adrenal | (noun) either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney | Synonyms: adrenal gland, suprarenal gland |
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adrenalectomy | (noun) surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands | Synonyms: suprarenalectomy |
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adrenaline | (noun) a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action | Synonyms: Adrenalin, epinephrin, epinephrine |
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adrenarche | (noun) the increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty | - |
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alienage | (noun) the quality of being alien | Synonyms: alienism |
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alienation | (noun) the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly | - |
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(noun) (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another | - |
(noun) the feeling of being alienated from other people | Synonyms: disaffection, estrangement |
(noun) separation resulting from hostility | Synonyms: estrangement |
alienator | (noun) an unpleasant person who causes friendly people to become indifferent or unfriendly or hostile | - |
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amenability | (noun) the trait of being cooperative | Synonyms: amenableness, cooperativeness |
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amenableness | (noun) the trait of being cooperative | Synonyms: amenability, cooperativeness |
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amphisbaena | (noun) (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body | - |
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andrena | (noun) a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena | Synonyms: andrenid, mining bee |
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appurtenance | (noun) a supplementary component that improves capability | Synonyms: accessory, add-on, supplement |
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(noun) equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. | Synonyms: gear, paraphernalia |
arena | (noun) a playing field where sports events take place | Synonyms: scene of action |
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(noun) a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments | Synonyms: bowl, sports stadium, stadium |
(noun) the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand | - |
(noun) a particular environment or walk of life | Synonyms: area, domain, field, orbit, sphere |
arenavirus | (noun) animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae | - |
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arsenal | (noun) a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms | Synonyms: armory, armoury |
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(noun) a place where arms are manufactured | Synonyms: armory, armoury |
(noun) all the weapons and equipment that a country has | Synonyms: armory, armoury |
arsenate | (noun) a salt or ester of arsenic acid | - |
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athenaeum | (noun) a place where reading materials are available | Synonyms: atheneum |
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(noun) a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning | Synonyms: atheneum |
bicentenary | (noun) the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it) | Synonyms: bicentennial |
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bimillenary | (noun) a span of 2000 years | Synonyms: bimillennium |
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(noun) the 2000th anniversary (or the celebration of it) | Synonyms: bimillennium |
carrageenan | (noun) a colloidal extract from carrageen seaweed and other red algae | Synonyms: carrageenin |
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catena | (noun) a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma) | - |
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catenary | (noun) the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points | - |
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centenarian | (noun) someone who is at least 100 years old | - |
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centenary | (noun) the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it) | Synonyms: centennial |
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chaenactis | (noun) any of several United States plants having long stalks of funnel-shaped white or yellow flowers | - |
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collagenase | (noun) any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of collagen and gelatin | - |
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concatenation | (noun) the act of linking together as in a series or chain | - |
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(noun) a series of things depending on each other as if linked together | Synonyms: chain |
(noun) the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc | - |
(noun) the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series | - |
congenator | (noun) an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) | Synonyms: congener, congeneric, relative |
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cotenant | (noun) one of two or more tenants holding title to the same property | - |
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countenance | (noun) the appearance conveyed by a person's face | Synonyms: visage |
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(noun) the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) | Synonyms: kisser, mug, phiz, physiognomy, smiler, visage |
(noun) formal and explicit approval | Synonyms: endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, warrant |
covenant | (noun) a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action | Synonyms: compact, concordat |
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(noun) (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return | - |
cozenage | (noun) a fraudulent business scheme | Synonyms: scam |
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crenation | (noun) one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) | Synonyms: crenature, crenel, crenelle, scallop |
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crenature | (noun) one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) | Synonyms: crenation, crenel, crenelle, scallop |
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cyclooxygenase | (noun) either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin | Synonyms: Cox |
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denationalisation | (noun) changing something from state to private ownership or control | Synonyms: denationalization, privatisation, privatization |
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denationalization | (noun) changing something from state to private ownership or control | Synonyms: denationalisation, privatisation, privatization |
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denaturant | (noun) any substance that serves as a denaturing agent | - |
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denazification | (noun) social process of removing Nazis from official positions and giving up any allegiance to Nazism | Synonyms: de-Nazification |
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dracaena | (noun) an agave that is often cultivated for its decorative foliage | - |
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emmenagogue | (noun) any agent that promotes menstrual discharge | - |
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enactment | (noun) acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture | Synonyms: characterization, personation, portrayal |
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(noun) the passing of a law by a legislative body | Synonyms: passage |
(noun) a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body | Synonyms: act |
enalapril | (noun) an ACE inhibitor (trade name Vasotec) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney and so results in vasodilation; administered after heart attacks | Synonyms: Vasotec |
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enallage | (noun) a substitution of part of speech or gender or number or tense etc. (e.g., editorial `we' for `I') | - |
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enamel | (noun) any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze | - |
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(noun) a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish | - |
(noun) hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth | Synonyms: tooth enamel |
(noun) a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection | - |
enamelware | (noun) cooking utensil of enameled iron | - |
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enamine | (noun) an amine containing the double bond linkage -C=C-N- | - |
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enamoredness | (noun) a feeling of love or fondness | Synonyms: amorousness |
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enanthem | (noun) eruption on a mucous membrane (as the inside of the mouth) occurring as a symptom of a disease | Synonyms: enanthema |
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enanthema | (noun) eruption on a mucous membrane (as the inside of the mouth) occurring as a symptom of a disease | Synonyms: enanthem |
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enantiomer | (noun) either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical | Synonyms: enantiomorph |
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enantiomorph | (noun) either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical | Synonyms: enantiomer |
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enantiomorphism | (noun) the relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one another | Synonyms: mirror-image relation |
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enarthrosis | (noun) a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone | Synonyms: articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, spheroid joint |
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enate | (noun) one related on the mother's side | Synonyms: matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrilineal sib, matrisib |
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enation | (noun) a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ | Synonyms: plant process |
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(noun) line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family | Synonyms: cognation, matrilineage |
euglena | (noun) minute single-celled green freshwater organism having a single flagella; often classed as algae | - |
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filename | (noun) (computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files; may contain an extension that indicates the type of file | Synonyms: computer file name, computer filename, file name |
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fluphenazine | (noun) tranquilizer used to treat psychotic disorders | - |
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forename | (noun) the name that precedes the surname | Synonyms: first name, given name |
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galena | (noun) soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead | - |
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grenade | (noun) a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile | - |
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grenadier | (noun) deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail | Synonyms: rattail, rattail fish |
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(noun) an infantryman equipped with grenades | Synonyms: grenade thrower |
grenadine | (noun) thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks | - |
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homogenate | (noun) material that has been homogenized (especially tissue that has been ground and mixed) | - |
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hyaena | (noun) doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion | Synonyms: hyena |
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hydrogenation | (noun) a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil | - |
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hyena | (noun) doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion | Synonyms: hyaena |
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hyperadrenalism | (noun) a glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland; characterized by obesity | Synonyms: Cushing's disease |
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hyphenation | (noun) connecting syllables and words by hyphens | - |
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(noun) division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page | Synonyms: word division |
hypoadrenalism | (noun) a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin | Synonyms: Addison's disease, Addison's syndrome, hypoadrenocorticism |
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inalienability | (noun) The condition of being incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another. | - |
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kenaf | (noun) valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation | Synonyms: bimli, bimli hemp, Bombay hemp, deccan hemp, Hibiscus cannabinus, Indian hemp, kanaf |
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(noun) fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus | Synonyms: deccan hemp |
lieutenancy | (noun) the position of a lieutenant | - |
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lieutenant | (noun) an officer in a police force | Synonyms: police lieutenant |
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(noun) a commissioned military officer | - |
(noun) an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent | Synonyms: deputy |
(noun) an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade | - |
maenad | (noun) (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus | - |
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(noun) an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman | - |
maintenance | (noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order | Synonyms: care, upkeep |
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(noun) the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence | Synonyms: sustainment, sustenance, sustentation, upkeep |
(noun) the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community | Synonyms: criminal maintenance |
(noun) means of maintenance of a family or group | - |
(noun) court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated | Synonyms: alimony |
meclofenamate | (noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Meclomen) used to treat arthritis | Synonyms: meclofenamate sodium, Meclomen |
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melaena | (noun) abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding) | Synonyms: melena |
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melena | (noun) abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding) | Synonyms: melaena |
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menace | (noun) a threat or the act of threatening | - |
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(noun) something that is a source of danger | Synonyms: threat |
menadione | (noun) a synthetic chemical compound that is a form of vitamin K, it is an analog of 1,4-naphthoquinone with a methyl group in the 2-position | Synonyms: vitamin K3 |
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menage | (noun) a social unit living together | Synonyms: family, home, house, household |
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menagerie | (noun) the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition | Synonyms: zoo, zoological garden |
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(noun) a collection of live animals for study or display | - |
menarche | (noun) the first occurrence of menstruation in a woman | - |
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mercenariness | (noun) The state or condition of being motivated by private gain. | - |
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mercenary | (noun) a person hired to fight for another country than their own | Synonyms: soldier of fortune |
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methenamine | (noun) antibacterial agent (trade names Mandelamine and Urex) that is contained in many products that are used to treat urinary infections | Synonyms: Mandelamine, Urex |
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millenarian | (noun) a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity) | Synonyms: chiliast, millenarist |
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millenarianism | (noun) belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations | Synonyms: chiliasm, millenarism, millenniumism |
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millenarism | (noun) belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations | Synonyms: chiliasm, millenarianism, millenniumism |
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millenarist | (noun) a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity) | Synonyms: chiliast, millenarian |
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millenary | (noun) a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years) | - |
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(noun) a span of 1000 years | Synonyms: millennium |
(noun) the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it) | Synonyms: millennium |
miscegenation | (noun) reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons) | Synonyms: crossbreeding, interbreeding |
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nitrogenase | (noun) an enzyme of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms that catalyzes the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia | - |
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nonagenarian | (noun) someone whose age is in the nineties | - |
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noradrenaline | (noun) a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses | Synonyms: norepinephrine |
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novena | (noun) a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days | - |
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octogenarian | (noun) someone whose age is in the eighties | - |
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orphenadrine | (noun) a skeletal muscle relaxant (trade name Norflex) used to treat severe muscle strain and Parkinsonism | Synonyms: Norflex |
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