| achromatin | (noun) the part of a cell nucleus that is relatively uncolored by stains or dyes | - |
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| activating | (noun) the activity of causing to have energy and be active | Synonyms: activation, energizing |
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| annotating | (noun) the act of adding notes | Synonyms: annotation |
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| aquatint | (noun) a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color | - |
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| (noun) an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color | - |
| astatine | (noun) a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium | Synonyms: At, atomic number 85 |
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| atorvastatin | (noun) an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given | Synonyms: Lipitor |
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| bareboating | (noun) boating by chartering a bareboat and providing your own crew and provisions | - |
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| beating | (noun) the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | Synonyms: drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking |
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| (noun) the act of overcoming or outdoing | Synonyms: whipping |
| berating | (noun) a severe rebuke | Synonyms: blowing up |
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| boating | (noun) water travel for pleasure | Synonyms: yachting |
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| ceratin | (noun) a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves | Synonyms: keratin |
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| cerivastatin | (noun) an oral drug (trade name Baycol) to reduce blood cholesterol levels | Synonyms: Baycol |
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| cheating | (noun) a deception for profit to yourself | Synonyms: cheat |
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| chloroplatinate | (noun) any salt of chloroplatinic acid. | - |
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| chromatin | (noun) the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes | Synonyms: chromatin granule |
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| coating | (noun) the work of applying something | Synonyms: application, covering |
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| (noun) a thin layer covering something | Synonyms: coat |
| (noun) a heavy fabric suitable for coats | - |
| (noun) a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) | Synonyms: finish, finishing |
| communicating | (noun) the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information | Synonyms: communication |
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| congregating | (noun) the act of congregating | Synonyms: congregation |
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| creatin | (noun) an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocreatine; supplies energy for muscle contraction | Synonyms: creatine |
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| creatine | (noun) an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocreatine; supplies energy for muscle contraction | Synonyms: creatin |
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| dating | (noun) use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens | Synonyms: geological dating |
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| delegating | (noun) authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions | Synonyms: delegation, deputation, relegating, relegation |
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| deregulating | (noun) the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations) | Synonyms: deregulation |
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| dessiatine | (noun) a former Russian unit of area equal to 2.7 acres | - |
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| eating | (noun) the act of consuming food | Synonyms: feeding |
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| equating | (noun) the act of regarding as equal | Synonyms: equation |
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| floating | (noun) the act of someone who floats on the water | Synonyms: natation |
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| fluvastatin | (noun) least expensive statin drug (trade name Lescol); usually taken orally at bedtime | Synonyms: Lescol |
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| gelatin | (noun) a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects | Synonyms: gel |
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| (noun) an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods | Synonyms: jelly |
| (noun) a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin | Synonyms: gelatine |
| gelatine | (noun) a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin | Synonyms: gelatin |
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| gelatinousness | (noun) the property of having a viscosity like jelly | Synonyms: glutinosity, glutinousness |
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| gloating | (noun) malicious satisfaction | Synonyms: glee, gloat |
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| glycerogelatin | (noun) a medicated skin preparation made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin | Synonyms: glycerogel |
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| grating | (noun) a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air | Synonyms: grate |
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| (noun) a frame of iron bars to hold a fire | Synonyms: grate |
| (noun) optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum | Synonyms: diffraction grating |
| haematinic | (noun) a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia | Synonyms: hematinic |
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| heating | (noun) utility to warm a building | Synonyms: heat, heating plant, heating system |
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| (noun) the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature | Synonyms: warming |
| hematin | (noun) a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds | Synonyms: haem, haemitin, heme, protoheme |
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| hematinic | (noun) a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia | Synonyms: haematinic |
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| inoculating | (noun) the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity | Synonyms: vaccinating |
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| integrating | (noun) the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community | Synonyms: desegregation, integration |
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| investigating | (noun) the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically | Synonyms: investigation |
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| keratin | (noun) a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves | Synonyms: ceratin |
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| keratinisation | (noun) organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair) | Synonyms: keratinization |
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| keratinization | (noun) organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair) | Synonyms: keratinisation |
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| legislating | (noun) the act of making or enacting laws | Synonyms: lawmaking, legislation |
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| locating | (noun) the act of putting something in a certain place | Synonyms: emplacement, location, placement, position, positioning |
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| (noun) a determination of the place where something is | Synonyms: fix, localisation, localization, location |
| lovastatin | (noun) an oral drug (trade name Mevacor) to reduce blood cholesterol levels; used when dietary changes have proved inadequate | Synonyms: Mevacor |
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| matinee | (noun) a theatrical performance held during the daytime (especially in the afternoon) | - |
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| mating | (noun) the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes | Synonyms: conjugation, coupling, pairing, sexual union, union |
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| matins | (noun) the first canonical hour; at daybreak | Synonyms: morning prayer |
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| misdating | (noun) something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred | Synonyms: anachronism, mistiming |
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| motivating | (noun) the act of motivating; providing incentive | Synonyms: motivation |
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| nauseatingness | (noun) extreme unpalatability to the mouth | Synonyms: disgustingness, distastefulness, sickeningness, unsavoriness |
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| nystatin | (noun) an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetes | Synonyms: Mycostatin, Nystan |
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| officiating | (noun) the act of umpiring | Synonyms: officiation, refereeing, umpirage |
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| overcoating | (noun) an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish) | Synonyms: overcoat |
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| overeating | (noun) eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins) | Synonyms: gluttony, gula |
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| overheating | (noun) excessive heating | - |
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| overrating | (noun) a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high | Synonyms: overestimate, overestimation, overreckoning |
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| palatinate | (noun) a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine | - |
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| palatine | (noun) either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits | Synonyms: os palatinum, palatine bone |
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| (noun) (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands | Synonyms: palsgrave |
| (noun) any of various important officials in ancient Rome | - |
| pancreatin | (noun) extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions | - |
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| patina | (noun) a fine coating of oxide (produced by oxidation over a long period of time) on the surface of a metal (particularly copper) | - |
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| (noun) a gloss or sheen on wooden furniture produced by age, polishing, or handling | - |
| (noun) an acquired change in the appearance of something (other than metal or wood) | - |
| phosphocreatine | (noun) an organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases energy for muscular contraction | Synonyms: creatine phosphate, creatine phosphoric acid |
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| plating | (noun) the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis) | - |
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| (noun) a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface | Synonyms: metal plating |
| platinum | (noun) a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits | Synonyms: atomic number 78, Pt |
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| pleating | (noun) the act of folding in parallel folds | Synonyms: plication |
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| pratincole | (noun) Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers | Synonyms: glareole |
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| pravastatin | (noun) an oral drug (trade name Pravachol) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after nonfatal heart attacks | Synonyms: Pravachol |
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| rating | (noun) act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of | Synonyms: evaluation |
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| (noun) an appraisal of the value of something | Synonyms: evaluation, valuation |
| (noun) standing or position on a scale | - |
| (noun) rank in a military organization | Synonyms: military rank, military rating, paygrade |
| regulating | (noun) the act of controlling or directing according to rule | Synonyms: regulation |
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| relegating | (noun) authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions | Synonyms: delegating, delegation, deputation, relegation |
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| repeating | (noun) the act of doing or performing again | Synonyms: repetition |
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| satin | (noun) a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back | - |
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| satinet | (noun) a fabric with a finish resembling satin but made partly or wholly from cotton or synthetic fiber | Synonyms: satinette |
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| satinette | (noun) a fabric with a finish resembling satin but made partly or wholly from cotton or synthetic fiber | Synonyms: satinet |
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| satinleaf | (noun) tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit | Synonyms: caimitillo, Chrysophyllum oliviforme, damson plum, satin leaf |
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| satinpod | (noun) southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration | Synonyms: honesty, Lunaria annua, money plant, satin flower, silver dollar |
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| satinwood | (noun) East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood | Synonyms: Chloroxylon swietenia, satinwood tree |
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| (noun) West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood | Synonyms: West Indian satinwood, Zanthoxylum flavum |
| (noun) hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools | - |
| scarlatina | (noun) an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash | Synonyms: scarlet fever |
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| seating | (noun) the service of ushering people to their seats | - |
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| (noun) an area that includes places where several people can sit | Synonyms: seating area, seating room, seats |
| simvastatin | (noun) an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks | Synonyms: Zocor |
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| skating | (noun) the sport of gliding on skates | - |
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| slatiness | (noun) The state or quality of being of or resembling the mineral slate. | - |
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| slating | (noun) the act of laying slates for a roof | - |
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| (noun) a severely critical attack | - |
| (noun) thin layers of rock used for roofing | Synonyms: slate |
| sonatina | (noun) a short and simple sonata | - |
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| statin | (noun) a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase | Synonyms: lipid-lowering medication, lipid-lowering medicine, statin drug |
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| sweating | (noun) the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid | Synonyms: diaphoresis, hidrosis, perspiration, sudation |
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| underrating | (noun) an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value | Synonyms: underestimate, underestimation, underreckoning |
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| updating | (noun) the act of changing something to bring it up to date (usually by adding something) | - |
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| vaccinating | (noun) the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity | Synonyms: inoculating |
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