Putrefying+flesh

  • 1carrion — noun Etymology: Middle English caroine, from Anglo French caroine, charoine, from Vulgar Latin *caronia, irregular from Latin carn , caro flesh more at carnal Date: 14th century dead and putrefying flesh; also flesh unfit for food …

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  • 2carrion — /ˈkæriən / (say kareeuhn) noun 1. dead and putrefying flesh. 2. rottenness; anything vile. –adjective 3. feeding on carrion. 4. of or like carrion. {Middle English carion, caroine, from Old North French, variant of central Old French charoigne,… …

  • 3carrion — n. & adj. n. 1 dead putrefying flesh. 2 something vile or filthy. adj. rotten, loathsome. Phrases and idioms: carrion crow a black crow, Corvus corone, native to Europe, feeding mainly on carrion. carrion flower = STAPELIA. Etymology: ME f. AF &… …

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  • 4Putrescine — Chembox new ImageFile=Diaminobutane.png ImageSize= ImageName=Putrescine ImageFile1=Putrescine stickAndBall.png ImageSize1= ImageName1=Putrescine 3D IUPACName=butane 1,4 diamine OtherNames= Section1= Chembox Identifiers CASNo=110 60 1 PubChem=1045 …

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  • 5Babi Yar — See #Other memorials below for the Babi Yar Memorial Park in Denver, Colorado, USA. Babi Yar ( uk. Бабин яр, Babyn yar ; ru. Бабий яр, Babiy yar ) is a ravine in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. In the course of two days, September 29 30, 1941, a… …

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  • 6Monohydrocalcite — The crystal structure of monohydrocalcite. Ca is shown as a blue atom, O atoms red, and the carbonate anion and water molecules are shown as bonded entities. General Category Carbo …

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  • 7carrion — n. [L. caries, decay] The dead or putrefying flesh of an animal …

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  • 8carrion — /kar ee euhn/, n. 1. dead and putrefying flesh. 2. rottenness; anything vile. adj. 3. feeding on carrion. [1175 1225; ME caroyne, careyn, carion < AF careine, OF charo(i)gne < VL *caronia, equiv. to L carun (see CARUNCLE) + ia Y3] * * * …

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  • 9neurine — A toxic amine that is a product of decomposing animal matter (dehydration of choline) and a poisonous constituent of mushrooms. * * * neu·rine n(y)u̇ .rēn also neu·rin rən n a syrup …

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  • 10carrion — n. Putrefying flesh, putrescent or putrid meat …

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