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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| ethics (ˈɛθɪks) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (functioning as singular) See also meta-ethics the philosophical study of the moral value of human conduct and of the rules and principles that ought to govern it; moral philosophy |
| 2. | (functioning as plural) a social, religious, or civil code of behaviour considered correct, esp that of a particular group, profession, or individual |
| 3. | (functioning as plural) the moral fitness of a decision, course of action, etc: he doubted the ethics of their verdict |
| 'ethicist | |
| —n | |