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Inflammation of the large bowel.
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colligate
vt.
3gat#ed, 3gat#ing 5< L colligatus, pp. of colligare, to bind together < com3, together + ligare, to bind (see LIGATURE)6
1 to bind together
2 to relate (isolated facts) by some reasonable explanation, esp. so as to evolve a general principle
col#li[ga4tion
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collocate
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3cat#ed, 3cat#ing 5< L collocatus, pp. of collocare, to place together < com3, together + locare: see LOCATE6 to arrange; esp., to set side by side
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collodion
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5< Gr kollbdcs, gluelike < kolla, glue + eidos, form6 a highly flammable, colorless or pale-yellow, viscous solution of pyroxylin in a mixture of alcohol and ether: it dries quickly, forming a tough, elastic film, and is used as a protective coating for wounds, in cements, etc.
Not much used these days because of extreme flammabil;ity of ether. And the "pyroxylin" = cellulose
nitrate is also highly inflammable when the ether is gone. Better cements are now readily available.
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colloquium
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pl. 3qui[a 73!8 or 3qui[ums 5L: see fol.6 an organized conference or seminar on some subject, involving a number of scholars or experts
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I could not find a definition of this, only a quote:
I shall show
what a heinous and execrable thing sin is. It is malorum colluvies, the complication of all evil; it is
the spirits of mischief distilled. ...
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well, I wasn't around in the thirties, but I too, was very excited when I first learned about this fish. so cool to know that something survived(I know there are other species, too, that have been around as long, and longer).
there is just something about a coelacanth...
formerly known as etaoin...
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In "engines" episode, old surveying instruments are said to have many "verniers".
I wonder how many AWADtalk members have ever used one. I still have a small
caliper that has one, so enable more accurate readings. Now my vision won't let
me use it.
vernier
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5after Pierre Vernier (1580-1637), Fr mathematician who invented it6
1 a short graduated scale that slides along a longer graduated instrument and is used to indicate fractional parts of divisions, as in a micrometer: also vernier scale
2 any device that makes possible a finer setting of a tool or measuring instrument
adj.
of or fitted with a vernier
Which brings up another question. I wonder how many members know what "calipers" are.
The one I mentioned has parallel jaws whose opening is altered by a thumb roller.
I used to use the c;urved leg ones when working with a lathe.
caliper
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5var. of CALIBER6
1 [usually pl.] an instrument consisting of a pair of movable, curved legs fastened together at one end, used to measure the thickness or diameter of something: there are inside calipers and outside calipers
2 CALIPER RULE
3 thickness, as of paper or cardboard, expressed in mils
4 a) the part pressed against the spinning wheel in a hand-operated bicycle braking system b) the automotive disc brake housing containing the friction pads
vt., vi.
to measure with calipers
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>I was ;unable to find this word anywhere else. Tsuwm, if you please?
better late than never*, here's W3:
Main Entry: co·implicant
Function: adjective
Etymology: co- + implicant
logic : mutually implying : EQUIVALENT 2b
*I'll never catch up with everything below the fold, but I discovered this with a search for (vanity thy name is) 'tsuwm'
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