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111prismatic — adj. [Gr. prisma, prism] 1. In the shape of a prism; microscopically honeycombed; a needle like prism structure. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) Pertaining to a type of shell structure that consists of calcite or aragonite prisms …
112bone — /bohn/, n., v., boned, boning, adv. n. 1. Anat., Zool. a. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. b. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen rich organic… …
113Bône — /bohn/, n. former name of Annaba. * * * I Rigid connective tissue of vertebrates, consisting of cells embedded in a hard matrix. Bones serve as the body s supporting framework, provide muscle attachment points for movement, protect the internal… …
114Damascus — /deuh mas keuhs/, n. a city in and the capital of Syria, in the SW part: reputed to be the oldest continuously existing city in the world. 936,567. French, Damas. * * * Arabic Dimashq City (pop., 1994: 1,549,932), capital of Syria. Located at an… …
115faveolate — /feuh vee euh layt , lit/, adj. honeycombed; alveolate; pitted. [1865 70; FAVEOL(US) + ATE1] * * * …
116interior design — 1. the design and coordination of the decorative elements of the interior of a house, apartment, office, or other structural space, including color schemes, fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features. 2. the art, business, or… …
117mogote — /meuh goh tee/, n. 1. a residual hillock of limestone, honeycombed with cavities. 2. Southwestern U.S. a patch of thickly grown brush or dense shrubbery. [1925 30; < AmerSp, Sp: knoll, stack of sheaves] * * * …
118osteoporosis — /os tee oh peuh roh sis/, n. Pathol. a disorder in which the bones become increasingly porous, brittle, and subject to fracture, owing to loss of calcium and other mineral components, sometimes resulting in pain, decreased height, and skeletal… …
119Potosí — /paw taw see /, n. a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver mining center. 209,850; 13,022 ft. (3970 m) above sea level. * * * City (pop., 2001: 132,966), southwestern Bolivia. Founded in 1545 after the discovery of silver in a neighbouring… …
120rotten ice — Naut. ice pitted or honeycombed from melting. [1840 50] * * * …
