VIRGIDEMIARUM LIBER
\vˌɜːd͡ʒa͡ɪdˈiːma͡ɪ͡əɹəm lˈa͡ɪbə], \vˌɜːdʒaɪdˈiːmaɪəɹəm lˈaɪbə], \v_ˌɜː_dʒ_aɪ_d_ˈiː_m_aɪə_ɹ_ə_m l_ˈaɪ_b_ə]\
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[A coined L. word, = a collection of rods ; virga, a rod, vindemia, vintage.] Six books of satires ; attacking, especially, literary vices and affectations ; illustrating contemporary manners ; by the learned and patient Bishop Joseph Hall (1574-1656) ; rated highly by Pope, not so highly by Hallam.
By Henry Percy Smith
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.
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