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2flay — [ fleı ] verb transitive 1. ) to hit or whip a person or animal severely, so that the skin is broken a ) to remove the outer layer of something, usually the skin of an animal 2. ) to criticize someone or something in a very severe or cruel way …
3flay — [fleı] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: flean] 1.) formal to criticize someone very severely ▪ She was well known for flaying public officials in her daily column. 2.) literary to whip or beat someone very severely 3.) formal to remove the skin from …
4flay — UK [fleɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms flay : present tense I/you/we/they flay he/she/it flays present participle flaying past tense flayed past participle flayed 1) to hit or whip a person or animal severely, so that the skin is broken 2)… …
5flay — [[t]fle͟ɪ[/t]] flays, flaying, flayed 1) VERB When someone flays an animal or person, they remove their skin, usually when they are dead. [V n] They had to flay the great, white, fleecy animals and cut them up for food... [V n] To remain together …
6flavin — /flay vin/, n. Biochem. 1. a complex heterocyclic ketone that is common to the nonprotein part of several important yellow enzymes, the flavoproteins. 2. quercetin. Also, flavine. [1850 55; FLAV + IN2] * * * Any of a class of organic compounds,… …
7flavoprotein — /flay voh proh teen, tee euhn/, n. Biochem. an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells. [1930 35; FLAVO + PROTEIN] * * * …
8flehmen — /flay meuhn/, n. Animal Behav. a behavioral response of many male mammals, esp. deer, antelope, and other artiodactyls, consisting of lip curling and head raising after sniffing a female s urine. [ < G Flehmen, n. use of inf.: (of a domestic… …
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10skin — n Skin, hide, pelt, rind, bark, peel can all denote an outer removable coat which adheres to and protects the inner tissues of a body or organism. Skin, the most general term, applies especially to the outer covering of animals, whether it is as… …
