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6 words match “PROVISIONALLY”

PROVISIONALLY adv.
By way of provision for the time being; temporarily. Locke.
BENZENE n.
regarded as the type from which the aromatic compounds are derived. This ring formula is provisionally accepted as representing the probable constitution of the benzene molecule, C6H6, and as the type on which its derivatives are formed.
BILL n.
y which goods, respecting which the importer is not possessed of full information, may be provisionally landed for examination. -- Bill of store, a license granted at the customhouse to merchants, to carry such stores and provisions as are necessary for a voyage, custom free. Wharton. -- Bills payable (pl.), the outs…
DE BENE ESSE n.
Of well being; of formal sufficiency for the time; conditionally; provisionally. Abbott.
HYPOTHESIS n.
A tentative theory or supposition provisionally adopted to explain certain facts, and to guide in the investigation of others; hence, frequently called a working hypothesis.
MUSCARDINE n.
which sometimes extends to other insects. It is attended by the development of a fungus (provisionally called Botrytis bassiana). Also, the fungus itself.