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iodine collapse: a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)

antiseptic collapse: a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues; (extended sense) of exceptionally clean language; "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School"; clean and honest; "antiseptic financial practices"; thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"; made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms; "sterilized instruments"; freeing from error or corruption; "the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism"

alcohol collapse: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"; any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation

instill collapse: enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye"; impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students"

imbrue collapse: permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in blood"

suffuse collapse: cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across; "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color"; to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light; "His whole frame suffused with a cold dew"

turpentine collapse: volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally; obtained from conifers (especially pines)

undercoat collapse: thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair; seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion

calcimine collapse: a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings; cover with calcimine; "calcimine the walls"

permeate collapse: spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"

parget collapse: plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys; apply ornamental plaster to

tempera collapse: pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk

inkling collapse: a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"

coloration collapse: choice and use of colors (as by an artist); appearance with regard to color; "her healthy coloration"

lacquer collapse: a hard glossy coating; a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish; coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"

impregnate collapse: make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again"; fertilize and cause to grow; "the egg was impregnated"; infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"; fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"

enamel collapse: any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze; a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish; hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth; a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection; coat, inlay, or surface with enamel

shellac collapse: a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood; lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white; cover with shellac; "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots"

leaven collapse: an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"; a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid

transfuse collapse: give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to; pour out of one vessel into another

sup collapse: take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon

saturate collapse: cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance

fresco collapse: a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster; a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster; paint onto wet plaster on a wall

elixir collapse: a substance believed to cure all ills; a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste

whiff collapse: a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike; a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil; utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"; strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third; drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"

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