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  • 31Conquering — Conquer Con quer (k[o^][ng] k[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conquered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conquering}.] [OF. conquerre, F. conqu[ e]rir, fr. L. conquirere, quisitum, to seek or search for, to bring together, LL., to conquer; con + quaerere to seek.… …

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  • 32Overpower — O ver*pow er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpowered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overpowering}.] To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield by superior power; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes. And overpower d that gallant few.… …

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  • 33Overpowered — Overpower O ver*pow er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpowered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overpowering}.] To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield by superior power; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes. And overpower d that gallant… …

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  • 34Overpowering — Overpower O ver*pow er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpowered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overpowering}.] To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield by superior power; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes. And overpower d that gallant… …

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  • 35Quell — Quell, v. t. [OE. quellen to kill, AS. cwellan, causative of cwelan to die; akin to OHG. quellen to torment, Icel. kvelja. See {Quail} to cower.] 1. To take the life of; to kill. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] The ducks cried as [if] men would… …

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  • 36Beta-hydride elimination — is a reaction in which an alkyl group bonded to a metal centre is converted into the corresponding metal bonded hydride and an alkene. [Elschenbroich, C. ”Organometallics” (2006) Wiley VCH: Weinheim. ISBN 978 3 29390 6] The alkyl must have… …

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  • 37quell — 1. verb /kwɛl/ a) To overpower; to subdue; to put down. to quell grief b) To quiet; to allay; …

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  • 38crop — krÉ’p n. harvest, produce (Agriculture); group; sac like enlargement in the gullet of a bird which serves as a receptacle for partially digested food which is either digested or fed to nestlings; whip; short haircut v. harvest; cut short, clip;… …

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  • 39cropped — adj. clipped, trimmed or cut off as by clipping; used for growing crops (said of land or soil) krÉ’p n. harvest, produce (Agriculture); group; sac like enlargement in the gullet of a bird which serves as a receptacle for partially digested food… …

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  • 40cropping — n. cutting; trimming of the edges of a picture in graphics programs (Computers) krÉ’p n. harvest, produce (Agriculture); group; sac like enlargement in the gullet of a bird which serves as a receptacle for partially digested food which is either… …

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