GENIE
\d͡ʒˈiːni], \dʒˈiːni], \dʒ_ˈiː_n_i]\
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(Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
By Princeton University
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Genius. The French sometimes apply this term to diseases nearly synonymously with nature; as Genie inflammatoire, G. bilieux, G. adynamique. Some use it in the same sense as type; Genie intermittent. The unwonted predominance of any mental faculty is also so called.
By Robley Dunglison
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n. [French] Inclination; bent of mind; disposition.
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].