hypotheca

British

/ ˌhaɪpəʊˈθiːkə /

noun

the inner and younger layer of the cell wall of a diatom Compare epitheca

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Etymology

Origin of hypotheca

from _hypo- + _theca

Example Sentences

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The substantial pledge has been refined into the invisible rights of a mortgage or hypotheca; and the agreement of sale, for a certain price, imputes from that moment the chances of gain or loss to the account of the purchaser.

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The substantial pledge has been refined into the invisible rights of a mortgage or hypotheca; and the agreement of sale, for a certain price, imputes, from that moment, the chances of gain or loss to the account of the purchaser.

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