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FISSIPALMATE
Fis`si*pal"mate, a. Etym: [L. fissus (p.p. of findere to split) + palma palm.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Semipalmate and loboped, as a grebe's foot. See Illust. under Aves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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VOLATILE
(noun) a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor; “it was heated to evaporate the volatiles”
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