alsatian | (noun) breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind | Synonyms: German police dog, German shepherd, German shepherd dog |
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anticonvulsant | (noun) a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) | Synonyms: anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug |
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balsa | (noun) forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts | Synonyms: Ochroma lagopus |
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(noun) strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats | Synonyms: balsa wood |
balsam | (noun) an ointment containing a fragrant resin | - |
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(noun) any seed plant yielding balsam | - |
(noun) any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes | - |
balsamroot | (noun) a plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots | - |
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phalsa | (noun) drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets | Synonyms: Grewia asiatica |
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pulsar | (noun) a degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation | - |
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pulsation | (noun) (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) | Synonyms: impulse, pulse, pulsing |
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(noun) the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart | Synonyms: beat, heartbeat, pulse |
(noun) a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity | - |
salsa | (noun) spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexican foods | - |
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valsartan | (noun) an angiotensin II inhibitor that is used to treat high blood pressure | Synonyms: Diovan |
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