FUGACIOUS
\fjuːɡˈe͡ɪʃəs], \fjuːɡˈeɪʃəs], \f_j_uː_ɡ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_s]\
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Flying, or disposed to fly; fleeing away; lasting but a short time; volatile.
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Fleeting; lasting but a short time; - applied particularly to organs or parts which are short-lived as compared with the life of the individual.
By Oddity Software
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Flying, or disposed to fly; fleeing away; lasting but a short time; volatile.
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Fleeting; lasting but a short time; - applied particularly to organs or parts which are short-lived as compared with the life of the individual.
By Noah Webster.
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Evanescent; falling off early; petals, etc..
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
Word of the day
Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.
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