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Baritone
Baritone Bar"i*tone, a. & n. See Barytone.
Baritone
Barytone Bar"y*tone, Baritone Bar"i*tone, a. [Gr. ?; ? heavy + ? tone.] 1. (Mus.) Grave and deep, as a kind of male voice. 2. (Greek Gram.) Not marked with an accent on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood.
Baritone
Barytone Bar"y*tone, Baritone Bar"i*tone, n. [F. baryton: cf. It. baritono.] 1. (Mus.) (a) A male voice, the compass of which partakes of the common bass and the tenor, but which does not descend as low as the one, nor rise as high as the other. (b) A person having a voice of such range. (c) The viola di gamba, now entirely disused. 2. (Greek Gram.) A word which has no accent marked on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood.
Charitonetta albeola
Buffel duck Buf"fel duck (b[u^]f"f[e^]l d[u^]k`). [See Buffalo.] (Zo["o]l.) A small duck (Charitonetta albeola); the spirit duck, or butterball. The head of the male is covered with numerous elongated feathers, and thus appears large. Called also bufflehead.
Hydroperitoneum
Hydroperitoneum Hy`dro*per`i*to*ne"um, n. [NL. See Hydro-, and Peritoneum.] (Med.) Same as Ascites.
Peritoneum
Peritoneum Per`i*to*ne"um, n. [L. peritoneum, peritonaeum, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to stretch all around or over; ? around + ? to stretch.] (Anat.) The smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the abdomen, or the whole body cavity when there is no diaphragm, and, turning back, surrounds the viscera, forming a closed, or nearly closed, sac. [Written also periton[ae]um.]
Pleuroperitoneal
Pleuroperitoneal Pleu`ro*per`i*to*ne"al, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pleural and peritoneal membranes or cavities, or to the pleuroperitoneum.
Pleuroperitoneum
Pleuroperitoneum Pleu`ro*per`i*to*ne"um, n. [Pleuro- + peritoneum.] (Anat.) The pleural and peritoneal membranes, or the membrane lining the body cavity and covering the surface of the inclosed viscera; the peritoneum; -- used especially in the case of those animals in which the body cavity is not divided. Note: Peritoneum is now often used in the sense of pleuroperitoneum, the pleur[ae] being regarded as a part of the peritoneum, when the body cavity is undivided.
Subperitoneal
Subperitoneal Sub*per`i*to"ne*al, a. (Anat.) Situated under the peritoneal membrane.
Tritone
Tritone Tri"tone`, n. [Gr. tri`tonos of three tones; tri- tri- + to`nos a tone.] (Mus.) A superfluous or augmented fourth. [R.]

Meaning of Ritone from wikipedia

- River Rye'. Ryton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Ritone. Ryton was called Ritun and Ritone in 11th century, Rihtuna and Rictona in the 12th century...
- name of East Rigton is first attested in the Domesday Book, as Riston, Ritone, and Ritun. The name comes from the Old Norse word hryggr ('ridge'), which...
- East Rigton is likewise first attested in the Domesday Book, as Riston, Ritone, and Ritun. The name comes from the Old Norse word hryggr ('ridge'), which...