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Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone. Sphenoid bone , an irregularly shaped bone in front of the occipital in the base of the skull of the higher vertebrates. It is composed of several fetal bones which become united the adult. See Alisphenoid,

Additional info about word: SPHENOID

Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone. Sphenoid bone , an irregularly shaped bone in front of the occipital in the base of the skull of the higher vertebrates. It is composed of several fetal bones which become united the adult. See Alisphenoid, Basisphenoid, Orbitosphenoid, Presphenoid. (more info) 1. Wedge-shaped; as, a sphenoid crystal.

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  Belonging to the Compositæ; composite. Darwin.
• FRONTIERSMAN
  A man living on the frontier.
• UNITERABLE
  Not iterable; incapable of being repeated. "To play away an uniterable life." Sir T. Browne.
• HIGHER-UP
  A superior officer or official; -- used chiefly in pl.
• FRONTIERED
  Placed on the frontiers.
• SHAPE
  is from the strong verb, AS. scieppan, scyppan, sceppan, p. p. 1. To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to. I was shapen in iniquity. Ps. li. 5. Grace shaped her limbs, and
• FRONTLESSLY
  Shamelessly; impudently.
• FRONTED
  Formed with a front; drawn up in line. "Fronted brigades." Milton.
• FRONTLET
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• ADULTERATION
  1. The act of adulterating; corruption, or debasement (esp. of food or drink) by foreign mixture. The shameless adulteration of the coin. Prescott. 2. An adulterated state or product.
• HIGHERING
  Rising higher; ascending. In ever highering eagle circles. Tennyson.
• ADULTERY
  The fine and penalty imposed for the offense of adultery. (more info) 1. The unfaithfulness of a married person to the marriage bed; sexual intercourse by a married man with another than his wife, or voluntary sexual intercourse by a married woman
• FRONTAGE
  The front part of an edifice or lot; extent of front.
• COMPOSURE
  1. The act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition. Signor Pietro, who had an admirable way both of composure and teaching. Evelyn. 2. Orderly adjustment; disposition. Various composures and combinations of these corpuscles.
• COMPOSSIBLE
  Able to exist with another thing; consistent. Chillingworth.
• SPHENOID
  Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone. Sphenoid bone , an irregularly shaped bone in front of the occipital in the base of the skull of the higher vertebrates. It is composed of several fetal bones which become united the adult. See Alisphenoid,
• ADULT
  Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; as, an adult person or plant; an adult ape; an adult age.
• UNITIVE
  Having the power of uniting; causing, or tending to produce, union. Jer. Taylor.
• ADULTER
  To commit adultery; to pollute. B. Jonson.
• COMPOSE
  To arrange in a composing stick in order for printing; to set . (more info) 1. To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion. Zeal ought to be composed of the hidhest degrees of all
• INDECOMPOSABLENESS
  Incapableness of decomposition; stability; permanence; durability.
• MISHAPPEN
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  The vertebræ of the back. Dunglison.
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