RUBIAN

Ru"bi*an, n. Etym: [L. rubia madder, fr. rubeus red.] (Chem.)

Definition: One of several color-producing glycosides found in madder root.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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9 March 2025

CLOG

(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”


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