Helen Fenton

Atrophied: Definition and part of speech

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Atrophied

  1. p. a. Affected with atrophy, as a tissue or organ; arrested in development at a very early stage; rudimentary.

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.

Atrophy: Definition and part of speech

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Atrophy

  1. n. A wasting away from want of nourishment; diminution in bulk or slow emaciation of the body or of any part.
  2. v. t. To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.

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.

Atropine: Definition and part of speech

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Atropine

  1. n. A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from the Atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade, and the Datura Stramonium, or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called also daturine.

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.

Attacca: Definition and part of speech

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Attacca

  1. Attack at once; — a direction at the end of a movement to show that the next is to follow immediately, without any pause.

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.