WHETSTONE
\wˈɛtstə͡ʊn], \wˈɛtstəʊn], \w_ˈɛ_t_s_t_əʊ_n]\
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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WHETTER.
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A stone for sharpening cutle or tools by friction. Whetstones are made of various kinds of stone, the kinds being made siliceous slat and when used are moistened with or water. “Diligence is to the understanding as the whetstone to the raz.
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South.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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Immunologic Desensitization
- Immunosuppression by the administration increasing doses antigen. Though exact mechanism is not clear, therapy results increase in serum levels of allergen-IMMUNOGLOBULIN G, suppression specific IgE, and an suppressor T-cell activity.