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11shrink — I. verb (shrank or shrunk; shrunk or shrunken; shrinking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scrincan; akin to Middle Dutch schrinken to draw back Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to contract or curl up the body or part of… …
12Resorb — Literally, to absorb again. To lose substance. Some of a tooth may be resorbed. * * * To reabsorb; to absorb what has been excreted, as an exudate or pus. [L. re sorbeo, to suck back] * * * re·sorb ( )rē sȯ(ə)rb, zȯ(ə)rb vt to break down and… …
13melt — I. v. a. 1. Liquefy (by heat), fuse, dissolve, thaw. 2. Soften, make gentle, make susceptible, mollify, subdue, relax. 3. Dissipate, waste away. II. v. n. 1. Dissolve, become liquid. 2. Be softened, be made gentle, become tender …
14dwindle away — verb become smaller or lose substance Her savings dwindled down • Syn: ↑dwindle, ↑dwindle down • Derivationally related forms: ↑dwindling (for: ↑dwindle) …
15dwindle down — verb become smaller or lose substance Her savings dwindled down • Syn: ↑dwindle, ↑dwindle away • Derivationally related forms: ↑dwindling (for: ↑dwindle) …
16List of doping cases in sport — Part of a series on Doping in sport …
17Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
18Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …
19radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… …
20acid–base reaction — ▪ chemistry Introduction a type of chemical process typified by the exchange of one or more hydrogen ions, H+, between species that may be neutral (molecules, such as water, H2O; or acetic acid, CH3CO2H) or electrically charged (ions, such… …
