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- in|du|men|tum «IHN du MEHN tuhm, -dyu-», noun.Botany. a hairy or scaly covering, often very dense.╂[< New Latin indumentum < Latin indūmentum garment, clothing < induere to put on]
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cras|sa|men|tum — «KRAS uh MEHN tuhm», noun, plural tums, ta « tuh». the thick, jellylike part of coagulated blood; clot. ╂[< Latin crassāmentum < crassāre to thicken < crassus solid, thick] … Useful english dictionary
lig|a|men|tum — «LIHG uh MEHN tuhm», noun, plural ta « tuh». Anatomy. ligament. ╂[< Latin ligāmentum] … Useful english dictionary
ar|gu|men|tum ad ho|mi|nem — «AHR gyuh MEHN tuhm ad HOM uh nehm», Latin. an argument appealing to personal prejudices or interests. See also ad hominem. (Cf. ↑ad hominem) … Useful english dictionary
ar|gu|men|tum ad ig|no|ran|ti|am — «AHR gyuh MEHN tuhad IHG noh RAN shee uhm», Latin. 1. an argument appealing to ignorance. 2. an argument based on an adversary s ignorance … Useful english dictionary
ce|men|tum — «suh MEHN tuhm», noun. the bony tissue forming the outer crust of the root of a tooth; cement … Useful english dictionary
ex|e|gi mo|nu|men|tum ae|re pe|ren|ni|us — «ehk SEE jy MON yu MEHN tuhm IHR ee puh REHN ee uhs», Latin. I have made a monument more lasting than bronze (Horace) … Useful english dictionary
fer|men|tum — «fuhr MEHN tuhm», noun. in the medieval church, a portion of a consecrated wafer reserved by a bishop and brought to a pest about to say Mass, as a token of Christian communion … Useful english dictionary
lo|men|tum — «loh MEHN tuhm», noun, plural ta « tuh». Botany. a loment. ╂[< Latin lōmentum bean meal; a cleansing mixture made of it < a stem related to luere, and lavāre to wash] … Useful english dictionary
mo|men|tum — «moh MEHN tuhm», noun, plural tums or ta. 1. the force with which a body moves, equal to its mass multiplied by its velocity: »A falling object gains momentum as it falls. 2. impetus resulting from movement: »The runner stumbled just before the… … Useful english dictionary
o|men|tum — «oh MEHN tuhm», noun, plural ta « tuh». a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach with certain of the other viscera. The great omentum is attached to the stomach and enfolds the transverse colon; the lesser omentum lies between the stomach… … Useful english dictionary
