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| Abraham Lincoln |
the 16th President of the United States (1861-1865), who was Commander-in-Chief of the Union troops during the American Civil War and who signed the Emancipation Proclamation, thus bringing an end to slavery in the United States (b.1809--d.1865). |
| activated carbon |
a form of very porous and thus very absorbent carbon, produced by heating charcoal so as to empty out contained gases, and used to absorb other gases, recover solvents, deodorize, and the like; activated charcoal. |
| adoption |
the act or fact of becoming the legal parent of another person's child, or the act or condition of being thus adopted as another's child. [1/2 definitions] |
| amen |
thus it is; may it be so (used at the end of a prayer or statement to express agreement or approval). [1/3 definitions] |
| antibody |
a protein in blood that reacts to particular toxic substances by neutralizing or destroying them, and thus provides immunity against them. |
| arithmetic progression |
a sequence of numbers that results from adding a constant number, such as 4, to each previous number, and thus obtaining a series such as 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26. |
| bowel movement |
the matter thus evacuated; excrement; feces. [1/2 definitions] |
| breeder reactor |
a nuclear reactor that is designed to produce more fissionable material than it consumes, and thus generate additional fuel for its own operation. |
| cachepot |
an ornamental container into which the plain pot of a houseplant is set and thus concealed from view. |
| calve |
of a glacier or iceberg, to break up, thus making a separate piece. [1/4 definitions] |
| cautery |
something, such as a caustic agent or a very hot or very cold instrument, used to burn or sear and thus to destroy unwanted tissue. [1/2 definitions] |
| chiropractic |
a system of healing in which manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures is used to restore normal nerve function and thus good health. |
| combo |
(informal) a combination or mixture; a grouping thus formed. [1/2 definitions] |
| communal taint |
in India, the perception of a person or political body being strongly tied to or influenced by a particular cultural or religious community and thus not committed to values of secularism and unity. |
| connive |
to ignore or fail to report a wrongdoing, and thus tacitly support it (often fol. by "at"). [1/2 definitions] |
| consciousness-raising |
a process in which people are made more sensitive or aware of others, and thus gain understanding and sympathy for their situation, used in combating discrimination. [1/2 definitions] |
| desirable |
of a thing or person, having characteristics that are attractive, prized, or valuable and thus causing a wish to have possession or the opportunity for use. [1/3 definitions] |
| desktop |
in computing, a graphical interface on personal computers that represents the user's working space as icons on a background that covers the screen, or the folder whose contents are thus represented. [1/4 definitions] |
| devastation |
the act or an instance of destroying or ruining, or the destruction or ruin thus caused. |
| donation |
the gift or contribution thus made. [1/2 definitions] |
| duopsony |
the market condition that exists when there are only two buyers, who can thus exert great influence on price. (Cf. monopsony, oligopsony.) |
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