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tortuous [ˈtɔ:tjʊəs, Am ˈtɔ:rtʃuəs] ADJ a. fig

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It travels a distance of 12.8 kilometers, during which there are both peaceful and swift torrents and many tortuous river channels.
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The larvae migrate in tortuous tunnels in between "stratum basale" and "stratum corneum" of the skin, causing serpigenous vesicular lesions.
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His soundings were the only significant guide for the gunboat as it threaded its way through the tortuous channel.
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Its association with a river comes from the way its stars trace a tortuous path.
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He plans to get his revenge by administering a tortuous treatment.
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Drugs crossing the skin by this route must pass through the small spaces between the cells of the skin, making the route more tortuous.
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Otherwise, a long, tortuous synthesis involving many steps with attendant losses in yield may be required.
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The mine starts as a long, tortuous, lower-surface (but sometimes upper-surface) epidermal, silvery corridor.
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Its edge is denticulate, slightly tortuous above, and inserted in the center of the axis.
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Boats can not safely pass due to the tortuous and narrow route, and there have been instances in the past of boats colliding and sinking.
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