Kainite

n.

A compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in Prussian Saxony.

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Reinvolve

v. t.

To involve anew.

Full

n.

To thicken by moistening, heating, and pressing, as cloth; to mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a mill.

Lapidescent

a.

Undergoing the process of becoming stone; having the capacity of being converted into stone; having the quality of petrifying bodies.

Glaucophane

n.

A mineral of a dark bluish color, related to amphibole. It is characteristic of certain crystalline rocks.

Lard

n.

To smear with lard or fat.

Lameness

n.

The condition or quality of being lame; as, the lameness of an excuse or an argument.

Resentment

n.

The state of holding something in the mind as a subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon something; a state of consciousness; conviction; feeling; impression.

Forthgoing

a.

Going forth.

Lactone

n.

One of a series of organic compounds, regarded as anhydrides of certain hydroxy acids. In general, they are colorless liquids, having a weak aromatic odor. They are so called because the typical lactone is derived from lactic acid.

Forestall

v. t.

To take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate.

Advertency

The act of adverting, of the quality of being advertent; attention; notice; regard; heedfulness.

Untrust

n.

Distrust.