acinus | (noun) one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland | - |
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(noun) one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry | - |
actinomycin | (noun) any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria | - |
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adducing | (noun) citing as evidence or proof | - |
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adenocarcinoma | (noun) malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium | Synonyms: glandular cancer, glandular carcinoma |
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aeromedicine | (noun) the study and treatment of disorders associated with flight (especially with space flight) | Synonyms: aerospace medicine, aviation medicine |
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amphotericin | (noun) an antibiotic and antifungal agent | - |
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antimycin | (noun) a crystalline antibiotic active against various fungi | - |
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australopithecine | (noun) any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago | - |
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azithromycin | (noun) a systemic antibacterial medicine (trade name Zithromax) that is prescribed to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body | Synonyms: Zithromax |
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bacitracin | (noun) a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally | - |
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balancing | (noun) getting two things to correspond | Synonyms: reconciliation |
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biomedicine | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel) | - |
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(noun) the branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice | - |
bounciness | (noun) the quality of a substance that is able to rebound | Synonyms: bounce |
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bouncing | (noun) rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) | Synonyms: bounce |
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bracing | (noun) a structural member used to stiffen a framework | Synonyms: brace |
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brucine | (noun) a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica | - |
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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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cappuccino | (noun) equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped cream | Synonyms: cappuccino coffee, coffee cappuccino |
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capsaicin | (noun) colorless pungent crystalline compound derived from capsicum; source of the hotness of hot peppers of the genus Capsicum such as chili and cayenne and jalapeno | - |
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carbomycin | (noun) a colorless basic antibiotic that inhibits the growth of Gram-positive organisms | - |
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carcinogen | (noun) any substance that produces cancer | - |
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carcinoid | (noun) a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract; usually associated with excessive secretion of serotonin | - |
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carcinoma | (noun) any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer | - |
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carcinosarcoma | (noun) a malignant neoplasm composed of carcinoma and sarcoma extensively intermixed | - |
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cephaloglycin | (noun) antibiotic related to cephalosporin but no longer in common use | Synonyms: Kafocin |
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characin | (noun) any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae | Synonyms: characid, characin fish |
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chlorofucin | (noun) the chlorophyll present in brown algae, diatoms, and flagellates | Synonyms: chlorophyll c |
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cinch | (noun) a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps | - |
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(noun) any undertaking that is easy to do | Synonyms: breeze, child's play, duck soup, picnic, piece of cake, pushover, snap, walkover |
(noun) stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place | Synonyms: girth |
cinchona | (noun) any of several trees of the genus Cinchona | Synonyms: chinchona |
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(noun) medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine | Synonyms: cinchona bark, Jesuit's bark, Peruvian bark |
cinchonine | (noun) an alkaloid derivative of the bark of cinchona trees that is used as an antimalarial drug | - |
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cincture | (noun) a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers | Synonyms: girdle, sash, waistband, waistcloth |
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cinder | (noun) a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire | Synonyms: clinker |
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cinema | (noun) a theater where films are shown | Synonyms: movie house, movie theater, movie theatre, picture palace |
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(noun) a medium that disseminates moving pictures | Synonyms: celluloid, film |
cinematographer | (noun) a photographer who operates a movie camera | Synonyms: camera operator, cameraman |
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cinematography | (noun) the act of making a film | Synonyms: filming, motion-picture photography |
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cineraria | (noun) herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers | Synonyms: Pericallis cruenta, Senecio cruentus |
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cinerarium | (noun) a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead | Synonyms: columbarium |
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cingulum | (noun) (anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth) | - |
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cinnabar | (noun) large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort | Synonyms: Callimorpha jacobeae, cinnabar moth |
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(noun) a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury | - |
cinnamene | (noun) a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene | Synonyms: phenylethylene, styrene, vinylbenzene |
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cinnamon | (noun) spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground | - |
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(noun) tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon | Synonyms: Ceylon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum |
(noun) aromatic bark used as a spice | Synonyms: cinnamon bark |
cinque | (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one | Synonyms: 5, fin, five, fivesome, Little Phoebe, pentad, Phoebe, quint, quintet, quintuplet, V |
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cinquefoil | (noun) an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle | - |
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(noun) any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties | Synonyms: five-finger |
ciprofloxacin | (noun) an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints | Synonyms: Cipro |
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colchicine | (noun) an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout | - |
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conveyancing | (noun) act of transferring property title from one person to another | Synonyms: conveyance, conveyance of title, conveying |
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convincingness | (noun) the power of argument or evidence to cause belief | - |
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crowdsourcing | (noun) Work done by a large group of anonymous users | - |
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dancing | (noun) taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music | Synonyms: dance, saltation, terpsichore |
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deracination | (noun) the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence | Synonyms: excision, extirpation |
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(noun) to move something from its natural environment | Synonyms: displacement |
dihydrostreptomycin | (noun) antibiotic consisting of a hydrogenated form of streptomycin; used against tuberculosis and tularemia and Gram-negative organisms | - |
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discina | (noun) any fungus of the genus Discina | - |
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doxorubicin | (noun) an antibiotic used as an anticancer drug | - |
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dryopithecine | (noun) considered a possible ancestor to both anthropoid apes and humans | - |
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dulcinea | (noun) a woman who is a man's sweetheart | Synonyms: ladylove |
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embracing | (noun) the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) | Synonyms: embrace, embracement |
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erythromycin | (noun) an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative | Synonyms: E-Mycin, Erythrocin, Ethril, Ilosone, Pediamycin |
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facing | (noun) providing something with a surface of a different material | Synonyms: lining |
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(noun) a protective covering that protects the outside of a building | Synonyms: cladding |
(noun) a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening | - |
(noun) an ornamental coating to a building | Synonyms: veneer |
fascination | (noun) the capacity to attract intense interest | - |
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(noun) a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual | Synonyms: captivation, enchantment, enthrallment |
(noun) the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) | Synonyms: captivation |
fencing | (noun) the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) | - |
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(noun) a barrier that serves to enclose an area | Synonyms: fence |
(noun) material for building fences | Synonyms: fencing material |
fettuccine | (noun) pasta in flat strips wider than linguine | Synonyms: fettuccini |
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fettuccini | (noun) pasta in flat strips wider than linguine | Synonyms: fettuccine |
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financing | (noun) the act of financing | Synonyms: funding |
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folacin | (noun) a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction | Synonyms: folate, folic acid, pteroylglutamic acid, pteroylmonoglutamic acid, vitamin Bc, vitamin M |
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fradicin | (noun) an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery | Synonyms: Neobiotic, neomycin |
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gentamicin | (noun) an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract | Synonyms: Garamycin |
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glucinium | (noun) a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element | Synonyms: atomic number 4, Be, beryllium |
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glycine | (noun) the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane | - |
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hallucination | (noun) a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea | Synonyms: delusion |
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(noun) an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode | - |
(noun) illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder | - |
hallucinogen | (noun) a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences | Synonyms: hallucinogenic drug, psychedelic drug, psychodelic drug |
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hallucinosis | (noun) a mental state in which the person has continual hallucinations | - |
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hepatocarcinoma | (noun) carcinoma of the liver | Synonyms: hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatoma, malignant hepatoma |
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hyacinth | (noun) any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs | - |
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(noun) a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone | Synonyms: jacinth |
hyoscine | (noun) an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures | Synonyms: scopolamine |
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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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iciness | (noun) coldness due to a cold environment | Synonyms: chill, gelidity |
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(noun) a lack of affection or enthusiasm | Synonyms: chilliness, coldness, coolness, frigidity, frigidness |
icing | (noun) (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal | Synonyms: icing the puck |
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(noun) a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes | Synonyms: frosting, ice |
(noun) the formation of frost or ice on a surface | Synonyms: frost |
incineration | (noun) the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes | - |
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incinerator | (noun) a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse) | - |
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indomethacin | (noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Indocin) | Synonyms: Indocin |
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inducing | (noun) act of bringing about a desired result | Synonyms: inducement |
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isoleucine | (noun) an essential amino acid found in proteins; isomeric with leucine | - |
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jacinth | (noun) a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone | Synonyms: hyacinth |
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juiciness | (noun) a juicy appetizingness | Synonyms: succulence, succulency |
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kanamycin | (noun) antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections | Synonyms: Kantrex |
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lacing | (noun) the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | Synonyms: beating, drubbing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking |
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(noun) a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment) | Synonyms: lace |
(noun) a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage | - |
leucine | (noun) a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins | - |
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lincomycin | (noun) antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections | Synonyms: Lincocin |
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macintosh | (noun) a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric | Synonyms: mac, mack, mackintosh |
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(noun) a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric | Synonyms: mackintosh |
medicine | (noun) the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries | Synonyms: practice of medicine |
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(noun) punishment for one's actions | Synonyms: music |
(noun) (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease | Synonyms: medicament, medication, medicinal drug |
(noun) the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques | Synonyms: medical specialty |
mithramycin | (noun) an antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes | Synonyms: Mithracin |
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mitomycin | (noun) a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug | Synonyms: Mutamycin |
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mucin | (noun) a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces | - |
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mycomycin | (noun) a highly unsaturated antibiotic acid obtained from an actinomycete | - |
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neomycin | (noun) an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery | Synonyms: fradicin, Neobiotic |
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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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niacin | (noun) a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract | Synonyms: nicotinic acid |
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novobiocin | (noun) an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used to treat infections by Gram-positive bacteria | - |
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oscine | (noun) passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus | Synonyms: oscine bird |
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oxytocin | (noun) hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk | Synonyms: Pitocin |
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