RETENTOR

Re*ten"tor, n. Etym: [L., a retainer.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A muscle which serves to retain an organ or part in place, esp. when retracted. See Illust. of Phylactolemata.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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