PROTOVERTEBRÆ
\pɹˈə͡ʊtə͡ʊvˌɜːtɪbɹə], \pɹˈəʊtəʊvˌɜːtɪbɹə], \p_ɹ_ˈəʊ_t_əʊ_v_ˌɜː_t_ɪ_b_ɹ_ə]\
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pr[=o]-t[=o]-ver'te-br[=e], n.pl. the rudimentary segments formed in the vertebrate embryo from the medullary plates, from which the bodies of the vertebræ, spinal nerve-roots, &c. are developed.--adjs. PROTOVER'TEBRAL, PROTOVER'TEBRATE.
By Thomas Davidson
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].