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Poppit
knobs so shaped that the beads may be fastened to each other in chains and detached easily and can be used to form variable length chains for use as necklaces bracelets or other ornamental objects Also called
Polyphotal
Pertaining to or designating arc lamps so constructed that more than one can be used on a single circuit
Pleuroderes
A group of fresh water turtles in which the neck can not be retracted but is bent to one side for protection The matamata is an example
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Rocking stone
A stone often of great size and weight resting upon another stone and so exactly poised that it can be rocked or slightly moved with but little force
Roller skate
a shoe with a set of wheels attached so that the wearer can glide over a flat surface To move on such a device is reverred to as to skate or
Roumlntgen ray
X rays by their discoverer W K Roumlntgen They are one of the forms of ionizing radiation which can have damaging effects on living cells They also ionize gases but cannot be reflected or polarized or deflected
Sackbut
A brass wind instrument like a bass trumpet so contrived that it can be lengthened or shortened according to the tone required said to be the same as the trombone
Smooth
Having an even surface or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch not rough as smooth glass smooth porcelain
Sluiceway
a sluice specifically a trough constructed over the bed of a stream so that logs lumber or rubbish can be floated down to some convenient place of delivery
slip carriage
a railway car at the end of the train it can be detached without stopping the train
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