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  • 21Hanging mercury drop electrode — The hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE) is a working electrode variation on the dropping mercury electrode (DME). Sometimes called the static mercury drop electrode . [Bard, A.J.; Faulkner, L.R. Electrochemical Methods: Fundamentals and… …

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  • 22drop — /drɒp / (say drop) noun 1. a small quantity of liquid which falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule. 2. the quantity of liquid contained in such a mass. 3. a. a very small quantity of liquid. b. a small drink,… …

  • 23Hanging day — It was a day on which people sentenced to death were hanged (the usual method of execution).DefinitionA hanging day was a sad tradition of the English criminal courts and especially well known from London. Criminals sentenced to death were not… …

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  • 24drop —    1. to kill    By shooting, after which the victim falls:     But [the Iraqi soldiers] got so close that there was no way they were going to avoid us, so we dropped them. (McNab, 1993)    In Chicago, to drop down the chute meant to murder, as… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 25drop — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abate, abdicate, abeyance, abjure, ablate, acknowledge defeat, act drop, advantage, asbestos, asbestos board, ascend, ax, backdrop, backslide, balm, balsam, bank, bate, batten, be bereaved of, be confined, be… …

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  • 26drop — 1. To fall, or to be dispensed or poured in globules. 2. A liquid globule. 3. A volume of liquid regarded as a unit of dosage, equivalent in the case of water to about 1 minim. SEE ALSO: drops. 4. A …

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  • 27hanging — Synonyms and related words: act drop, asbestos, asbestos board, backdrop, bagging, baggy, batten, beheading, blanket, border, burning, capital punishment, cascading, cloak, cloth, coat, coulisse, counterweight, cover, coverage, covering, covert,… …

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  • 28drop back indicator — a device to detect a hooked fish swimming towards the angler normally the line goes slack and the movement cannot be detected. The indicator can be electronic with a beeping alarm or a simple clip. The indicator is positioned on the rear bank… …

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  • 29Ague drop — Drop Drop (dr[o^]p), n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS. dropo, D. drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw. droppe; and Fr. AS. dre[ o]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS. driopan, D. druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel. drj[=u]pa. Cf.… …

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  • 30Black drop — Drop Drop (dr[o^]p), n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS. dropo, D. drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw. droppe; and Fr. AS. dre[ o]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS. driopan, D. druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel. drj[=u]pa. Cf.… …

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