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Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in many kinds of grapes. It is also obtained from tartaric acid, with which it is isomeric, and from sugar, gum, etc., by oxidation. It is a sour white crystalline substance, consisting of a combination of dextrorotatory and levorotatory tartaric acids.
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Resembling a raceme; growing in the form of a raceme; as, (botany) racemose berries or flowers; (anatomy) the racemose glands, in which the ducts are branched and clustered like a raceme.
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A loan upon goods laden on board a ship. It differs from <i>bottomry</i>, which is a loan on the ship itself.
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A method of notation for all spoken sounds, proposed by Mr. Sweet; -- so called because it is based on the common <i>Roman</i>-letter alphabet. It is like the palaeotype of Mr. Ellis in the general plan, but simpler.
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A mineral of a hyacinth or honey-yellow color, occurring in square octahedrons. It is an antimonate of calcium.
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