mou|lin

mou|lin
mou|lin «moo lan», noun.
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
[< French moulin (literally) a mill < Old French molin; see etym. under moline (Cf.moline)]

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  • lin — ace·tyl·cho·lin·esterase; ac glob·u·lin; Adren·a·lin; al·ka·lin·i·ty; al·ka·lin·i·za·tion; al·ka·lin·ize; al·lin·eate; al·lin·eation; amy·e·lin·ic; amyg·da·lin; anas·pa·lin; ani·lin·gus; an·i·lin·ism; an·thra·lin; an·ti·cho·lin·es·ter·ase;… …   English syllables

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  • fer-de-mou — fer de mou·lin; …   English syllables

  • moulin — mou·lin …   English syllables

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  • moulin-à-vent — mou·lin à vent …   English syllables

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