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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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porphyria

Part of Speech: nounPronunciation: /pɔː(ɹ)ˈfɪɹɪə/Used In Literature ↓

Any of several usually hereditary abnormalities of porphyrin metabolism characterized by excretion of excess porphyrins in the urine.

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Common Phrases

. porphyriacutanea porphyriavariegata porphyriaporphyria intermittentporphyria acuteporphyria erythropoieticporphyria variegateporphyria hepatic
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Related Words

variegateporphyrinopathyuroporphyriaporphyrinuriaprotoporphyriahematoporphyriahaematoporphyriacoproporphyria

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