| aliment | (noun) a source of materials to nourish the body | Synonyms: alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals |
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| alimentation | (noun) the act of supplying food and nourishment | Synonyms: feeding |
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| (noun) a source of materials to nourish the body | Synonyms: aliment, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals |
| alkalimetry | (noun) volumetric analysis using standard solutions of alkali to measure the amount of acid present | - |
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| birdlime | (noun) a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds | Synonyms: lime |
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| brooklime | (noun) plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers | Synonyms: American brooklime, Veronica americana |
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| (noun) European plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers; sparsely naturalized in North America | Synonyms: European brooklime, Veronica beccabunga |
| clime | (noun) the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time | Synonyms: climate |
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| compliment | (noun) a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration | - |
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| complimentariness | (noun) The state or quality of being in the nature of an expression of praise, congratulation, encouragement, or respect. | - |
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| compliments | (noun) (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare | Synonyms: regard, wish |
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| habiliment | (noun) a covering designed to be worn on a person's body | Synonyms: article of clothing, clothing, vesture, wear, wearable |
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| hyperalimentation | (noun) administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes | Synonyms: total parenteral nutrition, TPN |
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| lime | (noun) the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees | - |
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| (noun) any of various related trees bearing limes | Synonyms: Citrus aurantifolia, lime tree |
| (noun) any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber | Synonyms: basswood, lime tree, linden, linden tree |
| (noun) a caustic substance produced by heating limestone | Synonyms: calcium hydrate, calcium hydroxide, caustic lime, hydrated lime, lime hydrate, slaked lime |
| (noun) a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide | Synonyms: burnt lime, calcined lime, calcium oxide, calx, fluxing lime, quicklime, unslaked lime |
| (noun) a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds | Synonyms: birdlime |
| limeade | (noun) sweetened beverage of lime juice and water | - |
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| limekiln | (noun) a kiln used to reduce naturally occurring forms of calcium carbonate to lime | - |
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| limelight | (noun) a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting | Synonyms: calcium light |
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| (noun) a focus of public attention | Synonyms: glare, public eye, spotlight |
| limen | (noun) the smallest detectable sensation | Synonyms: threshold |
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| limerick | (noun) a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba | - |
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| limestone | (noun) a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals | - |
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| limewater | (noun) solution of calcium hydroxide in water used as an antacid | - |
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| limey | (noun) a man of English descent | Synonyms: John Bull |
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| micromillimeter | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter | Synonyms: micromillimetre, millimicron, nanometer, nanometre, nm |
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| micromillimetre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter | Synonyms: micromillimeter, millimicron, nanometer, nanometre, nm |
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| millime | (noun) 1,000 millimes equal 1 dinar in Tunisia | - |
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| millimeter | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter | Synonyms: millimetre, mm |
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| millimetre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter | Synonyms: millimeter, mm |
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| quicklime | (noun) a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide | Synonyms: burnt lime, calcined lime, calcium oxide, calx, fluxing lime, lime, unslaked lime |
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| slime | (noun) any thick, viscous matter | Synonyms: goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, muck, ooze, sludge |
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