[Dixonary] Round 2522 MEROMICTIC - Time to Vote

[Steve Graham]

Dixonarians

Here are 18 definitions for MEROMICTIC , 17 of which come from the
imaginative minds of our members and one from a stodgy old dictionary.

Vote for two (2) by "replying" to this message.

You may vote if you did not submit a definition, but if, after seeing this
fascinating list, you now know the true definition, do not vote or "reply,"
but notify me privately at sdgraham (AT) duckswild (DOT) com.



Voting Deadlines

Portland (U.S.A. - Oregon), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 7:00 PM, PDT, UTC-7
hours

Denver (U.S.A. - Colorado), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 8:00 PM, MDT, UTC-6
hours

Chicago (U.S.A. - Illinois), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 9:00 PM, CDT, UTC-5
hours

<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/new-york> New York (U.S.A. - New
York), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 10:00 PM, EDT, UTC-4 hours

UTC (Time Zone), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 2:00 AM, UTC

London (United Kingdom - England), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 3:00 AM, BST,
UTC+1 hour

Amsterdam (Netherlands), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 4:00 AM, CEST, UTC+2
hours

Melbourne (Australia - Victoria), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 12:00 Noon,
AEST, UTC+10 hours

And now, the definitions

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1. ant-like

2. dehydrated

3. below the horizon

4. purifying; cleansing

5. mesmerizing; hypnotic

6. Leading to unhappiness

7. of or relating to tornadoes.

8. resistant to penetration by salt water

9. _med. _ having difficulty in passing urine.

10. a lake in which thermal layers do not invert

11. (of a person) Having a doubtful or uncertain title

12. having a metrically incomplete pattern. Said of verse.

13. (biol. ) Associated with, or benefited by ants through sharing their
nest.

14. a poetic form featuring alternating lines of dactylic hexameter and
spondaic quatrains

15. of or pertaining to a disease that can be diagnosed by the smell, color
or taste of urine.

16. (linguistics) descended from the same language or form, e. g. such
meromictic languages as French and Spanish

17. of or relating to the kingdom of Meromict in the upper Nile, near
present-day Aswan, prior to unification of Egypt c. 3100 BCE.

18. _joc_ of or related to urine in pool water [see (med) _meromictosis_, a
reflex action where a bladder empties in reaction to cold water]





Steve Graham



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[endash@verizon.net]

Put me down for numbers 1 and 12 please.&nbsp; -- Dick Weltz
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On 07/01/14, Steve Graham&lt;sdsgraham (AT) gmail (DOT) .com&gt; wrote:

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Dixonarians



Here are 18 definitions for MEROMICTIC , 17 of which come from the imaginative minds of our members and one from a stodgy old dictionary.



Vote for two (2) by &quot;replying&quot; to this message.



You may vote if you did not submit a definition, but if, after seeing this fascinating list, you now know the true definition, do not vote or &quot;reply,&quot; but notify me privately at sdgraham (AT) duckswild (DOT) com.



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Voting Deadlines



Portland&nbsp;(U.S.A. - Oregon), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 7:00 PM, PDT, UTC-7 hours



Denver&nbsp;(U.S.A. - Colorado), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 8:00 PM, MDT, UTC-6 hours



Chicago&nbsp;(U.S.A. - Illinois), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 9:00 PM, CDT, UTC-5 hours



New York&nbsp;(U.S.A. - New York), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 10:00 PM, EDT, UTC-4 hours



UTC&nbsp;(Time Zone), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 2:00 AM,&nbsp; UTC



London&nbsp;(United Kingdom - England), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 3:00 AM, BST, UTC+1 hour



Amsterdam&nbsp;(Netherlands), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 4:00 AM, CEST, UTC+2 hours



Melbourne&nbsp;(Australia - Victoria), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 12:00 Noon, AEST, UTC+10 hours



And now, the definitions



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1. ant-like



2. dehydrated



3. below the horizon



4. purifying; cleansing



5. mesmerizing; hypnotic



6. Leading to unhappiness



7. of or relating to tornadoes.



8. resistant to penetration by salt water



9. _med. _ having difficulty in passing urine.



10. a lake in which thermal layers do not invert



11. (of a person) Having a doubtful or uncertain title



12. having a metrically incomplete pattern.&nbsp; Said of verse.



13. (biol. ) Associated with, or benefited by ants through sharing their nest.



14. a poetic form featuring alternating lines of dactylic hexameter and spondaic quatrains



15. of or pertaining to a disease that can be diagnosed by the smell, color or taste of urine.



16. (linguistics) descended from the same language or form, e. g.&nbsp; such meromictic languages as French and Spanish



17. of or relating to the kingdom of Meromict in the upper Nile, near present-day Aswan, prior to unification of Egypt c.&nbsp; 3100 BCE.



18. _joc_ of or related to urine in pool water [see (med) _meromictosis_, a reflex action where a bladder empties in reaction to cold water]



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[Tim B]

5 and 11, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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[Dave Cunningham]

4 and 8 for no real logical reasons at all

Dave


On Tuesday, July 1, 2014 10:34:19 AM UTC-4, Steve Graham wrote:
>
> Dixonarians
>
> Here are 18 definitions for MEROMICTIC , 17 of which come from the
> imaginative minds of our members and one from a stodgy old dictionary.
>
> Vote for two (2) by "replying" to this message.
>
> You may vote if you did not submit a definition, but if, after seeing this
> fascinating list, you now know the true definition, do not vote or "reply,"
> but notify me privately at sdgr... (AT) duckswild (DOT) com <javascript:>.
>
>
>
> *Voting Deadlines*
>
> Portland (U.S.A. - Oregon), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 7:00 PM, PDT, UTC-7
> hours
>
> Denver (U.S.A. - Colorado), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 8:00 PM, MDT, UTC-6
> hours
>
> Chicago (U.S.A. - Illinois), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 9:00 PM, CDT,
> UTC-5 hours
>
> New York <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/new-york> (U.S.A. -
> New York), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 10:00 PM, EDT, UTC-4 hours
>
> UTC (Time Zone), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 2:00 AM, UTC
>
> London (United Kingdom - England), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 3:00 AM, BST,
> UTC+1 hour
>
> Amsterdam (Netherlands), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 4:00 AM, CEST, UTC+2
> hours
>
> Melbourne (Australia - Victoria), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 12:00 Noon,
> AEST, UTC+10 hours
>
> And now, the definitions
>
> -----------------------------
>
> 1. ant-like
>
> 2. dehydrated
>
> 3. below the horizon
>
> 4. purifying; cleansing
>
> 5. mesmerizing; hypnotic
>
> 6. Leading to unhappiness
>
> 7. of or relating to tornadoes.
>
> 8. resistant to penetration by salt water
>
> 9. _med. _ having difficulty in passing urine.
>
> 10. a lake in which thermal layers do not invert
>
> 11. (of a person) Having a doubtful or uncertain title
>
> 12. having a metrically incomplete pattern. Said of verse.
>
> 13. (biol. ) Associated with, or benefited by ants through sharing their
> nest.
>
> 14. a poetic form featuring alternating lines of dactylic hexameter and
> spondaic quatrains
>
> 15. of or pertaining to a disease that can be diagnosed by the smell,
> color or taste of urine.
>
> 16. (linguistics) descended from the same language or form, e. g. such
> meromictic languages as French and Spanish
>
> 17. of or relating to the kingdom of Meromict in the upper Nile, near
> present-day Aswan, prior to unification of Egypt c. 3100 BCE.
>
> 18. _joc_ of or related to urine in pool water [see (med) _meromictosis_,
> a reflex action where a bladder empties in reaction to cold water]
>
>
>
>
>
> Steve Graham
>
>
>

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[Judy Madnick]

1 and 13, please.

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY

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[Mariette Knoblauch]

i'll go for 5 and 10


On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 7:34 AM, Steve Graham <sdsgraham (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> Dixonarians
>
> Here are 18 definitions for MEROMICTIC , 17 of which come from the
> imaginative minds of our members and one from a stodgy old dictionary.
>
> Vote for two (2) by "replying" to this message.
>
> You may vote if you did not submit a definition, but if, after seeing this
> fascinating list, you now know the true definition, do not vote or "reply,"
> but notify me privately at sdgraham (AT) duckswild (DOT) com.
>
>
>
> *Voting Deadlines*
>
> Portland (U.S.A. - Oregon), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 7:00 PM, PDT, UTC-7
> hours
>
> Denver (U.S.A. - Colorado), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 8:00 PM, MDT, UTC-6
> hours
>
> Chicago (U.S.A. - Illinois), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 9:00 PM, CDT,
> UTC-5 hours
>
> New York <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/new-york> (U.S.A. -
> New York), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 10:00 PM, EDT, UTC-4 hours
>
> UTC (Time Zone), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 2:00 AM, UTC
>
> London (United Kingdom - England), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 3:00 AM, BST,
> UTC+1 hour
>
> Amsterdam (Netherlands), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 4:00 AM, CEST, UTC+2
> hours
>
> Melbourne (Australia - Victoria), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 12:00 Noon,
> AEST, UTC+10 hours
>
> And now, the definitions
>
> -----------------------------
>
> 1. ant-like
>
> 2. dehydrated
>
> 3. below the horizon
>
> 4. purifying; cleansing
>
> 5. mesmerizing; hypnotic
>
> 6. Leading to unhappiness
>
> 7. of or relating to tornadoes.
>
> 8. resistant to penetration by salt water
>
> 9. _med. _ having difficulty in passing urine.
>
> 10. a lake in which thermal layers do not invert
>
> 11. (of a person) Having a doubtful or uncertain title
>
> 12. having a metrically incomplete pattern. Said of verse.
>
> 13. (biol. ) Associated with, or benefited by ants through sharing their
> nest.
>
> 14. a poetic form featuring alternating lines of dactylic hexameter and
> spondaic quatrains
>
> 15. of or pertaining to a disease that can be diagnosed by the smell,
> color or taste of urine.
>
> 16. (linguistics) descended from the same language or form, e. g. such
> meromictic languages as French and Spanish
>
> 17. of or relating to the kingdom of Meromict in the upper Nile, near
> present-day Aswan, prior to unification of Egypt c. 3100 BCE.
>
> 18. _joc_ of or related to urine in pool water [see (med) _meromictosis_,
> a reflex action where a bladder empties in reaction to cold water]
>
>
>
>
>
> Steve Graham
>
>
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[Daniel Widdis]

I'll go with 8 and 10 please.

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[—Keith Hale—]

3 & 4, please, for me.

-Keith-

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[Shani Naylor]

Hi -- I'll go with 3 & 8:


3. below the horizon

8. resistant to penetration by salt water
Thanks
Shani


On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 2:34 AM, Steve Graham <sdsgraham (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> Dixonarians
>
> Here are 18 definitions for MEROMICTIC , 17 of which come from the
> imaginative minds of our members and one from a stodgy old dictionary.
>
> Vote for two (2) by "replying" to this message.
>
> You may vote if you did not submit a definition, but if, after seeing this
> fascinating list, you now know the true definition, do not vote or "reply,"
> but notify me privately at sdgraham (AT) duckswild (DOT) com.
>
>
>
> *Voting Deadlines*
>
> Portland (U.S.A. - Oregon), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 7:00 PM, PDT, UTC-7
> hours
>
> Denver (U.S.A. - Colorado), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 8:00 PM, MDT, UTC-6
> hours
>
> Chicago (U.S.A. - Illinois), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 9:00 PM, CDT,
> UTC-5 hours
>
> New York <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/new-york> (U.S.A. -
> New York), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 10:00 PM, EDT, UTC-4 hours
>
> UTC (Time Zone), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 2:00 AM, UTC
>
> London (United Kingdom - England), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 3:00 AM, BST,
> UTC+1 hour
>
> Amsterdam (Netherlands), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 4:00 AM, CEST, UTC+2
> hours
>
> Melbourne (Australia - Victoria), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 12:00 Noon,
> AEST, UTC+10 hours
>
> And now, the definitions
>
> -----------------------------
>
> 1. ant-like
>
> 2. dehydrated
>
> 3. below the horizon
>
> 4. purifying; cleansing
>
> 5. mesmerizing; hypnotic
>
> 6. Leading to unhappiness
>
> 7. of or relating to tornadoes.
>
> 8. resistant to penetration by salt water
>
> 9. _med. _ having difficulty in passing urine.
>
> 10. a lake in which thermal layers do not invert
>
> 11. (of a person) Having a doubtful or uncertain title
>
> 12. having a metrically incomplete pattern. Said of verse.
>
> 13. (biol. ) Associated with, or benefited by ants through sharing their
> nest.
>
> 14. a poetic form featuring alternating lines of dactylic hexameter and
> spondaic quatrains
>
> 15. of or pertaining to a disease that can be diagnosed by the smell,
> color or taste of urine.
>
> 16. (linguistics) descended from the same language or form, e. g. such
> meromictic languages as French and Spanish
>
> 17. of or relating to the kingdom of Meromict in the upper Nile, near
> present-day Aswan, prior to unification of Egypt c. 3100 BCE.
>
> 18. _joc_ of or related to urine in pool water [see (med) _meromictosis_,
> a reflex action where a bladder empties in reaction to cold water]
>
>
>
>
>
> Steve Graham
>
>
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[Millie Morgan]

2 and 12 please



>2. dehydrated

>12. having a metrically incomplete pattern. Said of verse.


Best wishes
Millie

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[Paul Keating]

9 & 13. Not that I really believe any of them.

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[Tim Lodge]

I'll fall for 11 and 15:

11. (of a person) Having a doubtful or uncertain title

15. of or pertaining to a disease that can be diagnosed by the smell, color
or taste of urine.

-- Tim L

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[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 2 and 14.

Guerri
On 7/1/2014 10:34 AM, Steve Graham wrote:
> 2. dehydrated
>
> 14. a poetic form featuring alternating lines of dactylic hexameter
> and spondaic quatrains
>
>

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[Glen Boswell]

I'll plump for 3 and the double bluffery of 17 please

Cheers

Glen

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[Tony Abell]

Splitting the difference between ants and urine, I'll take 1 and 15:

> 1. ant-like

> 15. of or pertaining to a disease that can be diagnosed by the smell, color or taste of urine.

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[Efrem Mallach]

They all seem equally credible (or not). I'll try 4 and 6 for no particular reason.

Efrem

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On Jul 1, 2014, at 10:34 AM, Steve Graham <sdsgraham (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> Dixonarians
> Here are 18 definitions for MEROMICTIC , 17 of which come from the imaginative minds of our members and one from a stodgy old dictionary.
> Vote for two (2) by "replying" to this message.
> You may vote if you did not submit a definition, but if, after seeing this fascinating list, you now know the true definition, do not vote or "reply," but notify me privately at sdgraham (AT) duckswild (DOT) com.
>
> Voting Deadlines
> Portland (U.S.A. - Oregon), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 7:00 PM, PDT, UTC-7 hours
> Denver (U.S.A. - Colorado), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 8:00 PM, MDT, UTC-6 hours
> Chicago (U.S.A. - Illinois), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 9:00 PM, CDT, UTC-5 hours
> New York (U.S.A. - New York), Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 10:00 PM, EDT, UTC-4 hours
> UTC (Time Zone), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 2:00 AM, UTC
> London (United Kingdom - England), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 3:00 AM, BST, UTC+1 hour
> Amsterdam (Netherlands), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 4:00 AM, CEST, UTC+2 hours
> Melbourne (Australia - Victoria), Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 12:00 Noon, AEST, UTC+10 hours
> And now, the definitions
> -----------------------------
> 1. ant-like
> 2. dehydrated
> 3. below the horizon
> 4. purifying; cleansing
> 5. mesmerizing; hypnotic
> 6. Leading to unhappiness
> 7. of or relating to tornadoes.
> 8. resistant to penetration by salt water
> 9. _med. _ having difficulty in passing urine.
> 10. a lake in which thermal layers do not invert
> 11. (of a person) Having a doubtful or uncertain title
> 12. having a metrically incomplete pattern. Said of verse.
> 13. (biol. ) Associated with, or benefited by ants through sharing their nest.
> 14. a poetic form featuring alternating lines of dactylic hexameter and spondaic quatrains
> 15. of or pertaining to a disease that can be diagnosed by the smell, color or taste of urine.
> 16. (linguistics) descended from the same language or form, e. g. such meromictic languages as French and Spanish
> 17. of or relating to the kingdom of Meromict in the upper Nile, near present-day Aswan, prior to unification of Egypt c. 3100 BCE.
> 18. _joc_ of or related to urine in pool water [see (med) _meromictosis_, a reflex action where a bladder empties in reaction to cold water]
>
>
> Steve Graham

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[Christopher Carson]

I’ll go with 4 and 15.


Chris








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[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go for 2 and 18.

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[Dodi Schultz]

I'll try

3. below the horizon

and

8. resistant to penetration by salt water

--not because I think either is real, but because all the rest seem even
less likely.

--Dodi

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