DIOPHANTINE
\dɪˈɒfantˌiːn], \dɪˈɒfantˌiːn], \d_ɪ__ˈɒ_f_a_n_t_ˌiː_n]\
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By Noah Webster.
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d[=i]-o-fan't[=i]n, adj. pertaining to the Alexandrian mathematician Diophantus (c. 275 A.D.).--DIOPHANTINE ANALYSIS, the part of algebra which treats of finding particular rational values for general expressions under a surd form.
By Thomas Davidson
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].