to remove all traces

  • 61rust — rust1 [ rʌst ] noun uncount 1. ) the rough red substance that damages the surface of iron and steel: Before painting, remove all traces of rust with a wire brush. 2. ) a disease that affects the leaves of some plants 3. ) red brown in color rust… …

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  • 62erasure —    Removal, usually of written or drawn marks, by rubbing, blotting, wiping, or scraping. The goal of erasure is typically to remove all traces of something, although one finds it practical to compromise at partial erasure. And, the scrambling of …

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  • 63erase — [ɪ reɪz] verb rub out or obliterate; remove all traces of. Derivatives erasable adjective erasure noun Origin C16 (orig. as a heraldic term meaning represent the head or limb of an animal with a jagged edge ): from L. eras , eradere scrape away …

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  • 64obliterate — verb 1) I briefly contemplated trying to obliterate the logo with nail polish remover Syn: erase, eradicate, expunge, efface, wipe out, blot out, rub out, block out, remove all traces of 2) I want to see the super turtle obliterate an entire… …

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  • 65rust — I UK [rʌst] / US noun [uncountable] 1) the rough red substance that damages the surface of iron and steel Before painting, remove all traces of rust with a wire brush. 2) a disease that affects the leaves of some plants 3) red brown in colour II… …

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  • 66obliterate — /əˈblɪtəreɪt / (say uh blituhrayt) verb (t) (obliterated, obliterating) 1. to remove all traces of; do away with; destroy. 2. to blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc.); cancel; efface. {Latin oblit(t)erātus, past participle,… …

  • 67erasable — erase ► VERB ▪ rub out or obliterate; remove all traces of. DERIVATIVES erasable adjective erasure noun. ORIGIN Latin eradere scrape away …

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  • 68erase — ► VERB ▪ rub out or obliterate; remove all traces of. DERIVATIVES erasable adjective erasure noun. ORIGIN Latin eradere scrape away …

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  • 69erasure — erase ► VERB ▪ rub out or obliterate; remove all traces of. DERIVATIVES erasable adjective erasure noun. ORIGIN Latin eradere scrape away …

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  • 70petroleum refining — Introduction  conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha       The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… …

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