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lact- , lact- stem of L. lac, lact- milk (cf. Gr. gála, galakt-; see GALAXY) in derivs.: lactation XVII(f. L. lactāre), lacteal XVII (f. L. lacteus), lacteou… Eliphelet , Eliphal (ĕl´īfăl, ēlī´fəl), the same as Eliphelet4.
Eliphalet (ēlĬf´əlĕt), in the Bible, name of two sons of David. Alternate forms are Eliphelet and… Pendentive , pendentive (archit.) each of the spherical triangles formed by the intersection of a hemispherical dome by two pairs of opposite arches. XVIII. — F.… elongate , elongate •jailbait • rebate • whitebait • probate •stereobate • approbate • incubate •stylobate • exacerbate • masturbate •mandate • candidate • vali… synchronic , syn·chron·ic / singˈkränik/ • adj. concerned with something, esp. a language, as it exists at one point in time: synchronic linguistics. Often contra… atrocious , atrocious •factious, fractious •anxious • captious •precious, semi-precious •infectious •conscientious, contentious, licentious, pretentious, sentent…
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