domain | (noun) the content of a particular field of knowledge | Synonyms: knowledge base, knowledge domain |
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(noun) people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest | Synonyms: world |
(noun) (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined | Synonyms: domain of a function |
(noun) territory over which rule or control is exercised | Synonyms: demesne, land |
(noun) a particular environment or walk of life | Synonyms: area, arena, field, orbit, sphere |
domatium | (noun) a part of a plant (e.g., a leaf) that has been modified to provide protection for insects or mites or fungi | - |
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hebdomad | (noun) any period of seven consecutive days | Synonyms: week |
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hybridoma | (noun) a hybrid cell resulting from the fusion of a lymphocyte and a tumor cell; used to culture a specific monoclonal antibody | - |
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rhabdomancer | (noun) someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water | Synonyms: dowser, water witch |
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rhabdomancy | (noun) searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod | Synonyms: dowse, dowsing |
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sadomasochism | (noun) sadism and masochism combined in one person | - |
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sadomasochist | (noun) someone who enjoys both sadism and masochism | - |
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sternocleidomastoid | (noun) one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head | Synonyms: musculus sternocleidomastoideus, sternocleido mastoideus, sternocleidomastoid muscle |
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