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vor⋅ti⋅cose

  [vawr-ti-kohs]
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–adjective
vortical; whirling.
Origin:
1775–85; < L vorticōsus eddying. See vortical, -ose 1

Related forms:
vor⋅ti⋅cose⋅ly, adverb
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vor·ti·cose   (vôr'tĭ-kōs')   
adj.  Vortical.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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