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torr
Torre del Greco
torrefy
Torremolinos
Torrens, Lake
Torrens title
torrent
torrential
Torreon
Torres Strait
Torres Strait Islands
Torricellian vacuum
torrid
Torrid Zone
torsade
Tórshavn
torsi
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torpor
tor·por [ táwrpər ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. lack of energy: lack of mental or physical energy
2. zoology dormancy: the dormant state of an animal
3. medicine numbness: absence of the ability to move or feel
[13th century. < Latin< torpere "be stiff"]

tor·por·if·ic [ tàwrpə ríffik ] adjective
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