[Fictionary] pecten, at last

[Judith Schrier]

Sorry this has taken so long.  It's been a weird several weeks ...

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judith

pecten - adj. flaccid

pecten - n. -  a gastrolith, or stomach-stone, carried in the belly 
by persons wanting teeth to chew

pecten - n. - a body part that resembles a comb; especially, a folded 
vascular pigmented membrane projecting into the vitreous body in the 
eye of a bird or reptile

pecten - n. -  (fr. Norwegian) - ludefisk softened in sugared lye

pecten - n. - A runaway condition in a tunable dye laser, usually 
resulting in energetic disassembly

PECTEN - N. -  A collegiate athletic conference consisting of ten 
institutions from OPEC nations.  Algeria, Libya, Nigeria, and Qatar 
are unrepresented in the PECTEN conference, while Venezuela sends 
teams from two schools, Universidad Metropolitana and Universidad Simon Bolivar

pecten - n.  -  the smallest bell in a carillion

pecten - n. -  a heteropolysaccharide derived from the cell wall of 
higher terrestrial plants.  It is mainly used in food as a gelling 
agent in jams and jellies.

pecten - n. - the swoop of a falcon toward its prey

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