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   Van Allen
         n 1: United States physicist who discovered two belts of charged
               particles from the solar wind trapped by the Earth's
               magnetic field (born in 1914) [syn: {Van Allen}, {James
               Alfred Van Allen}]

English Dictionary: vena lienalis by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Van Allen belt
n
  1. a belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vanillin
n
  1. a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins; used in perfumes and flavorings
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vena lienalis
n
  1. a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein
    Synonym(s): splenic vein, vena lienalis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vena lingualis
n
  1. a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein
    Synonym(s): lingual vein, vena lingualis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vena lumbalis
n
  1. veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses
    Synonym(s): lumbar vein, vena lumbalis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vena ulnaris
n
  1. any of several veins of the forearm [syn: ulnar vein, vena ulnaris]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vanillin \Va*nil"lin\, n. (Chem.)
      A white crystalline aldehyde having a burning taste and
      characteristic odor of vanilla. It is extracted from vanilla
      pods, and is also obtained by the decomposition of coniferin,
      and by the oxidation of eugenol.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Venial \Ve"ni*al\, a. [OF. venial, F. v[82]niel, L. venialis,
      from venia forgiveness, pardon, grace, favor, kindness; akin
      to venerari to venerate. See {Venerate}.]
      1. Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable;
            pardonable; as, a venial fault or transgression.
  
                     So they do nothing, 't is a venial slip. --Shak.
  
      2. Allowed; permitted. [Obs.] [bd]Permitting him the while
            venial discourse unblamed.[b8] --Milton.
  
      {Venial sin} (R. C. Theol.), a sin which weakens, but does
            not wholly destroy, sanctifying grace, as do mortal, or
            deadly, sins. -- {Ve"ni*al*ly}, adv. -- {Ve"ni*al*ness},
            n. --Bp. Hall.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vinolency \Vin"o*len*cy\, n. [L. vinolentina. See {Vinolent}.]
      Drunkennes. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vinolent \Vin"o*lent\, a. [L. vinolentus, fr. vinum wine.]
      Given to wine; drunken; intemperate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Vineland, MN (CDP, FIPS 67180)
      Location: 46.18274 N, 93.77361 W
      Population (1990): 438 (175 housing units)
      Area: 16.9 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
   Vineland, NJ (city, FIPS 76070)
      Location: 39.46480 N, 74.99739 W
      Population (1990): 54780 (19548 housing units)
      Area: 177.9 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 08360
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