ABSCIND
\ɐbsˈɪnd], \ɐbsˈɪnd], \ɐ_b_s_ˈɪ_n_d]\
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ab-sind', v.t. to cut off.--n. ABSCIS'SION, act of cutting off, or state of being cut off: (rhet.) a figure of speech in which the words demanded by the sense are left unsaid, the speaker stopping short suddenly. [L. abscindo; ab, off, scindo, to cut.]
By Thomas Davidson
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.