Retort: alternatives and connections

An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of glass or metal. It has mostly given place to the retort and worm still.

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One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other animals. In man the lips are organs of speech essential to…

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The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tongue and tee…

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To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.

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To make a return in words or writing; to respond; to answer.

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To say somethin in return; to answer; to reply; as, to respond to a question or an argument.

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The act of responding.

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A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin, a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a bo…

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A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a.

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A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a.

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An answer to a reply; or, in general, an answer or reply.

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An answer to a reply; or, in general, an answer or reply.

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Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.

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A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a.

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To join again; to unite after separation.

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An answer to a reply; or, in general, an answer or reply.

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To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced.

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An answer; a reply.

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To turn back; to go or come again to the same place or condition.

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