| alb | (noun) a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests | - |
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| albacore | (noun) large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters | Synonyms: long-fin tunny, Thunnus alalunga |
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| (noun) relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna | - |
| albatross | (noun) large web-footed birds of the Southern Hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight | Synonyms: mollymawk |
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| (noun) (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps | Synonyms: millstone |
| albedo | (noun) the ratio of reflected to incident light | Synonyms: reflective power |
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| albinism | (noun) the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair | - |
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| albino | (noun) an animal with congenital albinism | - |
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| (noun) a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin; eyes are usually pink | - |
| albite | (noun) a widely distributed feldspar that forms rocks | Synonyms: white feldspar |
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| albizia | (noun) any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia | Synonyms: albizzia |
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| albizzia | (noun) any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia | Synonyms: albizia |
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| albuca | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Albuca having large clusters of pale yellow flowers; South Africa | - |
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| albuginea | (noun) whitish tunic | - |
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| album | (noun) a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc | - |
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| (noun) one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc | Synonyms: record album |
| albumen | (noun) the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water | Synonyms: egg white, ovalbumin, white |
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| (noun) a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids | Synonyms: albumin |
| albumin | (noun) a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids | Synonyms: albumen |
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| albuminoid | (noun) a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye | Synonyms: scleroprotein |
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| albuminuria | (noun) the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder | Synonyms: proteinuria |
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| albuterol | (noun) a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness | Synonyms: Proventil, Ventolin |
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| analbuminemia | (noun) an abnormally low level of albumin in the blood serum | - |
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| balboa | (noun) the basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimos | - |
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| balbriggan | (noun) a cotton knit fabric used for underwear | - |
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| coalbin | (noun) a bin for holding coal | Synonyms: coalhole |
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| coralbells | (noun) perennial plant of the western United States having bright red flowers in feathery spikes; used as an ornamental | Synonyms: Heuchera sanguinea |
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| coralberry | (noun) shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India | Synonyms: Ardisia crenata, spiceberry |
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| (noun) North American deciduous shrub cultivated for it abundant clusters of coral-red berrylike fruits | Synonyms: Indian currant, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus |
| galbanum | (noun) a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida | Synonyms: gum albanum |
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| galbulus | (noun) the seed-producing cone of a cypress tree | - |
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| halberd | (noun) a pike fitted with an ax head | - |
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| halberdier | (noun) a guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty) | - |
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| lactalbumin | (noun) albumin occurring in milk | - |
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| mealberry | (noun) evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn | Synonyms: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, bear's grape, common bearberry, creashak, hog cranberry, mountain box, red bearberry, sand berry, sandberry, wild cranberry |
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| ovalbumin | (noun) the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water | Synonyms: albumen, egg white, white |
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