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 | - |
albuminuria | (noun) the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder | Synonyms: proteinuria |
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alkalinuria | (noun) a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline | Synonyms: alkaluria |
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aluminum | (noun) a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite | Synonyms: Al, aluminium, atomic number 13 |
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arcminute | (noun) a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree | Synonyms: minute, minute of arc |
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botulinum | (noun) anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism | Synonyms: botulinus, Clostridium botulinum |
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botulinus | (noun) anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism | Synonyms: botulinum, Clostridium botulinum |
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continuance | (noun) the act of continuing an activity without interruption | Synonyms: continuation |
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(noun) the property of enduring or continuing in time | Synonyms: duration |
(noun) the period of time during which something continues | Synonyms: duration |
continuant | (noun) consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract | Synonyms: continuant consonant |
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continuation | (noun) the act of continuing an activity without interruption | Synonyms: continuance |
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(noun) the consequence of being lengthened in duration | Synonyms: lengthiness, prolongation, protraction |
(noun) a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction | Synonyms: good continuation, law of continuation |
(noun) a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it | Synonyms: sequel |
continuative | (noun) an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences | Synonyms: conjunction, conjunctive, connective |
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continuity | (noun) the property of a continuous and connected period of time | Synonyms: persistence |
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(noun) a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot | - |
(noun) uninterrupted connection or union | - |
continuo | (noun) a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played | Synonyms: basso continuo, figured bass, thorough bass |
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continuousness | (noun) the quality of something that continues without end or interruption | Synonyms: ceaselessness, incessancy, incessantness |
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continuum | (noun) a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts | - |
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diminuendo | (noun) (music) a gradual decrease in loudness | Synonyms: decrescendo |
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diminution | (noun) the act of decreasing or reducing something | Synonyms: decrease, reduction, step-down |
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(noun) the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original) | - |
(noun) change toward something smaller or lower | Synonyms: decline |
diminutive | (noun) a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness | - |
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diminutiveness | (noun) the property of being very small in size | Synonyms: minuteness, petiteness, tininess, weeness |
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discontinuance | (noun) the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) | Synonyms: discontinuation |
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discontinuation | (noun) the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) | Synonyms: discontinuance |
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discontinuity | (noun) lack of connection or continuity | - |
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dominus | (noun) a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson | Synonyms: domine, dominee, dominie |
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echinus | (noun) ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column | - |
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gallinule | (noun) any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens | Synonyms: marsh hen, swamphen, water hen |
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haemoglobinuria | (noun) presence of hemoglobin in the urine | Synonyms: hemoglobinuria |
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hemoglobinuria | (noun) presence of hemoglobin in the urine | Synonyms: haemoglobinuria |
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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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insinuation | (noun) the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments | Synonyms: ingratiation |
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(noun) an indirect (and usually malicious) implication | Synonyms: innuendo |
inula | (noun) any plant of the genus Inula | - |
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inulin | (noun) used to manufacture fructose and in assessing kidney function | - |
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inunction | (noun) anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual | Synonyms: unction |
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inundation | (noun) the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land | Synonyms: alluvion, deluge, flood |
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(noun) an overwhelming number or amount | Synonyms: deluge, flood, torrent |
inutility | (noun) the quality of having no practical use | Synonyms: unusefulness, uselessness |
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linuron | (noun) a herbicide that kills weeds without harming vegetables | - |
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mediastinum | (noun) the part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymus | - |
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minuend | (noun) the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted | - |
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minuet | (noun) a stately court dance in the 17th century | - |
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(noun) a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata or suite | - |
minus | (noun) an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated | Synonyms: subtraction |
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minuscule | (noun) a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts | - |
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(noun) the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case | Synonyms: lower-case letter, lowercase, small letter |
minute | (noun) distance measured by the time taken to cover it | Synonyms: hour |
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(noun) a short note | - |
(noun) a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree | Synonyms: arcminute, minute of arc |
(noun) a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour | Synonyms: min |
(noun) an indefinitely short time | Synonyms: bit, mo, moment, second |
(noun) a particular point in time | Synonyms: instant, moment, second |
minuteness | (noun) the property of being very small in size | Synonyms: diminutiveness, petiteness, tininess, weeness |
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(noun) great precision; painstaking attention to details | - |
minutes | (noun) a written account of what transpired at a meeting | Synonyms: proceedings, transactions |
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minutia | (noun) (biometrics, forensics) Any of the major features of a fingerprint that allow prints to be compared. | - |
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(noun) a small or minor detail | - |
myoglobinuria | (noun) the presence of myoglobin in the urine | - |
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pansinusitis | (noun) inflammation of all of the paranasal sinuses | - |
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platinum | (noun) a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits | Synonyms: atomic number 78, Pt |
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proteinuria | (noun) the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder | Synonyms: albuminuria |
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retinue | (noun) the group following and attending to some important person | Synonyms: cortege, entourage, suite |
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sinuosity | (noun) having bends (especially of streams and roads) | Synonyms: sinuousness |
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sinuousness | (noun) having bends (especially of streams and roads) | Synonyms: sinuosity |
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sinus | (noun) a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel | Synonyms: venous sinus |
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(noun) any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull | - |
(noun) an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface | Synonyms: fistula |
sinusitis | (noun) inflammation of one of the paranasal sinuses | - |
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sinusoid | (noun) tiny endothelium-lined passages for blood in the tissue of an organ | - |
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(noun) the curve of y=sin x | Synonyms: sine curve |
terminus | (noun) either end of a railroad or bus route | - |
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(noun) station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods | Synonyms: depot, terminal |
(noun) (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome | Synonyms: term, terminal figure |
(noun) the ultimate goal for which something is done | Synonyms: destination |
(noun) a place where something ends or is complete | Synonyms: end point, endpoint, termination |
trigeminus | (noun) the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication | Synonyms: fifth cranial nerve, nervus trigeminus, trigeminal, trigeminal nerve |
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vaccinum | (noun) immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies | Synonyms: vaccine |
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