aeromedicine | (noun) the study and treatment of disorders associated with flight (especially with space flight) | Synonyms: aerospace medicine, aviation medicine |
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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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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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brucine | (noun) a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica | - |
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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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colchicine | (noun) an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout | - |
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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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fettuccine | (noun) pasta in flat strips wider than linguine | Synonyms: fettuccini |
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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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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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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 |
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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isoleucine | (noun) an essential amino acid found in proteins; isomeric with leucine | - |
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juiciness | (noun) a juicy appetizingness | Synonyms: succulence, succulency |
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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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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 |
oscine | (noun) passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus | Synonyms: oscine bird |
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pentazocine | (noun) analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine | Synonyms: Talwin |
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psilocine | (noun) a substituted tryptamine alkaloid and a serotonergic psychedelic substance, present in most psychedelic mushrooms together with its phosphorylated counterpart psilocybin. | Synonyms: psilocin, psilocyn, psilotsin |
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putrescine | (noun) a colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter | - |
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raciness | (noun) behavior or language bordering on indelicacy | Synonyms: gaminess, ribaldry, spiciness |
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(noun) a strong odor or taste property | Synonyms: bite, pungency, sharpness |
sauciness | (noun) inappropriate playfulness | Synonyms: archness, impertinence, perkiness, pertness |
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spiciness | (noun) the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored | Synonyms: spice, spicery |
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(noun) behavior or language bordering on indelicacy | Synonyms: gaminess, raciness, ribaldry |
thylacine | (noun) rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct | Synonyms: Tasmanian tiger, Tasmanian wolf, Thylacinus cynocephalus |
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vaccine | (noun) immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies | Synonyms: vaccinum |
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vaccinee | (noun) a patient who has been vaccinated | - |
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