abstrict
/əbˈstrɪkt/Biology (chiefly Mycology )
verb
1 [with object] To detach or separate by constriction of a part; to produce or release by abstriction. Usually in pass.
2 [no object] To split off (from), especially by constriction of a part.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Alfred Bennett (1833–1902), botanist and publisher. From ab- + classical Latin strict-, past participial stem of stringere to bind, perhaps after abstriction.
- assistant referee
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- (as) slippery as an eel
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- (as) sober as a judge
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