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DYSODILE
Etymology
Noun
dysodile (usually uncountable, plural dysodiles)
(mineral) An impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly foetid odour when burning.
Source: Wiktionary
Dys"o*dile, n. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)
Definition: An impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly fetid odor when burning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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