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  • 61Self-contradiction — Self con tra*dic tion, n. The act of contradicting one s self or itself; repugnancy in conceptions or in terms; a proposition consisting of two members, one of which contradicts the other; as, to be and not to be at the same time is a self… …

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  • 62self — O.E. self, seolf, sylf one s own person, same, from P.Gmc. *selbaz (Cf. O.N. sjalfr, O.Fris. self, Du. zelf, O.H.G. selb, Ger. selbst, Goth. silba), P.Gmc. *selbaz, from PIE *sel bho , from root *s(w)e separate, apart (see …

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  • 63self-pol|li|nate — «SEHLF POL uh nayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. to fertilize with pollen from the same flower or plant; undergo or cause to undergo self pollination: »Inbred lines [are] produced by continually self pollinating the… …

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  • 64Self-conjugate — Self con ju*gate, a. (Geom.) Having the two things that are conjugate parts of the same figure; as, self conjugate triangles. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 65Self-shadowing — is a computer graphics lighting effect, used in 3D rendering applications such as computer animation and video games. Self shadowing allows non static objects in the environment, such as characters and interactive objects (buckets, chairs, etc),… …

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  • 66self-pollinate — self pollination ► NOUN Botany ▪ the pollination of a flower by pollen from the same plant. DERIVATIVES self pollinate verb self pollinator noun …

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  • 67self-pollination — ► NOUN Botany ▪ the pollination of a flower by pollen from the same plant. DERIVATIVES self pollinate verb self pollinator noun …

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  • 68self-pollinator — self pollination ► NOUN Botany ▪ the pollination of a flower by pollen from the same plant. DERIVATIVES self pollinate verb self pollinator noun …

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  • 69self-fer|ti|li|za|tion — «SEHLF FUR tuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. Botany. the fertilization of the ovules of a flower by pollen from the same flower; autogamy. 2. Zoology. the fertilization of two gametes from the same animal among some hermaphrodites …

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  • 70self-pol|li|na|tion — «SEHLF POL uh NAY shuhn», noun. the transfer of pollen from a stamen to a stigma of the same flower, or to a stigma of another flower or clone of the same plant …

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