(archaic) The snipping off the tail of a leech engaged in sucking human blood, in order to let the blood run out of it and so increase its powers of drawing blood.
bdellotomy
bdellotomy
noun
Alternative form of bdellatomy
colymbidae
combinedly
combinedly
adv
In combination; jointly
molybdenic
molybdenic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Relating to molybdenum in a +2 oxidation state
molybdenum
molybdenum
noun
A chemical element (symbol Mo) with an atomic number of 42: a silvery metal, not found as a free element, used in steel alloys.
A single atom of this element.
somebodyll
symbolised
symbolised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of symbolise
symbolized
symbolized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of symbolize