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(n.) Unorganized material; elementary matter.
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(n.) A mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments.
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(n.) The viscous material of an animal or vegetable cell, out of which the various tissues are formed by a process of differentiation; protoplasm.
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(n.) A variety of quartz, of a color between grass green and leek green, which is found associated with common chalcedony. It was much esteemed by the ancients for making engraved ornaments.