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Materfamilias
The female head of the family; the mother figure. Materfamilias is the Latin for mother of the household. It is compounded from mater (mother) + familias, which comes from familia (household), from famulus (servant, slave). The masculine…
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- Chloropicrin A riot control agent or 'tear gas.' See: Riot control agent poisoning
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- Virilize To cause a female to develop male characteristics such as a deepened voice, an increase in body and facial…