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Twine

twine

1. To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.

2. To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander. As rivers, though they bend and twine, still to the sea their course incline. (swift)

3. To turn round; to revolve.

4. To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine.


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Hg and sulphhydral groups: A layman's question.

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