1. Noun
The dropping of a letter or syllable from the beginning of a word; e. g., cute for acute.
2. Noun
An operation by which any part is separated from the rest.
3. Noun
a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion
Vocabulary classified under Chemistry
4. Noun
(linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in ‘coon’ for ‘raccoon’ or ‘till’ for ‘until’
Vocabulary classified under Linguistics
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