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adios
adipic acid
adipo-
adipocyte
adipose
adipose tissue
adipsin
Adirondack chair
adit
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adit
adit [ áddit ] (plural adits)


noun 
Definition:
 
access shaft: a nearly horizontal shaft used for giving access to a mine or for drainage
[Early 17th century. < Latin aditus 'approach, entrance' < past participle of adire 'go towards' < ire 'go']
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