abnormalcy | (noun) an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies | Synonyms: abnormality |
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alcahest | (noun) hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists | Synonyms: alkahest, universal solvent |
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alcalde | (noun) a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town | - |
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alcapton | (noun) an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine | Synonyms: alkapton, homogentisic acid |
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alcaptonuria | (noun) a rare recessive metabolic anomaly marked by ochronosis and the presence of alkapton in the urine | Synonyms: alkaptonuria |
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alcazar | (noun) any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors | - |
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alchemist | (noun) one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone | - |
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alchemy | (noun) a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times | - |
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(noun) the way two individuals relate to each other | Synonyms: chemistry, interpersonal chemistry |
alcohol | (noun) a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent | Synonyms: alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant |
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(noun) any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation | - |
alcoholic | (noun) a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually | Synonyms: alky, boozer, dipsomaniac, lush, soaker, souse |
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alcoholism | (noun) an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess | Synonyms: dipsomania, potomania |
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(noun) habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms | Synonyms: alcohol addiction, drunkenness, inebriation |
alcove | (noun) a small recess opening off a larger room | Synonyms: bay |
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animalcule | (noun) microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium | Synonyms: animalculum |
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animalculum | (noun) microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium | Synonyms: animalcule |
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balcony | (noun) a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet | - |
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(noun) an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium | - |
calcaneus | (noun) the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel | Synonyms: heelbone, os tarsi fibulare |
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calcedony | (noun) a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz | Synonyms: chalcedony |
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calceolaria | (noun) any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip | Synonyms: slipperwort |
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calceus | (noun) a shoe covering the ankle; worn by ancient Romans | - |
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calciferol | (noun) a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets | Synonyms: cholecalciferol, D, ergocalciferol, viosterol, vitamin D |
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calcification | (noun) a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts) | - |
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(noun) tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts | - |
(noun) an inflexible and unchanging state | - |
calcimine | (noun) a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings | - |
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calcination | (noun) the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature | - |
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calcite | (noun) a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone | - |
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calcitonin | (noun) thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone | Synonyms: thyrocalcitonin |
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calcium | (noun) a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals | Synonyms: atomic number 20, Ca |
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calculability | (noun) The quality of being subject to or ascertainable by calculation. | - |
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calculation | (noun) the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods | Synonyms: computation, computing |
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(noun) problem solving that involves numbers or quantities | Synonyms: computation, figuring, reckoning |
(noun) planning something carefully and intentionally | Synonyms: deliberation |
calculator | (noun) a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations; can be mechanical or electronic | Synonyms: calculating machine |
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(noun) an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) | Synonyms: computer, estimator, figurer, reckoner |
calculus | (noun) the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions | Synonyms: infinitesimal calculus |
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(noun) a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body | Synonyms: concretion |
(noun) an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums | Synonyms: tartar, tophus |
cavalcade | (noun) a procession of people traveling on horseback | - |
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chalcanthite | (noun) hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate | Synonyms: blue copperas, blue stone, blue vitriol |
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chalcedony | (noun) a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz | Synonyms: calcedony |
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chalcid | (noun) any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects | Synonyms: chalcid fly, chalcid wasp, chalcidfly |
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chalcidfly | (noun) any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects | Synonyms: chalcid, chalcid fly, chalcid wasp |
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chalcocite | (noun) a heavy grey mineral that is an ore of copper | Synonyms: copper glance |
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chalcopyrite | (noun) a yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper and iron sulfide | Synonyms: copper pyrites |
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cholecalciferol | (noun) a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets | Synonyms: calciferol, D, ergocalciferol, viosterol, vitamin D |
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decalcification | (noun) loss of calcium from bones or teeth | - |
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decalcomania | (noun) the art of transferring designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface | - |
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(noun) either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface | Synonyms: decal |
defalcation | (noun) the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else | Synonyms: embezzlement, misapplication, misappropriation, peculation |
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(noun) the sum of money that is misappropriated | - |
defalcator | (noun) someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use | Synonyms: embezzler, peculator |
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dyscalculia | (noun) impaired ability to learn grade-appropriate mathematics | - |
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ergocalciferol | (noun) a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets | Synonyms: calciferol, cholecalciferol, D, viosterol, vitamin D |
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falchion | (noun) a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point | - |
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falcon | (noun) diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight | - |
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falconer | (noun) a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry | Synonyms: hawker |
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falconry | (noun) the art of training falcons to hunt and return | - |
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generalcy | (noun) the office and authority of a general | Synonyms: generalship |
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gerfalcon | (noun) large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases | Synonyms: Falco rusticolus, gyrfalcon |
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gyrfalcon | (noun) large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases | Synonyms: Falco rusticolus, gerfalcon |
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halcyon | (noun) a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves | - |
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hypercalcaemia | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease | Synonyms: hypercalcemia |
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hypercalcemia | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease | Synonyms: hypercalcaemia |
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hypercalcinuria | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis | Synonyms: hypercalciuria |
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hypercalciuria | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis | Synonyms: hypercalcinuria |
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hypocalcaemia | (noun) abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency | Synonyms: hypocalcemia |
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hypocalcemia | (noun) abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency | Synonyms: hypocalcaemia |
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malcontent | (noun) a person who is discontented or disgusted | - |
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minicalculator | (noun) (old-fashioned) a very small handheld calculator. | - |
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miscalculation | (noun) a mistake in calculating | Synonyms: misestimation, misreckoning |
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nephrocalcinosis | (noun) renal lithiasis in which calcium deposits form in the renal parenchyma and result in reduced kidney function and blood in the urine | - |
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nitrocalcite | (noun) the mineral form of calcium nitrate | - |
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normalcy | (noun) expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common | Synonyms: normality |
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(noun) being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning | Synonyms: normality |
precalc | (noun) a college-level algebra and trigonometry course that is designed to prepare students for the study of calculus | Synonyms: precalculus |
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precalculus | (noun) a college-level algebra and trigonometry course that is designed to prepare students for the study of calculus | Synonyms: precalc |
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recalcitrance | (noun) the trait of being unmanageable | Synonyms: recalcitrancy, refractoriness, unmanageableness |
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recalcitrancy | (noun) the trait of being unmanageable | Synonyms: recalcitrance, refractoriness, unmanageableness |
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recalculation | (noun) the act of calculating again (usually to eliminate errors or to include additional data) | - |
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talc | (noun) a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder | Synonyms: talcum |
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talcum | (noun) a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture | Synonyms: talcum powder |
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(noun) a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder | Synonyms: talc |
thyrocalcitonin | (noun) thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone | Synonyms: calcitonin |
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zalcitabine | (noun) an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection; a nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NARTI) | Synonyms: ddC, DDC, dideoxycytosine |
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