INTERCIPIENTS

Noun

intercipients

plural of intercipient

Source: Wiktionary


INTERCIPIENT

In`ter*cip"i*ent, a. Etym: [L. intercipiens, -entis, p. pr. of intercipere. See Intercept.]

Definition: Intercepting; stopping.

– n.

Definition: One who, or that which, intercepts or stops anything on the passage. Wiseman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ONCHOCERCIASIS

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