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  • 111pulp — [[t]pʌlp[/t]] n. 1) bot the soft, juicy, edible part of a fruit 2) bot the pith of the stem of a plant 3) den Also called dental pulp the inner substance of the tooth, containing arteries, veins, and lymphatic and nerve tissue. 4) any soft, moist …

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  • 112rock candy — rock′ can′dy n. sugar in large, hard, cohering crystals • Etymology: 1715–25 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 113Gilgamesh —    This epic hero of Sumeria, whose adventures are told in the epic bearing his name, appears to have lived at a time when the activities of the Mesopotamian tribes were cohering to a point when the state was beginning to emerge. This period can… …

    Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

  • 114agglomerate — verb (agglomerated, agglomerating) –verb (t) /əˈglɒməreɪt / (say uh glomuhrayt) 1. to collect or gather into a mass. –verb (i) /əˈglɒməreɪt / (say uh glomuhrayt) 2. to take the shape of a mass. –adjective /əˈglɒmərət / (say uh glomuhruht) 3.… …

  • 115aggregate — adjective /ˈægrəgət / (say agruhguht) 1. formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: the aggregate amount owed in taxes. 2. Botany a. (of a flower) formed of florets collected in a dense… …

  • 116cohere — /koʊˈhɪə / (say koh hear) verb (i) (cohered, cohering) 1. to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass. 2. to be naturally or logically connected. 3. to agree; be congruous. {Latin cohaerēre stick together} …

  • 117coherence — /koʊˈhɪərəns/ (say koh hearruhns) noun 1. the act or state of cohering; cohesion. 2. natural or logical connection. 3. congruity; consistency. Also, coherency …

  • 118coherent — /koʊˈhɪərənt / (say koh hearruhnt) adjective 1. cohering; sticking together. 2. having a natural or due agreement of parts; connected. 3. consistent; logical. 4. Physics (of electromagnetic radiation, especially light) having its waves in phase.… …

  • 119cohesion — /koʊˈhiʒən / (say koh heezhuhn) noun 1. the act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together. 2. Physics the state or process by which the particles of a body or substance are bound together, especially the attraction between the molecules …

  • 120cohesive — /koʊˈhisɪv/ (say koh heesiv) adjective 1. characterised by or causing cohesion. 2. cohering; tending to cohere. –cohesively, adverb –cohesiveness, noun …