 2. Cohering, or sticking together, as in a mass; capable of cohering; tending to… …

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  • 89Cohesively — Cohesive Co*he sive, a. 1. Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force. [1913 Webster] 2. Cohering, or sticking together, as in a mass; capable of cohering; tending to… …

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  • 90Cohesiveness — Cohesive Co*he sive, a. 1. Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force. [1913 Webster] 2. Cohering, or sticking together, as in a mass; capable of cohering; tending to… …

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