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noun • the academic world | ||||||||
35% | 11 | The process of becoming ivory or turning ivory-white. | ||||||
noun • a change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivory | ||||||||
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noun • nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons | ||||||||
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