FATES
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n. pl. In ancient mythology, the Destinies or Parcae, who were supposed to determine the course of human life, their names were Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, the first is represented as holding the distaff, the second as spinning, and the third as cutting the thread of human life.
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].