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destabilization
diːˌsteɪ.bəl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən
nounThe process of upsetting the stability of a region or system, especially of government.
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Economic and political destabilization was crippling the country
nounThe action of making a government, area, or political group lose power or control, or making a political or economic situation less strong or safe, by causing changes and problems
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A new war would only lead to further destabilization throughout the region., major markets were aff…
nondecreasing
adjectiveIn a nondecreasing list of numbers or amounts, each number or amount is not less than the previous one
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Let us consider a nondecreasing function f., throughout this article the term "increasing" is used …
palmetto
nounA fan palm, especially one of a number occurring from the southern us to northern south america.
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Winding roads are bordered by palmettos, crape myrtle and live oaks draped with spanish moss.
nounAny of several kinds of palm tree (= a tree with a tall trunk that grows in hot countries) with long leaves that spread out widely from a single point
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Most of the island was covered with palmetto trees., we bought a palmetto at a plant nursery.
phosphorizing
verbTo make phosphorescent; to cause to phosphoresce. also without object: to phosphoresce.
possess
verbHave as belonging to one; own.
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I do not possess a television set
verbTo have or own something, or to have a particular quality
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Those states are the countries that possess nuclear weapons., she possesses the unusual talent of k…
verbTo have or own something
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More than five million german households possess exercise equipment., these bonds possess many favo…