gutta

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(gut′ə)

noun pl. guttae

  1. Pharmacy a liquid drop
  2. any of a series of small, droplike ornaments on a Doric entablature

Origin: ME, drop of gum < L

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noun pl. gut·tae (gŭtˈēˌ)
  1. Architecture One of a series of small ornaments in the shape of truncated cones used on a Doric entablature.
  2. Abbr. gt. Pharmacology A drop, as of liquid medicine.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Latin, drop

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