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  • 21Atom — • Primarily, the smallest particle of matter which can exist Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Atom     Atom     † …

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  • 22saturation — 1. Impregnation of one substance by another to the greatest possible extent. 2. Neutralization, as of an acid by an alkali. 3. That concentration of a dissolved substance that cannot be exceeded. 4. In optics, see saturated color. 5. Filling of… …

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  • 23saturate — [[t]sæ̱tʃʊreɪt[/t]] saturates, saturating, saturated 1) VERB If people or things saturate a place or object, they fill it completely so that no more can be added. [V n] In the last days before the vote, both sides are saturating the airwaves...… …

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  • 24Diacid — Di*ac id, a. [Pref. di + acid.] (Chem.) Divalent; said of a base or radical as capable of saturating two acid monad radicals or a dibasic acid. Cf. {Dibasic}, a., and {Biacid}. [1913 Webster] || …

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  • 25Kyanize — Ky an*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kyanized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kyanizing}.] [From Mr. Kyan, the inventor of the process.] To render (wood) proof against decay by saturating with a solution of corrosive sublimate in open tanks, or under pressure.… …

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  • 26Kyanized — Kyanize Ky an*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kyanized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kyanizing}.] [From Mr. Kyan, the inventor of the process.] To render (wood) proof against decay by saturating with a solution of corrosive sublimate in open tanks, or under… …

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  • 27Kyanizing — Kyanize Ky an*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kyanized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kyanizing}.] [From Mr. Kyan, the inventor of the process.] To render (wood) proof against decay by saturating with a solution of corrosive sublimate in open tanks, or under… …

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  • 28Peptone — Pep tone, n. [Gr. ? cooked.] (Physiol. Chem.) (a) The soluble and diffusible substance or substances into which albuminous portions of the food are transformed by the action of the gastric and pancreatic juices. Peptones are also formed from… …

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  • 29Saturant — Sat u*rant, a. [L. saturans, p. pr. See {Saturate}.] Impregnating to the full; saturating. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 30Saturate — Sat u*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saturated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Saturating}.] [L. saturatus, p. p. of saturare to saturate, fr. satur full of food, sated. See {Satire}.] 1. To cause to become completely penetrated, impregnated, or soaked; to fill… …

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