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distributor
distributor /dɪˈstrɪbjətɝ/
noun
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(
)
Someone who markets merchandise
(
distributer
, distributor
)
someone who markets merchandise
The book distributor ensured that copies reached bookstores across the country.
The book distributor ensured that copies reached bookstores across the country.
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Electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence
(
distributer
, distributor
, electrical distributor
)
electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence
The car's distributor was faulty, and the engine was misfiring
The car's distributor was faulty, and the engine was misfiring
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A company that markets merchandise
(
distributor
)
a company that markets merchandise
His company is a large distributor of software products
his company is a large distributor of software products
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A person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion
(
allocator
, distributor
)
a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion
happenstance
happenstance /ˈhæpənˌstæns/
noun
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An event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
(
happenstance
, coincidence
)
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
It was a coincidence that they ran into each other at the airport.
It was a coincidence that they ran into each other at the airport.
astringent
astringent /əˈstrɪndʒənt/
adjective
-
()
Sour or bitter in taste
(
acerb
, acerbic
, astringent
)
sour or bitter in taste
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Tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
(
astringent
)
tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
Astringent cosmetic lotions
astringent cosmetic lotions
noun
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A drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
(
astringent
, astringent drug
, styptic
)
a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
Pouteria campechiana nervosa
Pouteria campechiana nervosa /paʊˈtɛriə kæmpɪˈkiːənə nɝːˈvoʊsə/
noun
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Tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit
(
canistel
, canistel tree
, Pouteria campechiana nervosa
)
tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit
