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306 words match “TANG”

INTERTANGLE v.
To entangle; to intertwine. "Moss and intertangled vines." Longfellow.
MULTANGULAR a.
Having many angles. -- Mul*tan"gu*lar*ly, adv. -- Mul*tan"gu*lar*ness, n.
MUSTANG n.
The half-wild horse of the plains in Mexico, California, etc. It is small, hardy, and easily sustained. Mustard grape (Bot.), a species of grape (Vitis candicans), native in Arkansas and Texas. The berries are small, light-colored, with an acid skin and a sweet pulp.
NOLI-ME-TANGERE n. 3 definitions
Any plant of a genus of herbs (Impatiens) having capsules which, if touched when ripe, discharge their seeds. -- See Impatiens.
OCTANGULAR a.
Having eight angles; eight-angled. -- Oc*tan"gu*lar*ness, n.
ORANG-OUTANG n.
o and Sumatra. Often called simply orang. [Written also orang- outan, orang-utan, ourang-utang, and oran-utan.]
OURANG-OUTANG n.
See Orang-outang.
PENTANGLE n.
A pentagon. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
PENTANGULAR a.
Having five corners or angles. [R.]
RECTANGLE a. 2 definitions
Rectangular. [R.]
RECTANGLED a.
Rectangular. Hutton.
RECTANGULAR a.
Right-angled; having one or more angles of ninety degrees. -- Rec*tan"gu*lar*ly (r, adv. -- Rec*tan"gu*lar*ness, n.
RECTANGULARITY n.
The quality or condition of being rectangular, or right-angled.
SEA TANG n.
A kind of seaweed; tang; tangle. To their nests of sedge and sea tang. Longfellow.
SEMITANGENT n.
The tangent of half an arc.
SEPTANGLE n.
A figure which has seven angles; a heptagon. [R.]
SEPTANGULAR a.
Heptagonal.
SPATANGOID a. 2 definitions
Of or pertaining to the Spatangoidea. -- n.
SPATANGOIDEA n.
An order of irregular sea urchins, usually having a more or less heart-shaped shell with four or five petal-like ambulacra above. The mouth is edentulous and situated anteriorly, on the under side.
SPATANGUS n.
A genus of heart-shaped sea urchins belonging to the Spatangoidea.
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