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Attentat
Attentate At*ten"tate, Attentat At*ten"tat, n. [L. attentatum, pl. attentata, fr. attentare to attempt: cf. F. attentat criminal attempt. See Attempt.] 1. An attempt; an assault. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. (Law) (a) A proceeding in a court of judicature, after an inhibition is decreed. (b) Any step wrongly innovated or attempted in a suit by an inferior judge.
Attentate
Attentate At*ten"tate, Attentat At*ten"tat, n. [L. attentatum, pl. attentata, fr. attentare to attempt: cf. F. attentat criminal attempt. See Attempt.] 1. An attempt; an assault. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. (Law) (a) A proceeding in a court of judicature, after an inhibition is decreed. (b) Any step wrongly innovated or attempted in a suit by an inferior judge.
auditory tentacle
Tentaculocyst Ten*tac"u*lo*cyst, n. [Tentaculum + cyst.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the auditory organs of certain medus[ae]; -- called also auditory tentacle.
Contentation
Contentation Con`ten*ta"tion, n. [LL. contentatio.] Content; satisfaction. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Discontentation
Discontentation Dis*con`ten*ta"tion, n. Discontent. [Obs.] --Ascham.
dorsal tentacles
Rhinophore Rhi"no*phore, n. [Rhino- + Gr. ??? to bear.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the two tentacle-like organs on the back of the head or neck of a nudibranch or tectibranch mollusk. They are usually retractile, and often transversely furrowed or plicate, and are regarded as olfactory organs. Called also dorsal tentacles. See Illust. under Pygobranchia, and Opisthobranchia.
Ectental
Ectental Ec*ten"tal, a. [Gr. ? outside + ? inside.] (Biol.) Relating to, or connected with, the two primitive germ layers, the ectoderm and ectoderm; as, the ``ectental line' or line of juncture of the two layers in the segmentation of the ovum. --C. S. Minot.
Incontentation
Incontentation In*con`ten*ta"tion, n. [See In- not, and Content.] Discontent. [Obs.] --Goodwin.
Intentation
Intentation In`ten*ta"tion, n. Intention. [Obs.]
Ostentate
Ostentate Os"ten*tate, v. t. [L. ostentatus, p. p. of ostentare, v. intens. fr. ostendere. See Ostent.] To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit boastingly. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.
Ostentation
Ostentation Os`ten*ta"tion, n. [L. ostentatio: cf. F. ostentation.] 1. The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a detractive sense. ``Much ostentation vain of fleshly arm.' --Milton. He knew that good and bountiful minds were sometimes inclined to ostentation. --Atterbury. 2. A show or spectacle. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: Parade; pageantry; show; pomp; pompousness; vaunting; boasting. See Parade.
Ostentatious
Ostentatious Os`ten*ta"tious, a. Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful. Far from being ostentatious of the good you do. --Dryden. The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n.
Ostentatiously
Ostentatious Os`ten*ta"tious, a. Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful. Far from being ostentatious of the good you do. --Dryden. The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n.
Ostentatiousness
Ostentatious Os`ten*ta"tious, a. Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful. Far from being ostentatious of the good you do. --Dryden. The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n.
Ostentator
Ostentator Os"ten*ta`tor, n. [L.] One fond of display; a boaster. --Sherwood.
Patentable
Patentable Pat"ent*a*ble, a. Suitable to be patented; capable of being patented.
Potentacy
Potentacy Po"ten*ta*cy, n. [See Potentate.] Sovereignty. [Obs.]
Potentate
Potentate Po"ten*tate, n. [LL. potentatus, fr. potentare to exercise power: cf. F. potentat. See Potent, a.] One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a prince, sovereign, or monarch. The blessed and only potentate. --1 Tim. vi. 15. Cherub and seraph, potentates and thrones. --Milton.
Pretentative
Pretentative Pre*ten"ta*tive, a. [Pref. pre- + tentative: cf. L. praetentare to try beforehand.] Fitted for trial beforehand; experimental. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton.
Sustentacle
Sustentacle Sus*ten"ta*cle, n. [L. sustentaculum. See Sustentation.] Sustenance. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.
Sustentacular
Sustentacular Sus`ten*tac"u*lar, a. [See Sustenance.] (Anat.) Supporting; sustaining; as, a sustentacular tissue.
Sustentate
Sustentate Sus"ten*tate, v. t. To sustain. [R.] --C. Reade.
Sustentation
Sustentation Sus`ten*ta"tion, n. [L. sustentatio sustenance, maintenance, fr. sustentare to support, maintain, v. intens. fr. sustinere to sustain: cf. F. sustentation. See Sustain.] 1. The act of sustaining, or the state of being sustained; preservation from falling; support; sustenance; maintenance. 2. (Physiol.) The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth. Sustentation fund (Eccl.), a fund of a religious body for support of its ministers, chapels, etc.; as, the sustentation fund of the Free Church of Scotland.
Sustentation fund
Sustentation Sus`ten*ta"tion, n. [L. sustentatio sustenance, maintenance, fr. sustentare to support, maintain, v. intens. fr. sustinere to sustain: cf. F. sustentation. See Sustain.] 1. The act of sustaining, or the state of being sustained; preservation from falling; support; sustenance; maintenance. 2. (Physiol.) The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth. Sustentation fund (Eccl.), a fund of a religious body for support of its ministers, chapels, etc.; as, the sustentation fund of the Free Church of Scotland.
Sustentative
Sustentative Sus"ten*ta*tive, a. Adapted to sustain, strengthen, or corroborate; as, sustentative citations or quotations. Sustentative functions (Physiol.), those functions of the body which affect its material composition and thus determine its mass.
Sustentative functions
Sustentative Sus"ten*ta*tive, a. Adapted to sustain, strengthen, or corroborate; as, sustentative citations or quotations. Sustentative functions (Physiol.), those functions of the body which affect its material composition and thus determine its mass.
Tentacle
Tentacle Ten"ta*cle, n. [NL. tentaculum, from L. tentare to handle, feel: cf. F. tentacule. See Tempt.] (Zo["o]l.) A more or less elongated process or organ, simple or branched, proceeding from the head or cephalic region of invertebrate animals, being either an organ of sense, prehension, or motion. Tentacle sheath (Zo["o]l.), a sheathlike structure around the base of the tentacles of many mollusks.
Tentacle sheath
Tentacle Ten"ta*cle, n. [NL. tentaculum, from L. tentare to handle, feel: cf. F. tentacule. See Tempt.] (Zo["o]l.) A more or less elongated process or organ, simple or branched, proceeding from the head or cephalic region of invertebrate animals, being either an organ of sense, prehension, or motion. Tentacle sheath (Zo["o]l.), a sheathlike structure around the base of the tentacles of many mollusks.
Tentacled
Tentacled Ten"ta*cled, a. (Zo["o]l.) Having tentacles.
Tentacula
Tentaculum Ten*tac"u*lum, n.; pl. Tentacula. [NL. See Tentacle.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A tentacle. 2. (Anat.) One of the stiff hairs situated about the mouth, or on the face, of many animals, and supposed to be tactile organs; a tactile hair.

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- John Anthony Tenta Jr. (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006) was a Canadian professional wrestler and sumo wrestler (rikishi) best known for his work in the...
- Tenta is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, Tenta has a latitude and longitude of 11°19′N 39°15′E / 11...
- Tenta (Amharic: ተንታ) is a woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Wollo Zone, Tenta is bordered on the south by Legambo, on the southwest...
- Tenta Akaboshi (赤星 典太, Akaboshi Tenta, October 22, 1868 – June 13, 1958) was a ****anese politician. He was governor of Kumamoto Prefecture (1913–1914)...
- Aaptos tenta is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Suberitidae. The species was described in 1994 by Mic****e Kelly-Borges and Patricia Bergquist...
- Tenta, also referred to as Kalavasos-Tenta or Tenda, is an Aceramic Neolithic settlement located in modern Kalavasos near the southern coast of Cyprus...
- Tenta Maeda (born 27 May 1996, in Kamakura) is a ****anese football player who plays as a midfielder for Achilles '29 in the Dutch Jupiler League. 10 to...
- Macoma tenta, the narrowed macoma clam or elongate macoma is a species of clam, a marine bivalve mollusk (bivalvia) in the family Tellinidae and genus...
- ISBN 978-3-319-03640-3. Francisco, Susete (14 August 2017). "Portugal tenta duplicar território marítimo". Diário de Notícias. Archived from the original...
- choke Tenta. He then used athletic tape to tape Tenta's left wrist to the middle rope and continued attacking Tenta with the belt. As Bubba cut Tenta's hair...