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fivesome
A group of five people or things
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coreopsis
Any of several composite herbs, of genus Coreopsis, typically with bright yellow flowers
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deplume
To condense excess water vapor from the flue gas
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glucinium
Alternative form of glucinum. [(chemistry, obsolete) beryllium.]
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indo-hittite
A hypothetical language family in which the Anatolian and the Indo-European languages are separate branches
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plesiosaurus
Any of the genus †Plesiosaurus of extinct long-necked marine reptiles from the Early Jurassic
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outward-bound
That is going out or leaving
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