Re: Re: The Cockroach Report Re: Autoclaving gum and gelatin

Main Entry: gra·tu·itous
Pronunciation: gr&-'tü-&-t&s, -'tyü-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin gratuitus, from gratus
1 a : given unearned or without recompense b : not involving a return benefit, compensation, or consideration c : costing nothing : FREE
2 : not called for by the circumstances : UNWARRANTED <gratuitous insolence> <a gratuitous assumption>
- gra·tu·itous·ly adverb
- gra·tu·itous·ness noun

George
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> From: Judy Seigel <jseigel@panix.com>
> Date: 2005/02/11 Fri PM 07:06:09 GMT
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Re: The Cockroach Report Re: Autoclaving gum and gelatin
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> On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 res1dvao@verizon.net wrote:
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> > Time for everybody to switch to decaf.
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> > George
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> George, Do you know what the word "gratuitous" means? (And, just for the
> record, I don't drink coffee.)
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> Judy
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Received on Fri Feb 11 16:42:54 2005