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Heavy-ion

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• Heathery

  [heth -uh-ree] /ˈhɛð ə ri/ adjective 1. of or like . 2. abounding in .

• Heather

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• Heathenize

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• Heavy-lifting

  noun, Informal. 1. hard work: A team of researchers did the heavy lifting for the author. noun phrase The hardest work: Baker reckons that he has done most of the heavy lifting, whereas it is his friend who got first prize/ It’s going to be some really heavy lifting (1990s+)

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