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cretin
(encz) | cretin,blbec n: Zdeněk Brož |
cretin
(encz) | cretin,idiot n: Zdeněk Brož |
cretin
(encz) | cretin,kretén n: Zdeněk Brož |
Cretin
(gcide) | Cretin \Cre"tin\ (kr[=e]"t[i^]n), n. [F. cr['e]tin; of uncertain
origin.]
One afflicted with cretinism.
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cretin
(wn) | cretin
n 1: a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: idiot,
imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit,
retard] |
cretin
(jargon) | cretin
/kret'in/, /kree´tn/, n.
Congenital loser; an obnoxious person; someone who can't do anything
right. It has been observed that many American hackers tend to favor the
British pronunciation /kret'in/ over standard American /kree'tn/; it is
thought this may be due to the insidious phonetic influence of Monty
Python's Flying Circus.
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concreting
(mass) | concreting
- betónovanie |
concreting
(encz) | concreting,betonování n: Zdeněk Brožconcreting,betonující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
cretinism
(encz) | cretinism,kretenismus n: Zdeněk Brož |
cretinous
(encz) | cretinous,debilní adj: Zdeněk Brožcretinous,kreténský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
cretins
(encz) | cretins,kreténi Zdeněk Brož |
excreting
(encz) | excreting, |
secretin
(encz) | secretin, n: |
Concreting
(gcide) | Concrete \Con*crete"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Concreted; p. pr &
vb. n. Concreting.]
To unite or coalesce, as separate particles, into a mass or
solid body.
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Note: Applied to some substances, it is equivalent to
indurate; as, metallic matter concretes into a hard
body; applied to others, it is equivalent to congeal,
thicken, inspissate, coagulate, as in the concretion of
blood. "The blood of some who died of the plague could
not be made to concrete." --Arbuthnot.
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Cretin
(gcide) | Cretin \Cre"tin\ (kr[=e]"t[i^]n), n. [F. cr['e]tin; of uncertain
origin.]
One afflicted with cretinism.
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Cretinism
(gcide) | Cretinism \Cre"tin*ism\ (kr[=e]"t[i^]n*[i^]z'm), n. [F.
cr['e]tinisme.]
A condition of endemic or inherited idiocy, accompanied by
physical degeneracy and deformity (usually with goiter),
frequent in certain mountain valleys, esp. of the Alps.
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Cretinous
(gcide) | Cretinous \Cre"tin*ous\ (-[u^]s), a.
Having the characteristics of a cretin. "Cretinous
stupefaction." --Ruskin.
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Excretin
(gcide) | Excretin \Ex"cre*tin\, n. [From Excrete.] (physiol. Chem.)
A nonnitrogenous, crystalline body, present in small quantity
in human f[ae]ces.
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Excreting
(gcide) | Excrete \Ex*crete"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excreted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Excreting.] [L. excretus, p. p. of excernere to sift
out, discharge; ex out + cernere to sift, separate. See
Crisis.]
To separate and throw off; to excrete urine. "The mucus thus
excreted." --Hooper.
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Secreting
(gcide) | Secrete \Se*crete"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Secreted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Secreting.] [L. secretus separated, secret, hidden,
p. p. of secernere. See Secret, and cf. Discrete,
Discreet.]
1. To deposit in a place of hiding; to hide; to conceal; as,
to secrete stolen goods; to secrete one's self.
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2. (Physiol.) To separate from the blood and elaborate by the
process of secretion; to elaborate and emit as a
secretion. See Secretion.
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Why one set of cells should secrete bile, another
urea, and so on, we do not know. --Carpenter.
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Syn: To conceal; hide. See Conceal.
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cretinism
(wn) | cretinism
n 1: severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental
stunting |
cretinous
(wn) | cretinous
adj 1: afflicted with cretinism |
excreting
(wn) | excreting
n 1: the bodily process of discharging waste matter [syn:
elimination, evacuation, excretion, excreting,
voiding] |
secretin
(wn) | secretin
n 1: a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of
water and bicarbonate from the pancreas and bile ducts
whenever the stomach empties too much acid into the small
intestine |
cretinous
(jargon) | cretinous
/kret'n·@s/, /kreet´n·@s/, adj.
Wrong; stupid; non-functional; very poorly designed. Also used pejoratively
of people. See dread high-bit disease for an example. Approximate
synonyms: bletcherous, bagbiting, losing, brain-damaged.
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