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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captain | (noun) a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers | Synonyms: headwaiter, maitre d', maitre d'hotel |
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(noun) the pilot in charge of an airship | Synonyms: senior pilot |
(noun) the naval officer in command of a military ship | Synonyms: skipper |
(noun) an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship | Synonyms: master, sea captain, skipper |
(noun) a policeman in charge of a precinct | Synonyms: police captain, police chief |
(noun) an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant | - |
(noun) the leader of a group of people | Synonyms: chieftain |
captaincy | (noun) the post of captain | Synonyms: captainship |
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captainship | (noun) the post of captain | Synonyms: captaincy |
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caption | (noun) brief description accompanying an illustration | Synonyms: legend |
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(noun) translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen | Synonyms: subtitle |
(noun) taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument | - |
captivation | (noun) a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual | Synonyms: enchantment, enthrallment, fascination |
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(noun) the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) | Synonyms: fascination |
captive | (noun) an animal that is confined | - |
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(noun) a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war | Synonyms: prisoner |
(noun) a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion | - |
captivity | (noun) the state of being a slave | Synonyms: enslavement |
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(noun) the state of being imprisoned | Synonyms: immurement, imprisonment, incarceration |
captopril | (noun) a drug (trade name Capoten) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidneys resulting in vasodilation; used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure | Synonyms: Capoten |
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captor | (noun) a person who captures and holds people or animals | Synonyms: capturer |
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capture | (noun) the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property | Synonyms: gaining control, seizure |
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(noun) the act of taking of a person by force | Synonyms: seizure |
(noun) the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board | - |
(noun) any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle | - |
(noun) a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field | - |
capturer | (noun) a person who captures and holds people or animals | Synonyms: captor |
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mercaptopurine | (noun) a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia | Synonyms: Purinethol |
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recapture | (noun) the act of taking something back | Synonyms: retaking |
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(noun) a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount | - |