arcella | (noun) an amoeba-like protozoan with a chitinous shell resembling an umbrella | - |
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brucellosis | (noun) an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings | Synonyms: Bang's disease, contagious abortion |
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(noun) infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache | Synonyms: Gibraltar fever, Malta fever, Mediterranean fever, Rock fever, undulant fever |
cancellation | (noun) the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement | - |
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(noun) the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void | - |
cell | (noun) (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals | - |
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(noun) a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction | Synonyms: electric cell |
(noun) a room where a prisoner is kept | Synonyms: jail cell, prison cell |
(noun) small room in which a monk or nun lives | Synonyms: cubicle |
(noun) any small compartment | - |
(noun) a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver | Synonyms: cellphone, cellular phone, cellular telephone, mobile phone |
(noun) a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement | Synonyms: cadre |
cellar | (noun) the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage | Synonyms: basement |
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(noun) storage space where wines are stored | Synonyms: wine cellar |
(noun) an excavation where root vegetables are stored | Synonyms: root cellar |
cellarage | (noun) a storage area in a cellar | - |
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(noun) a charge for storing goods in a cellar | - |
cellaret | (noun) sideboard with compartments for holding bottles | Synonyms: minibar |
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cellblock | (noun) a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells) | Synonyms: ward |
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cellist | (noun) someone who plays a violoncello | Synonyms: violoncellist |
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cello | (noun) a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing | Synonyms: violoncello |
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cellophane | (noun) a transparent paperlike product that is impervious to moisture and used to wrap candy or cigarettes etc. | - |
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cellphone | (noun) a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver | Synonyms: cell, cellular phone, cellular telephone, mobile phone |
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cellularity | (noun) the state of having cells | - |
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cellulite | (noun) lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc. | - |
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cellulitis | (noun) an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain | - |
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celluloid | (noun) a medium that disseminates moving pictures | Synonyms: cinema, film |
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(noun) highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics | - |
cellulose | (noun) a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers | - |
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cellulosic | (noun) a plastic made from cellulose (or a derivative of cellulose) | - |
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chancellery | (noun) a government building housing the office of a chancellor | - |
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chancellor | (noun) the person who is head of government (in several countries) | Synonyms: premier, prime minister |
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(noun) the honorary or titular head of a university | - |
chancellorship | (noun) the office of chancellor | - |
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excellence | (noun) the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree | - |
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(noun) an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels | Synonyms: excellency |
excellency | (noun) an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels | Synonyms: excellence |
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hypercellularity | (noun) the state of having abnormally many cells | - |
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hypocellularity | (noun) the state of having abnormally few cells | - |
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micelle | (noun) an electrically charged particle built up from polymeric molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents | - |
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miscellanea | (noun) a collection containing a variety of sorts of things | Synonyms: assortment, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety |
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miscellany | (noun) an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc. | Synonyms: florilegium, garland |
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(noun) a collection containing a variety of sorts of things | Synonyms: assortment, miscellanea, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety |
nacelle | (noun) a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine | - |
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nitrocellulose | (noun) a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives | Synonyms: cellulose nitrate, guncotton, nitrocotton |
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nucellus | (noun) central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac | - |
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ocellus | (noun) an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color | Synonyms: eyespot |
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(noun) an eye having a single lens | Synonyms: simple eye, stemma |
parcellation | (noun) the division into parcels | - |
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parcelling | (noun) the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan | Synonyms: allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling |
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pennoncelle | (noun) a small pennant borne on a lance | Synonyms: pennoncel, penoncel |
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photocell | (noun) a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations | Synonyms: electric eye, magic eye, photoconductive cell, photoelectric cell |
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pyrocellulose | (noun) nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton; used in making smokeless powder | - |
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roccella | (noun) a source of the dye archil and of litmus | Synonyms: Roccella tinctoria |
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rubicelle | (noun) a yellow or orange variety of ruby spinel | - |
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saltcellar | (noun) a small container for holding salt at the dining table | - |
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varicella | (noun) an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body | Synonyms: chickenpox |
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vermicelli | (noun) pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti | - |
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violoncellist | (noun) someone who plays a violoncello | Synonyms: cellist |
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violoncello | (noun) a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing | Synonyms: cello |
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vorticella | (noun) any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk | - |
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