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21Onycha — This article is about the incense component. For the town in Alabama, see Onycha, Alabama. Onycha (Greek: ονυξ), along with equal parts of stacte, galbanum, and frankincense, was one of the components of the consecrated Ketoret (incense) which… …
22soak — vb Soak, saturate, drench, steep, impregnate, sop, waterlog can mean to permeate or be permeated with or as if with water. Soak suggests immersion in a liquid so that the substance absorbs the moisture and usually becomes thoroughly wetted,… …
23steep — steep1 [stēp] adj. [ME < OE steap, lofty, high, akin to OFris steep, MHG stouf, cliff (as in Ger Hohenstaufen) < IE * steup < base * (s)teu , to strike, butt > STOCK, STUB, L tundere, to strike] 1. having a sharp rise or highly… …
24steep — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English stepe, from Old English stēap high, steep, deep; akin to Old Frisian stāp steep, Middle High German stief more at stoop Date: before 12th century 1. lofty, high used chiefly of a sea 2. making a large angle… …
25maté — /mah tay, mat ay, mah tay /, n. 1. a tealike South American beverage made from the dried leaves of an evergreen tree. 2. a South American tree, Ilex paraguariensis, that is the source of this beverage. 3. the dried leaves of this tree. Also, mate …
26steep — steep1 steeply, adv. steepness, n. /steep/, adj., steeper, steepest, n. adj. 1. having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc. 2. (of a price or amount) unduly high; exorbitant: Those …
27cereal processing — Introduction treatment of cereals (cereal) and other plants to prepare their starch for human food, animal feed, or industrial use. Nutrient composition of selected raw cereal grains (per 100 grams)Cereals, or grains, are members of… …
28Latin American literature — Introduction the national literatures of the Spanish speaking countries of the Western Hemisphere. Historically, it also includes the literary expression of the highly developed American Indian civilizations conquered by the Spaniards. Over …
29steep — I adjective 1) steep cliffs Syn: precipitous, sheer, abrupt, sharp, perpendicular, vertical, bluff, vertiginous Ant: gentle 2) a steep increase Syn …
30steep — I UK [stiːp] / US [stɪp] adjective Word forms steep : adjective steep comparative steeper superlative steepest ** 1) a) a steep slope rises quickly and is difficult to climb a steep slope/hill/bank/path It was a steep climb out of the valley. b)… …
