HARVEST-MOON
\hˈɑːvɪstmˈuːn], \hˈɑːvɪstmˈuːn], \h_ˈɑː_v_ɪ_s_t_m_ˈuː_n]\
Definitions of HARVEST-MOON
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The moon near the full at about the time of the autumnal equinox, when the daily retardation of its rising is partly counterbalanced by its comparatively rapid motion in north declination, so that it rises for several days together at about the time of sunset.
By Henry Percy Smith
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].