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1. calcīnen v.

10 quotations in 1 sense
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Alch. & med. (a) To reduce (sth.) to powder by heating; (b) to change the nature of (sth.) by heating in a certain way. …

2. distillen v.

50 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To flow or fall in drops; trickle, drop; distillen fro(m, distillen out of, distillen of, distillen doun, distillen into, distillen on, distillen to; (b) to shed drops; distillen on; (c) refl.……

3. mortifīen v.

51 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To kill (sb.); mortifien and quikenen, of God: take and give life; also fig. destroy (sth.); render (the heart) insensible; (b) of courage: to die out; (c) ?fig.; ?meaning influenced by mortisen……

4. pū̆trefīen v.

26 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To decompose, rot; become putrid; (b) med. of tissue or fluid in a living body: to become putrid or gangrenous, fester; ppl. putrefied, rotted, gangrenous, suppurating; (c) alch. to decompose……

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