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flo jI stan noun a nonexistent chemical that was once believed to be the cause of combustion and to be released by anything burning. As we have seen, Priestley, in 1774, had…

sI tIng duhk noun an especially vulnerable person or thing; easy target. That skinny little boy is a sitting duck for the bully.

sihn tI lə noun a tiny amount; trace. There was not a scintilla of truth in the rumor.

sI zəm [or] skI zəm noun a division into factions with opposing beliefs, esp. in a Christian church. The eleventh-century schism divided the Christian Church into what became the Eastern Orthodox Church…

kwo rəm noun the number of members that an organization’s rules require to attend a meeting in order for voting or other business to take place. As a quorum had not been reached,…