acaridiasis | (noun) infestation with itch mites | Synonyms: acariasis, acariosis |
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actinomyxidian | (noun) of or relating to parasites of worms | - |
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antidiabetic | (noun) a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus | Synonyms: antidiabetic drug |
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antidiarrheal | (noun) a drug used to control or stop diarrhea | Synonyms: antidiarrheal drug |
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archidiaconate | (noun) office or position of an archdeacon | - |
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ascidian | (noun) minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves | - |
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candidiasis | (noun) an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans) | Synonyms: monilia disease, moniliasis |
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clostridia | (noun) spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore | Synonyms: clostridium |
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epidiascope | (noun) an optical projector that gives images of both transparent and opaque objects | - |
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gliricidia | (noun) any of several small deciduous trees valued for their dark wood and dense racemes of nectar-rich pink flowers grown in great profusion on arching branches; roots and bark and leaves and seeds are poisonous | - |
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haemosporidian | (noun) minute protozoans parasitic at some stage of the life cycle in blood cells of vertebrates including many pathogens | - |
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haplosporidian | (noun) parasite in invertebrates and lower vertebrates of no known economic importance | - |
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invidia | (noun) spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins) | Synonyms: envy |
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meridian | (noun) an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator | Synonyms: line of longitude |
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(noun) the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development | Synonyms: acme, elevation, height, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top |
microsporidian | (noun) parasite of arthropods and fishes that invade and destroy host cells | - |
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myxosporidian | (noun) mostly parasitic in fishes and including various serious pathogens | - |
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obsidian | (noun) acid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces | - |
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ophidian | (noun) limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous | Synonyms: serpent, snake |
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proboscidian | (noun) massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk | Synonyms: proboscidean |
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sarcosporidian | (noun) parasite of the muscles of vertebrates | Synonyms: sarcocystidean, sarcocystieian |
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semidiameter | (noun) the apparent radius of a celestial body when viewed as a disc from the earth | - |
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subsidiarity | (noun) secondary importance | Synonyms: subordinateness |
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subsidiary | (noun) a company that is completely controlled by another company | Synonyms: subsidiary company |
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(noun) an assistant subject to the authority or control of another | Synonyms: foot soldier, subordinate, underling |