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nubbin

[′nəb·ən]
(geology)
One of the isolated bedrock knobs or small hills forming the last remnants of a mountain crest or mountain range that has succumbed to desert erosion.
A residual boulder, commonly granitic, occurring on a desert dome or broad pediment.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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In adult males, the 2[degrees]mA glands were reduced, and the nubbin could also be observed (Fig.
Inguinal exploration if vessels seen entering internal ring, with orchidopexy or excision of atrophic testis (testicular nubbin).
In our survey, 46% of parents reported a residual nubbin, which was barely noticeable and cosmetically satisfactory to them.
And those ridiculous strings that exposed more wax to use, when the thing was worn down to a little nubbin. If you didn't like one (multiple breaks from being thrown across the room), you could pull that string to infinity, and it became nonfunctional.
I expected a nubbin of bread and some cheese; this exquisite meze is a rare and generous offering for the taverna's one strange guest.
Pollen viability and germination was assessed in vitro and in vivo as well as pollen tube growth rate and velocity within the .floral gynaecium, in order to detect possible malfunctions in the pollination process that could explain disorders such as lack of fruit set and excessive nubbin formation.
J., Nubbin Creek, Alabama, 2007, lush greenery overtakes an elderly man in a camouflage T-shirt.
Which is why I can't help thinking Aston Villa's new signing Andy Marshall might prove to be nothing more than a nubbin, a thripple, a trip-nip or whatever the vernacular is.
An imperfect or small ear of corn is called a nubbin.
Inferior to this skin nubbin was a 1.2-cm vertical groove that contained denuded epithelium and a sinus tract of approximately 0.7 cm.
Do you remember how Claudine used to crouch by the fire, turning a hatpin just fast enough to keep the toasting nubbin of chocolate from dripping off?