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  • 21stem|ma — «STEHM uh», noun, plural stem|ma|ta «STEHM uh tuh». 1. the recorded genealogy of an ancient Roman family. 2. a) a geneological tree. b) any chart or diagram showing genetic relationships. 3. Zoology. a simple eye, or a single facet of the… …

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  • 22stem|my — «STEHM ee», adjective, mi|er, mi|est. 1. having or bearing many stems: »stemmy bluegrasses. 2. like a stem; long and slender …

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  • 23stem — I (check) verb arrest, balk, bear up against, block, bung, checkmate, choke, clog, coercere, cohibere, cork, counteract, curb, dam up, deadlock, deter, foil, frustrate, halt, hamper, hinder, hold back, impede, intercept, interrupt, keep at bay,… …

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  • 24STEM — [Abk. für engl. scanning transmission electron microscopy =Rasterdurchstrahlungs Elektronenmikroskopie]: eine Methode der ↑ Elektronenmikroskopie zur Oberflächenanalyse von Feststoffen …

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  • 25stem — vb proceed, issue, emanate, derive, flow, originate, *spring, arise, rise …

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  • 26stem- — *stem germ., Verb: Verweis: s. *stam s. stam ; …

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  • 27stem- —     stem     English meaning: to push; to stumble, stutter     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘stoßen, anstoßen; stottern, stammeln; hemmen”     Note: only Gmc. and Celt.     Material: O.H.G. gistemōn, gistemēn , M.H.G. stemen “Einhalt tun”, O.H.G.… …

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  • 28stem — stem1 stemless, adj. stemlike, adj. /stem/, n., v., stemmed, stemming. n. 1. the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis. 2. the stalk that supports… …

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  • 29stem — ag·ro·stem·ma; blue·stem; di·a·stem; meri·stem; pro·stem·mat·ic; re·stem; stem; stem·bok; stem·let; stem·ma; stem·mat·i·form; stem·ma·tous; stem·mer; stem·mery; stem·mi·ness; stem·phyl·i·um; stem·ple; stem·son; stem·wards; stem·less; stem·my;… …

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  • 30stem — {{11}}stem (n.) O.E. stemn, stefn stem of a plant, also either end post of a ship, from P.Gmc. *stamniz (Cf. O.S. stamm, O.N. stafn stem of a ship; Dan. stamme, Swed. stam trunk of a tree; O.H.G. stam, Ger. Stamm), from PIE root *sta …

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