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dragee
dragee /ˈdræɡi/
noun
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Pill that is a sugar-coated medicated candy
(
dragee
)
pill that is a sugar-coated medicated candy
She took a dragee for her headache before leaving the house.
She took a dragee for her headache before leaving the house.
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Sugar-coated nut or fruit piece
(
dragee
)
sugar-coated nut or fruit piece
The cupcakes were decorated with silver dragee.
The cupcakes were decorated with silver dragee.
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Silvery candy beads used for decorating cakes
(
dragee
)
silvery candy beads used for decorating cakes
I decorated the cake with dragees, tiny silvery candy beads.
I decorated the cake with dragees, tiny silvery candy beads.
blast furnace
blast furnace /blæst ˈfɜːrnɪs/
noun
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A furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores; combustion is intensified by a blast of air
(
blast furnace
)
a furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores; combustion is intensified by a blast of air
Iron ore was converted to metallic iron in the blast furnace.
Iron ore was converted to metallic iron in the blast furnace.
eschar
eschar /ˈɛskɑːr/
noun
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A dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin
(
eschar
)
a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin
After the burn healed, an eschar formed on the skin which eventually fell off.
After the burn healed, an eschar formed on the skin which eventually fell off.
Veratrum viride
Veratrum viride /vəˈrætrəm vɪˈraɪdiː/
noun
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North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally
(
American hellebore
, bugbane
, Indian poke
, Veratrum viride
, white hellebore
)
North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally
