inflorescence | (noun) the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk | - |
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(noun) the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms | Synonyms: anthesis, blossoming, efflorescence, florescence, flowering |
iodochlorhydroxyquin | (noun) drug used to treat certain fungal infection (as athlete's foot) | Synonyms: Clioquinol |
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jailor | (noun) someone who guards prisoners | Synonyms: gaoler, jailer, prison guard, screw, turnkey |
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kilocalorie | (noun) a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food | Synonyms: Calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie |
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landlord | (noun) a landowner who leases to others | - |
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levallorphan | (noun) drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects | Synonyms: Lorfan |
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lorazepam | (noun) tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia | Synonyms: Ativan |
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lorchel | (noun) a large fungus of the family Helvellaceae | - |
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lord | (noun) a person who has general authority over others | Synonyms: master, overlord |
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lordliness | (noun) formality in bearing and appearance | Synonyms: dignity, gravitas |
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(noun) overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors | Synonyms: arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness |
lordolatry | (noun) the worship of a lord because of his rank or title | - |
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lordosis | (noun) an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column | Synonyms: hollow-back |
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lordship | (noun) the authority of a lord | - |
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lore | (noun) knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote | Synonyms: traditional knowledge |
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lorgnette | (noun) eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle | - |
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lorica | (noun) a hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example) | - |
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lorikeet | (noun) any of various small lories | - |
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lorry | (noun) a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides | Synonyms: camion |
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(noun) a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides | - |
lory | (noun) small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits | - |
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microflora | (noun) microscopic plants; bacteria are often considered to be microflora | - |
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milord | (noun) a term of address for an English lord | - |
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multiflora | (noun) vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock | Synonyms: baby rose, Japanese rose, multiflora rose, Rosa multiflora |
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nalorphine | (noun) a narcotic antagonist (trade name Nalline) that counteracts the effects of narcotics (especially the effects of poisoning by morphine) | Synonyms: Nalline |
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nitrochloroform | (noun) a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas | Synonyms: chloropicrin |
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nitrochloromethane | (noun) gaseous form of chloropicrin used as tear gas | - |
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overlord | (noun) a person who has general authority over others | Synonyms: lord, master |
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overlordship | (noun) the position of overlord | - |
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pallor | (noun) unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) | Synonyms: achromasia, lividity, lividness, luridness, paleness, pallidness, wanness |
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parlor | (noun) reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received | Synonyms: parlour |
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(noun) a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax | Synonyms: front room, living-room, living room, parlour, sitting room |
parlormaid | (noun) a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door | Synonyms: parlourmaid |
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perchlorate | (noun) a salt of perchloric acid | - |
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perchloride | (noun) a chloride containing an unusually high proportion of chlorine | - |
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perchloromethane | (noun) a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined | Synonyms: carbon tet, carbon tetrachloride, tetrachloromethane |
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pillory | (noun) a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn | - |
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prechlorination | (noun) chlorination prior to another chemical process | - |
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prochlorperazine | (noun) antipsychotic and antiemetic drug used to treat schizophrenia and to combat nausea and vomiting | - |
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propellor | (noun) a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water | Synonyms: propeller |
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pylorus | (noun) a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum | - |
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radiochlorine | (noun) a radioactive isotope of chlorine | - |
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sailor | (noun) a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown | Synonyms: boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, skimmer, straw hat |
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(noun) any member of a ship's crew | Synonyms: crewman |
(noun) a serviceman in the navy | Synonyms: bluejacket, navy man, sailor boy |
settlor | (noun) (law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee | Synonyms: trustor |
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squalor | (noun) sordid dirtiness | Synonyms: sordidness, squalidness |
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tailor | (noun) a person whose occupation is making and altering garments | Synonyms: sartor, seamster |
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tailorbird | (noun) tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to form and conceal its nest | Synonyms: Orthotomus sutorius |
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tailoring | (noun) the occupation of a tailor | - |
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technicolor | (noun) a trademarked method of making color motion pictures | - |
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temblor | (noun) shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity | Synonyms: earthquake, quake, seism |
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tetrachlorethylene | (noun) anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes | Synonyms: carbon dichloride, ethylene tetrachloride, tetrachloroethylene |
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tetrachloride | (noun) any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule | - |
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tetrachloroethylene | (noun) anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes | Synonyms: carbon dichloride, ethylene tetrachloride, tetrachlorethylene |
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tetrachloromethane | (noun) a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined | Synonyms: carbon tet, carbon tetrachloride, perchloromethane |
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trichloride | (noun) any compound containing three chlorine atoms in each molecule | - |
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trichlormethiazide | (noun) diuretic drug (trade name Naqua) used to treat hypertension | Synonyms: Naqua |
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trichloroethane | (noun) a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage | Synonyms: TCE, trichloroethylene |
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trichloroethylene | (noun) a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage | Synonyms: TCE, trichloroethane |
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trichloromethane | (noun) a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic | Synonyms: chloroform |
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tricolor | (noun) a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag) | Synonyms: tricolour |
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vainglory | (noun) outspoken conceit | Synonyms: boastfulness |
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valor | (noun) the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle) | Synonyms: gallantry, heroism, valiance, valiancy, valorousness, valour |
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valorousness | (noun) the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle) | Synonyms: gallantry, heroism, valiance, valiancy, valor, valour |
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warlord | (noun) supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak | - |
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watercolor | (noun) the art or technique of painting with watercolors | Synonyms: water-color, water-colour, watercolour |
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(noun) a painting produced with watercolors | Synonyms: water-color, water-colour, watercolour |
(noun) a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists | Synonyms: water-color, water-colour, watercolour |
(noun) water-soluble pigment | Synonyms: water-color, water-colour, watercolour |
watercolorist | (noun) a painter who paints with watercolors | Synonyms: watercolourist |
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