acetylcholine | (noun) a neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems | - |
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alchemist | (noun) one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone | - |
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alchemy | (noun) a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times | - |
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(noun) the way two individuals relate to each other | Synonyms: chemistry, interpersonal chemistry |
belch | (noun) a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth | Synonyms: belching, burp, burping, eructation |
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belching | (noun) a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth | Synonyms: belch, burp, burping, eructation |
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(noun) the forceful expulsion of something from inside | - |
colchicine | (noun) an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout | - |
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falchion | (noun) a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point | - |
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gulch | (noun) a narrow gorge with a stream running through it | Synonyms: flume |
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liebfraumilch | (noun) a sweetened Rhenish wine (especially one from Hesse in western Germany) | - |
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milcher | (noun) cattle that are reared for their milk | Synonyms: dairy cattle, dairy cow, milch cow, milk cow, milker |
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mulch | (noun) a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion | - |
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pilchard | (noun) small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring | Synonyms: Sardina pilchardus, sardine |
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(noun) small fatty fish usually canned | Synonyms: sardine |
pulchritude | (noun) physical beauty (especially of a woman) | - |
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schoolchild | (noun) a young person attending school (up through senior high school) | Synonyms: pupil, school-age child |
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sepulcher | (noun) a chamber that is used as a grave | Synonyms: burial chamber, sepulchre, sepulture |
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sepulchre | (noun) a chamber that is used as a grave | Synonyms: burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulture |
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squelch | (noun) an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise | Synonyms: squelch circuit, squelcher |
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(noun) a crushing remark | Synonyms: put-down, squelcher, takedown |
squelcher | (noun) an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise | Synonyms: squelch, squelch circuit |
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(noun) a crushing remark | Synonyms: put-down, squelch, takedown |
succinylcholine | (noun) a muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical procedures | - |
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welcher | (noun) someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager | Synonyms: welsher |
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wheelchair | (noun) a movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant | - |
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zilch | (noun) a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential | Synonyms: aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zip, zippo |
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