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  • 51con|sol|i|date — «kuhn SOL uh dayt», verb, dat|ed, dat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to combine into one; unite: »The small farms were bought by a seed company and consolidated for greater efficiency. Many country schools have been consolidated. SYNONYM(S) …

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  • 52solder — [14] To solder something is etymologically to make it ‘solid’. The word was originally acquired, as a noun, from Old French soldure, a derivative of the verb solder ‘solder’. This in turn came from Latin solidāre ‘make solid, strengthen, fasten’ …

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  • 53solder — [14] To solder something is etymologically to make it ‘solid’. The word was originally acquired, as a noun, from Old French soldure, a derivative of the verb solder ‘solder’. This in turn came from Latin solidāre ‘make solid, strengthen, fasten’ …

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  • 54solidify — [c]/səˈlɪdəfaɪ/ (say suh liduhfuy) verb (solidified, solidifying) –verb (t) 1. to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form. 2. to unite firmly or consolidate. 3. to form into crystals. –verb… …

  • 55consolidate — [kən säl′ə dāt΄] vt., vi. consolidated, consolidating [< L consolidatus, pp. of consolidare < com , together + solidare, to make solid < solidus, solid: see HOLO ] 1. to combine into a single whole; merge; unite 2. to make or become… …

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  • 56consolidate — con·sol·i·date /kən sä lə ˌdāt/ vt dat·ed, dat·ing: to join together into one whole: as a: to combine (two or more lawsuits or matters that involve a common question of law or fact) into one compare class action ◇ Consolidation of matters in the… …

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  • 57Carborane — Ball and stick model of o carborane …

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  • 58Ion-beam sculpting — Ion Beam scultping is a term used to describe a two step process to make solid state nanopores. The term itself was coined by Golovchenko and co workers at Harvard in the paper Ion beam sculpting at nanometer length scales [J. Li, D. Stein, C.… …

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  • 59consolidation — c.1400, from L.L. consolidationem (nom. consolidatio), from consolidat , pp. stem of consolidare to make firm, consolidate, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + solidare to make solid, from solidus (see SOLID (Cf …

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  • 60consolidate — con•sol•i•date [[t]kənˈsɒl ɪˌdeɪt[/t]] v. dat•ed, dat•ing 1) to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite 2) to make solid, firm, or secure; strengthen: to consolidate gains[/ex] 3) to organize into a more compact form …

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