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incubation
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noun
  1. A sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, (eggs) to develop the life within, by any process.
  2. The development of a disease from its causes, or its period of incubation. (See below.)
  3. A sleeping in a consecrated place for the purpose of dreaming oracular dreams.
ink
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noun (uncountable) and (countable)
  1. a pigment (or dye) based fluid used for writing, printing etc.
  2. black or dark coloured fluid ejected by squid, octopus etc, as a protective strategy
verb
  1. to apply ink
  2. to sign a document
  3. to tattoo someone
insectivorous
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adjective
  1. feeding on insects
  2. (context, of a plant) capable of trapping and absorbing insects; such as the sundew, pitcher plant and Venus flytrap
introvert
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noun
  1. One who focuses primarily on their own mind, feelings, or affairs
involute
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noun
  1. (mathematics) A curve that cuts all tangents of another curve at right angles; traced by a point on a string that unwinds from a curved object.
adjective
  1. difficult to understand, or complicated
  2. (context, botany, of a leaf or petal) having the edges rolled inwards
  3. (context, biology, of some shells) having a complex pattern of coils
isotropic
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adjective
  1. (physics) having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
ivory
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noun (ivor, ies, -)
  1. (uncountable) The hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.
  2. (colour) A creamy white color, colour, the colour of ivory.
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    1. Something made from or resembling ivory.
    2. (collective singular or in plural) The teeth.
    3. (collective singular or in plural) The keys of a piano.
adjective
  1. Made of ivory.
  2. Resembling or having the colour of ivory.
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