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PENCIL(law)
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pencil(1)(dictionary)
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Pencil In(money)
Pencil(medicine)
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laboratory animal science (medicine) and Pencil (medicine)


laboratory animal science (medicine)


laboratory animal science


The science and technology dealing with the procurement, breeding, care, Health, and selection of animals used in biomedical research and testing.


Pencil (medicine)


pencil


1. A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colours. "With subtile pencil depainted was this storie." (Chaucer)

2. A slender cylinder or strip of black lead, coloured chalk, slate etc, or such a cylinder or strip inserted in a small wooden rod intended to be pointed, or in a case, which forms a handle, used for drawing or Writing. See Graphite.

3. Hence, figuratively, an artist's ability or peculiar manner; also, in General, the act or occupation of the artist, descriptive writer, etc.

4. <optics> An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.

5. <geometry> A number of lines that intersect in one point, the point of intersection being called the pencil point.

6. <medicine> A small medicated bougie. Pencil case, a holder for pencil lead.

<botany> Pencil flower, an American perennial leguminous herb (Stylosanthes elatior). Pencil lead, a slender rod of black lead, or the like, adapted for insertion in a holder.

Origin: OF. Pincel, F. Pinceau, L. Penicillum, penicillus, equiv. To peniculus, dim. Of penis a tail. Cf. Penicil.

Source: Websters Dictionary