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Definition of Preyer
1. n. One who, or that which, preys; a plunderer; a waster; a devourer.
Definition of Preyer
1. Noun. One who, or that which, preys; a plunderer; a waster; a devourer. ¹
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Definition of Preyer
1. one that preys [n -S] - See also: preys
Lexicographical Neighbors of Preyer
Literary usage of Preyer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. New Englander and Yale Review by Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight (1889)
"By " language " preyer here understands all sign-making support of ideation ...
preyer. Translated from the original German by H. \V. BROWS. New York. ..."
2. Combination Tones and Other Related Auditory Phenomena by Joseph Peterson (1908)
"W. preyer very ... In consequence of difficulties of this sort in the way of
Koenig's view, preyer refuses to accept it as a probable explanation. ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1875)
"The fact that severe fatigue, either of the muscular or nervous system, predisposes
io leep, has led Dr. W. preyer, of Jena, to make experiments with those ..."
4. A Treatise on Human Physiology by John Call Dalton (1875)
"(preyer.) again given oif under the influence of diminished pressure, heat, or
the continued displacing action of hydrogen or nitrogen gas. ..."
5. The Essentials of Chemical Physiology for the Use of Students by William Dobinson Halliburton (1909)
"(preyer.) In the case of an old blood- ^_ ~' ^ crystal of sodium chloride.
Fresh blood contains sufficient sodium chloride in itself. ..."
6. The Essentials of chemical physiology for the use of students by William Dobinson Halliburton (1914)
"(preyer.l In the case of an old blood-stain it is necessary to add a crystal of
sodium chloride. Fresh blood contains sufficient sodium chloride in itself. ..."
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