callosectomy | (noun) severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy) | Synonyms: callosotomy |
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cellulose | (noun) a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers | - |
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close | (noun) the concluding part of any performance | Synonyms: closing curtain, finale, finis |
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(noun) the last section of a communication | Synonyms: closing, conclusion, end, ending |
(noun) the temporal end; the concluding time | Synonyms: conclusion, finale, finis, finish, last, stopping point |
closedown | (noun) termination of operations | Synonyms: closing, closure, shutdown |
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closeness | (noun) the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance | Synonyms: nearness |
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(noun) characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes) | Synonyms: secretiveness |
(noun) the quality of being close and poorly ventilated | Synonyms: stuffiness |
(noun) close or warm friendship | Synonyms: familiarity, intimacy |
(noun) extreme stinginess | Synonyms: meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, tightfistedness, tightness |
(noun) a feeling of being intimate and belonging together | Synonyms: intimacy |
closeout | (noun) a sale intended to dispose of all remaining stock | - |
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closer | (noun) (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game | Synonyms: finisher |
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(noun) a person who closes something | - |
closet | (noun) a small private room for study or prayer | - |
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(noun) a toilet in Britain | Synonyms: loo, W.C., water closet |
(noun) a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes | Synonyms: press, wardrobe |
(noun) a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space | Synonyms: cupboard |
closeup | (noun) a photograph taken at close range | - |
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cycloserine | (noun) an antibiotic that is especially active against the tubercle bacillus | - |
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filoselle | (noun) a soft silk embroidery thread. | - |
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laevulose | (noun) a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits | Synonyms: fructose, fruit sugar, levulose |
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levulose | (noun) a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits | Synonyms: fructose, fruit sugar, laevulose |
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loser | (noun) a gambler who loses a bet | - |
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(noun) a contestant who loses the contest | Synonyms: also-ran |
(noun) a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently | Synonyms: failure, nonstarter, unsuccessful person |
nitrocellulose | (noun) a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives | Synonyms: cellulose nitrate, guncotton, nitrocotton |
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pyrocellulose | (noun) nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton; used in making smokeless powder | - |
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xylose | (noun) a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics | Synonyms: wood sugar |
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