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See Paraleipsis.

Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from malic acid, and now called fumaric acid. [Obs.]

Anthracene; -- called also paranaphthaline. [Obs.]

A leopard. [Obs.] Spenser.

A composition in a soft, rural style, generally in 6-8 or 12-8 time.

Placed on, or supported by, a pedestal; figuratively, exalted. Hawthorne. Pedestaled haply in a palace court. Keats.

Having a valence of five; -- said of certain atoms and radicals.

A fine cotton fabric, having a linen finish, and often printed on one side, -- used for women's and children's wear.

A calendar that can be used perpetually or over a wide range of years. That of Capt. Herschel covers, as given below, dates from 1750 to 1961 only, but is capable of indefinite extension.

Having petals; as, a petaled flower; -- opposed to Ant: apetalous, and much used in compounds; as, one-petaled, three- petaled, etc.

Any Australian kangaroo of the genus Petrogale, as the rock wallaby (P. penicillata).

A white or yellowish white crystalline substance, C20H14O4, formed by condensation of the anhydride of phthalic acid and phenol. Its solution in alkalies is brilliant red, but is decolorized by acids. This reaction, being very delicate, is used as an indicator.

A lover of the truth. [Obs.] Brathwait.

ndensation products of the phenols with phthalic acid, and well represented by phenol phthaleïn. Their alkaline solutions are fluorescent. Phenol phthalein, a white or yellowish white crystalline substance made from phthalic acid and phenol. Its solution in alkalies is brilliant red, but is decolorized by acids, and as…

Divided into pieces.

Multivalent.

Public or open sale; auction. [Obs.] Holland.

The refuse from a grain distillery, used to fatten swine.

The quality or condition of being prevalent; superior strength, force, or influence; general existence, reception, or practice; wide extension; as, the prevalence of virtue, of a fashion, or of a disease; the prevalence of a rumor. The duke better knew what kind of argument were of prevalence with him. Clarendon.…

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