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PORTATIVES
Noun
portatives
plural of portative
Source: Wiktionary
PORTATIVE
Por"ta*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. portatif.]
1. Portable. [Obs.]
2. (Physics)
Definition: Capable of holding up or carrying; as, the portative force of a magnet, of atmospheric pressure, or of capillarity.
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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