| abdominal | (noun) the muscles of the abdomen | Synonyms: ab, abdominal muscle |
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| abdominocentesis | (noun) centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis | Synonyms: paracentesis |
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| abdominoplasty | (noun) cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach | Synonyms: tummy tuck |
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| abdominousness | (noun) the bodily property of a protruding belly | Synonyms: paunchiness |
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| abomination | (noun) an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence | - |
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| (noun) hate coupled with disgust | Synonyms: abhorrence, detestation, execration, loathing, odium |
| (noun) a person who is loathsome or disgusting | - |
| abominator | (noun) one who hates or loathes | Synonyms: loather |
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| absentmindedness | (noun) preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored | - |
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| acetaminophen | (noun) an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets) | Synonyms: Anacin III, Datril, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, Tylenol |
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| adermin | (noun) a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch | Synonyms: pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, pyridoxine, vitamin B6 |
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| administration | (noun) a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) | Synonyms: disposal |
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| (noun) the act of administering medication | Synonyms: giving medication |
| (noun) the act of meting out justice according to the law | Synonyms: judicature |
| (noun) the act of governing; exercising authority | Synonyms: governance, governing, government, government activity |
| (noun) the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something | Synonyms: brass, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization |
| (noun) the tenure of a president | Synonyms: presidency, presidential term |
| administrator | (noun) someone who administers a business | Synonyms: decision maker |
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| (noun) the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor | - |
| (noun) someone who manages a government agency or department | Synonyms: executive |
| administrivia | (noun) the tiresome but essential details that must be taken care of and tasks that must be performed in running an organization | - |
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| albumin | (noun) a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids | Synonyms: albumen |
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| albuminoid | (noun) a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye | Synonyms: scleroprotein |
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| albuminuria | (noun) the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder | Synonyms: proteinuria |
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| alumina | (noun) any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum | Synonyms: aluminium oxide, aluminum oxide |
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| aluminate | (noun) a compound of alumina and a metallic oxide | - |
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| aluminium | (noun) a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite | Synonyms: Al, aluminum, atomic number 13 |
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| aluminum | (noun) a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite | Synonyms: Al, aluminium, atomic number 13 |
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| amine | (noun) a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals | Synonyms: aminoalkane |
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| amino | (noun) the radical -NH2 | Synonyms: amino group |
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| aminoaciduria | (noun) abnormal presence of amino acids in the urine; usually a symptom of metabolic defects | - |
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| aminoalkane | (noun) a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals | Synonyms: amine |
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| aminobenzine | (noun) oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines | Synonyms: aniline, aniline oil, phenylamine |
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| aminomethane | (noun) a methyl with the hydrogen atom replaced by an amino radical | - |
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| aminopherase | (noun) a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound) | Synonyms: aminotransferase, transaminase |
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| aminophylline | (noun) a theophylline derivative that is used as a bronchodilator in the treatment of bronchial asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis | - |
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| aminoplast | (noun) a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds; used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles | Synonyms: amino plastic, amino resin |
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| aminopyrine | (noun) a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic | Synonyms: amidopyrine |
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| aminotransferase | (noun) a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound) | Synonyms: aminopherase, transaminase |
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| ammine | (noun) a complex inorganic compound that contains ammonia molecules | - |
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| amphetamine | (noun) a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression | Synonyms: pep pill, speed, upper |
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| analbuminemia | (noun) an abnormally low level of albumin in the blood serum | - |
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| andelmin | (noun) any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira | Synonyms: angelim |
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| anthelminthic | (noun) a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms | Synonyms: anthelmintic, helminthic, vermifuge |
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| anthelmintic | (noun) a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms | Synonyms: anthelminthic, helminthic, vermifuge |
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| antifeminism | (noun) activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women | Synonyms: chauvinism, male chauvinism |
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| antifeminist | (noun) someone who does not believe in the social or economic or political equality of men and women | - |
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| antihistamine | (noun) a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site | - |
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| applemint | (noun) mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western Europe; naturalized in United States | Synonyms: apple mint, Mentha rotundifolia, Mentha suaveolens |
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| arcminute | (noun) a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree | Synonyms: minute, minute of arc |
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| arming | (noun) the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war | Synonyms: armament, equipping |
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| avitaminosis | (noun) any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins | Synonyms: hypovitaminosis |
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| babyminder | (noun) a person who looks after babies (usually in the person's own home) while the babys' parents are working | Synonyms: baby minder, minder |
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| badminton | (noun) a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net | - |
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| balminess | (noun) the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing | Synonyms: softness |
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| becomingness | (noun) the quality of being becoming | - |
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| bellarmine | (noun) a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century) | Synonyms: greybeard, long-beard, longbeard |
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| benjamin | (noun) gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation | Synonyms: asa dulcis, benzoin, gum benjamin, gum benzoin |
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| bioluminescence | (noun) luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly) | - |
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| blooming | (noun) the organic process of bearing flowers | Synonyms: bloom |
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| blossoming | (noun) the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms | Synonyms: anthesis, efflorescence, florescence, flowering, inflorescence |
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| brahmin | (noun) the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category | Synonyms: brahman |
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| (noun) a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas | Synonyms: brahman |
| (noun) a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family) | Synonyms: brahman |
| brainstorming | (noun) a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions | - |
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| bromine | (noun) a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water | Synonyms: atomic number 35, Br |
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| buckminsterfullerene | (noun) a spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene | Synonyms: buckyball |
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| calamine | (noun) a white mineral; a common ore of zinc | Synonyms: hemimorphite |
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| calamint | (noun) perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America | - |
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| calcimine | (noun) a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings | - |
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| calming | (noun) the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of) | Synonyms: appeasement |
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| carminative | (noun) medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing | - |
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| carmine | (noun) a variable color averaging a vivid red | Synonyms: cardinal |
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| catecholamine | (noun) any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland | - |
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| catmint | (noun) hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats | Synonyms: catnip, Nepeta cataria |
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| chemiluminescence | (noun) luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction as the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies | - |
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| chloramine | (noun) any of several compounds containing chlorine and nitrogen; used as an antiseptic in wounds | Synonyms: chloramine-T |
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| chumminess | (noun) the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability | Synonyms: camaraderie, comradeliness, comradery, comradeship |
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| clamminess | (noun) unpleasant wetness | Synonyms: dankness |
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| clomipramine | (noun) a tricyclic antidepressant drug | - |
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| coaming | (noun) a raised framework around a hatchway on a ship to keep water out | - |
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| cobalamin | (noun) a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia | Synonyms: antipernicious anemia factor, cyanocobalamin, vitamin B12 |
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| coming | (noun) the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse | Synonyms: climax, orgasm, sexual climax |
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| (noun) arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous) | Synonyms: advent |
| (noun) the act of drawing spatially closer to something | Synonyms: approach, approaching |
| (noun) the temporal property of becoming nearer in time | Synonyms: approach, approaching |
| commination | (noun) a threat of divine punishment or vengeance | - |
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| (noun) prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday | - |
| condominium | (noun) housing consisting of a complex of dwelling units (as an apartment house) in which each unit is individually owned | - |
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| (noun) one of the dwelling units in a condominium | Synonyms: condo |
| contaminant | (noun) a substance that contaminates | Synonyms: contamination |
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| contamination | (noun) the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors | Synonyms: pollution |
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| (noun) the state of being contaminated | Synonyms: taint |
| (noun) a substance that contaminates | Synonyms: contaminant |
| countermine | (noun) (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy | - |
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| creaminess | (noun) the property of having the thickness of heavy cream | Synonyms: soupiness |
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| criminal | (noun) someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime | Synonyms: crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw |
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| criminalisation | (noun) legislation that makes something illegal | Synonyms: criminalization |
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| criminalism | (noun) the state of being a criminal | Synonyms: criminality, criminalness |
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| criminality | (noun) the state of being a criminal | Synonyms: criminalism, criminalness |
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| criminalization | (noun) legislation that makes something illegal | Synonyms: criminalisation |
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| criminalness | (noun) the state of being a criminal | Synonyms: criminalism, criminality |
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| criminologist | (noun) a specialist in criminology | - |
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| criminology | (noun) the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement | - |
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| culmination | (noun) a concluding action | Synonyms: closing, completion, mop up, windup |
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| (noun) the decisive moment in a novel or play | Synonyms: climax |
| (noun) (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon | - |
| (noun) a final climactic stage | Synonyms: apogee |
| cumin | (noun) aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family | Synonyms: cumin seed |
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| (noun) dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds | Synonyms: Cuminum cyminum |
| cummings | (noun) United States writer noted for his typographically eccentric poetry (1894-1962) | Synonyms: e. e. cummings, Edward Estlin Cummings |
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| cyanocobalamin | (noun) a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia | Synonyms: antipernicious anemia factor, cobalamin, vitamin B12 |
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| daminozide | (noun) a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time | Synonyms: Alar |
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| daydreaming | (noun) absentminded dreaming while awake | Synonyms: air castle, castle in Spain, castle in the air, daydream, oneirism, reverie, revery |
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| deamination | (noun) removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound | Synonyms: deaminization |
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| deaminization | (noun) removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound | Synonyms: deamination |
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| decontamination | (noun) the removal of contaminants | - |
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| decriminalisation | (noun) legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal | Synonyms: decriminalization |
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| decriminalization | (noun) legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal | Synonyms: decriminalisation |
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| demineralisation | (noun) the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water) | Synonyms: demineralization |
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| (noun) abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone) | Synonyms: demineralization |
| demineralization | (noun) the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water) | Synonyms: demineralisation |
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| (noun) abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone) | Synonyms: demineralisation |
| denomination | (noun) identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others | Synonyms: appellation, appellative, designation |
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| (noun) a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith | - |
| (noun) a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money | - |