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 praseodymium praseodymium /ˌpreɪziːoʊˈdɪmiəm/

noun

  1. A soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process  ( atomic number 59 , Pr , praseodymium )
    a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process


 foxtrot foxtrot /ˈfɑːkstrɑːt/

noun

  1. A ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences  ( fox-trot , foxtrot )
    a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences

verb

  1. Dance the foxtrot  ( foxtrot )
    dance the foxtrot


 lady's-finger lady's-finger /ˈleɪdizˌfɪŋgər/

noun

  1. Tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus  ( Abelmoschus esculentus , gumbo [ N. American] , Hibiscus esculentus , lady's-finger , okra , okra plant , bhindi [Asia] )
    tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus


 cautery cautery /ˈkɔːtəri/

noun

  1. The act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing  ( cauterisation [British] , cauterization , cautery )
    the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
  2. An instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it  ( cauterant , cautery )
    an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it