cementum | (noun) a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth | Synonyms: cement |
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indumentum | (noun) a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect | Synonyms: indument |
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mentum | (noun) a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin | - |
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(noun) the protruding part of the lower jaw | Synonyms: chin |
(noun) a projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids | - |
momentum | (noun) an impelling force or strength | Synonyms: impulse |
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(noun) the product of a body's mass and its velocity | - |
omentum | (noun) a fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera | - |
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quantum | (noun) (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory) | - |
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(noun) a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory | - |
tomentum | (noun) a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex | Synonyms: tomentum cerebri |
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(noun) filamentous hairlike growth on a plant | Synonyms: fuzz, hair |