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  • 41tarnishable — tarnish ► VERB 1) lose or cause to lose lustre, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture. 2) make or become less valuable or respected. ► NOUN 1) a film or stain formed on an exposed surface of a mineral or metal. 2) dullness of… …

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  • 42Anti-reflective coating — Many coatings consist of transparent thin film structures with alternating layers of contrasting refractive index. Layer thicknesses are chosen to produce destructive interference in the beams reflected from the interfaces, and constructive… …

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  • 43Sterling silver — is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925. Fine silver (99.9% pure) is generally too soft for producing large functional… …

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  • 44Magic Kingdom of Landover — The Magic Kingdom of Landover series is a series of six fantasy novels by Terry Brooks following the adventures of a former trial lawyer named Ben Holiday, and the collection of friends and enemies the he encounters when he purchases a magical… …

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  • 45blemish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flaw, defect, imperfection; spot, taint, mark; smear, smudge. v. disfigure, mar; bruise, rot; stain, spot; injure, hurt; sully, disgrace, tarnish. See uncleanness, ugliness, deterioration, disrepute.… …

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  • 46stain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. color, dye, dyestuff; discoloration; blotch, blot, smear, smudge; blemish, tarnish; stigma, taint, brand. See uncleanness, disrepute. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. blot, smirch, blemish, spot, mottle,… …

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  • 47Disrepute — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disrepute >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disrepute disrepute discredit Sgm: N 1 ill repute ill repute bad repute bad name bad odor bad favor ill name ill odor ill favor Sgm: N 1 disapprobation …

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  • 48stain — I. v. a. 1. Soil, sully, tarnish, spot, blot, blemish, discolor, maculate. 2. Dye, tinge, color. 3. Disgrace, pollute, corrupt, defile, dishonor, debase, deprave, contaminate, taint, blot, soil, tarnish, sully, befoul. II. n. 1. Blemish, tarnish …

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  • 49Kokomo, Indiana — Infobox Settlement official name = Kokomo, Indiana settlement type = nickname = City of Firsts, Stop Light City |imagesize = image caption = Downtown Kokomo in 2008 image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of Kokomo in the state of Indiana… …

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  • 50Copper — For other uses, see Copper (disambiguation) …

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