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PERSISTS |
Is tenacious |
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RED-TAPIST |
One who is tenacious of a strict adherence to official
formalities. |
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STIFF |
Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated;
neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff. |
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TENACIOUS |
Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to
retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights. |
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HELLBENDER |
A large North American aquatic salamander (Protonopsis
horrida or Menopoma Alleghaniensis). It is very voracious and very
tenacious of life. Also called alligator, and water dog. |
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CALCIUM |
An elementary substance; a metal which combined with
oxygen forms lime. It is of a pale yellow color, tenacious, and
malleable. It is a member ... |
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HOUSELEEK |
... tectorum), originally a native of subalpine Europe, but now found very
generally on old walls and roofs. It is very tenacious of life under
dro... |
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COPPER |
A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and
malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best conductors of heat
and electricity. Sy... |
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WAX |
...mployed by
them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It
is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in ... |
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MARGOSA |
A large tree of genus Melia (M. Azadirachta) found in
India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable oil is
expressed from its seed... |
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CAOUTCHOUC |
...ed
by exposure to air, acids, and alkalies, it is used, especially when
vulcanized, for many purposes in the arts and in manufactures. Also
c... |