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caliginous

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ca·lig·i·nous  (k-lj-ns)
adj.
Dark, misty, and gloomy.

[From Latin clginsus, from clg, clgin-, darkness.]

caliginous [kəˈlɪdʒɪnəs]
adj
Archaic dark; dim
[from Latin cālīginōsus, from cālīgō darkness]
caliginosity  [kəˌlɪdʒɪˈnɒsɪtɪ] n
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Adj.1.caliginous - dark and misty and gloomy
dark - devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "dark as the inside of a black cat"


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The reality is far removed from this caliginous position because most patented inventions are readily self-revealing and, for those technologies whose obscurity falls just short of that required for effective trade secret protection, considerable information nevertheless accompanies the patent grant.
In the gastrointestinal tract, mast cell infiltration and tryptase activity have long been associated with several pathologies, including inflammatory bowel disease, caliginous colitis and gastrointestinal allergy.
In the gastrointestinal tract, mast cell infiltration and tryptase activity have long been associated with several pathologies, including inflammatory bowel disease, caliginous colitis and gastrointestinal allergy.
 
 
 
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