Helen Fenton

Barbituric acid: Definition and part of speech

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Barbituric acid

  1. A white, crystalline substance, CH2(CO.NH)2.CO, derived from alloxantin, also from malonic acid and urea, and regarded as a substituted urea.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Barbule: Definition and part of speech

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Barbule

  1. n. One of the processes along the edges of the barbs of a feather, by which adjacent barbs interlock. See Feather.
  2. n. A very minute barb or beard.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Barcarolle: Definition and part of speech

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Barcarolle

  1. n. A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song.
  2. n. A popular song or melody sung by Venetian gondoliers.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bard: Definition and part of speech

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Bard

  1. n. Alt. of Barde
  2. n. A professional poet and singer, as among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
  3. n. Hence: A poet; as, the bard of Avon.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Barde: Definition and part of speech

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Barde

  1. pl. A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.
  2. n. A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse’s neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. [Often in the pl.]
  3. pl. Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.