aerobics | (noun) exercise that increases the need for oxygen | Synonyms: aerobic exercise |
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alembic | (noun) an obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube | - |
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antimicrobic | (noun) an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease | Synonyms: antimicrobial, disinfectant, germicide |
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barbican | (noun) a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) | Synonyms: barbacan |
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bicarbonate | (noun) a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate | Synonyms: hydrogen carbonate |
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bicentenary | (noun) the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it) | Synonyms: bicentennial |
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bicentennial | (noun) the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it) | Synonyms: bicentenary |
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biceps | (noun) any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm) | - |
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bichloride | (noun) a compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule | Synonyms: dichloride |
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bichromate | (noun) a salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid | Synonyms: dichromate |
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bicker | (noun) a quarrel about petty points | Synonyms: bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff |
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bickering | (noun) a quarrel about petty points | Synonyms: bicker, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff |
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bicorn | (noun) a cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points | Synonyms: bicorne |
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bicorne | (noun) a cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points | Synonyms: bicorn |
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bicuspid | (noun) a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars | Synonyms: premolar |
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bicycle | (noun) a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals | Synonyms: bike, cycle, wheel |
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bicycler | (noun) a person who rides a bicycle | Synonyms: bicyclist, biker, cyclist, wheeler |
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bicycling | (noun) riding a bicycle | - |
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bicyclist | (noun) a person who rides a bicycle | Synonyms: bicycler, biker, cyclist, wheeler |
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cubicity | (noun) the property of resembling a cube | - |
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cubicle | (noun) small area set off by walls for special use | Synonyms: booth, kiosk, stall |
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(noun) small individual study area in a library | Synonyms: carrel, carrell, stall |
(noun) small room in which a monk or nun lives | Synonyms: cell |
doxorubicin | (noun) an antibiotic used as an anticancer drug | - |
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herbicide | (noun) a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth | Synonyms: weed killer, weedkiller |
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hydrophobicity | (noun) the property of being water-repellent; tending to repel and not absorb water | - |
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iambic | (noun) a verse line consisting of iambs | - |
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rubicelle | (noun) a yellow or orange variety of ruby spinel | - |
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sabicu | (noun) West Indian tree yielding a hard dark brown wood resembling mahogany in texture and value | Synonyms: Lysiloma sabicu |
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(noun) the wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany | Synonyms: sabicu wood |
scabicide | (noun) a drug that destroys the itch mite that causes scabies | - |
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syllabication | (noun) forming or dividing words into syllables | Synonyms: syllabification |
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syllabicity | (noun) the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language | - |
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trombiculiasis | (noun) infestation with chiggers | - |
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trombiculid | (noun) mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates | - |
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