alastrim | (noun) a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus | Synonyms: Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, white pox |
---|
balas | (noun) a pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel | Synonyms: balas ruby |
---|
calash | (noun) the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage | Synonyms: calash top, caleche |
---|
(noun) a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century | Synonyms: caleche |
catalase | (noun) enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions as an oxidative catalyst; decomposes hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water | - |
---|
cephalaspid | (noun) extinct jawless fish of the Devonian with armored head | Synonyms: osteostracan |
---|
dalasi | (noun) the basic unit of money in Gambia | - |
---|
palas | (noun) East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye | Synonyms: Butea frondosa, Butea monosperma, dak, dhak |
---|
thalassaemia | (noun) an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin | Synonyms: Mediterranean anaemia, Mediterranean anemia, thalassemia |
---|
thalassemia | (noun) an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin | Synonyms: Mediterranean anaemia, Mediterranean anemia, thalassaemia |
---|