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[Dixonary] Round 3137 vote for RAENIN
Here are 13 definitions for RAENIN, one of which came from a respectable
dictionary. Vote for your 2 favorites no later than 10 ASM, EST, Wednesday, January 27. 1. a patent medicine in composition similar to laudanum, sold in central and eastern Europe early in the twentieth century. 2. [Japanese] a public servant who administers community funds; a treasurer, bursar, or tax collector. 3. whimpering. 4. a leaflike or scalelike plant part, usually small, sometimes showy or brightly colored, and located just below a flower, a flower stalk, or an inflorescence. 5. a complex polysaccharide occurring in certain species of mosses. 6. the chemical element that gives Scotch Whisky its 'peaty' flavor. 7. an artificial rennin substitute used in cheese making. 8. [So called from Wm. Raenin, of Edinburgh, who first proposed it.] (Opt.) An instrument for experiments in polarization, consisting of a rhomb of Iceland spar, which has been bisected obliquely at a certain angle, and the two parts again joined with transparent cement, so that the ordinary image produced by double refraction is thrown out of the field by total reflection from the internal cemented surface, and the extraordinary, or polarized, image alone is transmitted. 9. the third sign of the Japanese zodiac. 10. sculptures, usually small, made of volcanic stone. 11. a tree-climbing crab found in the Marshall Ialands. 12. the principle protein in corn (maize). 13. a sauce prepared from fermented fish, much used by the ancient Romans; in 16th and 17th centuries recommended (after classical writers) as a medicine for horses. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...oglegroups.com. |
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