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gutta
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gut·ta  (gt)
n. pl. gut·tae (gt)
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.
[Middle English, from Latin, drop.]
gutta [ˈgʌtə]
n pl -tae [-tiː]
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect one of a set of small droplike ornaments, esp as used on the architrave of a Doric entablature
2. (Medicine / Pharmacology) Med (formerly used in writing prescriptions) a technical name for a drop Abbreviation gt
[from Latin: a drop]


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