VIVISECT

vivisect

(verb) cut (a body) open while still alive; “people no longer vivisect animals--it’s considered unethical”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

vivisect (third-person singular simple present vivisects, present participle vivisecting, simple past and past participle vivisected)

(transitive) To perform vivisection upon; to dissect alive.

Source: Wiktionary


Viv"i*sect`, v. t.

Definition: To perform vivisection upon; to dissect alive. [Colloq.] Pop. Sci. Monthly.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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