See Also: capital 1, noun(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital- Medicine Lodge(health)
Venture capital or risk capital(finance)
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medicine(1)(dictionary)
medicine(dictionary)
medicine man(dictionary)
medicine(encyclopedia)
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antitrope (medicine) and capital 1, noun (oh)


antitrope (medicine)


antitrope


An organ or appendage that forms a symmetrically reversed pair with another of the same type, e.g., the right and left legs of a vertebrate.

Origin: anti-+ G. Trope, a turn


capital 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?city?
2 ?money?
3 ?letter?
4 ?centre of activity?
5 make capital from/out of something
6 ?building?
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[Sense: 1, 3-4; Date: 1600-1700; Origin: CAPITAL2]
[Sense: 2,5; Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: Italian capitale, from Latin capitalis; CAPITAL2]
[Sense: 6; Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old North French; Origin: capitel, from Late Latin capitellum, from Latin caput; CAPITAL2]
?CITY?
[C] an important city where the main government of a country, state etc is
::Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
?MONEY?
[singular, U] money or property, especially when it is used to start a business or to produce more wealth
::The government is eager to attract foreign capital.
-see also working capital , venture capital
?LETTER?
[C] a letter of the alphabet written in its large form as it is, for example, at the beginning of someone's name
-see also lower case lower case, upper case upper case
?CENTRE OF ACTIVITY?
[C] a place that is a centre for an industry, business, or Other activity
::Hollywood is the capital of the movie industry.
make capital from/out of sth
to use a situation or event to help you get an advantage
?BUILDING?
[C] technical the top part of a column (=a long stone post used in some buildings)