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  • 21Refrigerant — Re*frig er*ant (r?*fr?j ?r ant), a. [L. refrigerans, p. pr. of refrigerare: cf. F. r[ e]frig[ e]rant. See {Refrigerate}.] Cooling; allaying heat or fever. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 22Refrigerative — Re*frig er*a*tive (r?*fr?j ?r*?*t?v), a. [Cf. F. r[ e]frig[ e]ratif.] Cooling; allaying heat. n. A refrigerant. [1913 Webster] Crazed brains should come under a refrigerative treatment. I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 23Sedative — Sed a*tive, a. [Cf. F. s[ e]datif.] Tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize; specifically (Med.), allaying irritability and irritation; assuaging pain. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 24disarming — adjective Date: 1839 allaying criticism or hostility ; ingratiating < a disarming smile > • disarmingly adverb …

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  • 25tormentil — noun Etymology: Middle English turmentille, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin tormentilla, from Latin tormentum; from its use in allaying pain Date: 14th century a yellow flowered Eurasian cinquefoil (Potentilla erecta syn. P. tormentilla)&#8230; …

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  • 26refrigerant — I. adjective Date: 1599 allaying heat or fever II. noun Date: 1676 a refrigerant agent or agency: as a. a medication for reducing body heat b. a substance used in refrigeration …

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  • 27salvo — I. noun (plural salvos or salvoes) Etymology: Italian salva, from French salve, from Latin, hail!, from salvus healthy more at safe Date: 1591 1. a. a simultaneous discharge of two or more guns in military action or as a salute b. the release all …

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  • 28Female genital cutting — (FGC), also known as female genital mutilation (FGM), female circumcision or female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female&#8230; …

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  • 29Noble Eightfold Path — Eightfold Path redirects here. For other uses, see Eightfold Path (disambiguation). The Dharma wheel, often used to represent the Noble Eightfold Path …

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  • 30Pope Clement III — Clement III Papacy began December 19, 1187 Papacy ended March 20, 1191 Predecessor Gregory VIII …

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