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legitimate n.v.adj
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according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner
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coagulation v
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to change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal: Let the pudding stand two hours until it coagulates
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rennet n
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the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
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casein n
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Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
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asphalt n
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1. any of various dark-colored, solid, bituminous substances, native in various areas of the earth and composed mainly of hydrocarbon mixtures.
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moccasin n
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a heelless shoe made entirely of soft leather, as deerskin, with the sole brought up and attached to a piece of u-shaped leather on top of the foot, worn originally by the American Indians.
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gnome n
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in folklore) one of a species of diminutive beings, usually described as shriveled little old men, that inhabit the interior of the earth and act as guardians of its treasures; troll.
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quotient n
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the result of division; the number of times one quantity is contained in another.
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vitiate v
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to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil
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vinyl adj. n
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Chemistry. containing the vinyl group.
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