acromphalus | (noun) abnormal protrusion of the navel; sometimes the start of umbilical hernia | - |
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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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amphibia | (noun) the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water, frogs, toads, newts, salamanders, caecilians | Synonyms: class Amphibia |
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amphibian | (noun) cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form | - |
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(noun) an airplane designed to take off and land on water | Synonyms: amphibious aircraft |
(noun) a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water | Synonyms: amphibious vehicle |
amphibole | (noun) a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group | - |
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amphibolite | (noun) a metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase | - |
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amphibology | (noun) an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes | Synonyms: amphiboly |
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amphiboly | (noun) an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes | Synonyms: amphibology |
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amphibrach | (noun) a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember') | - |
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amphictyony | (noun) an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center | - |
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amphidiploid | (noun) (genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent | - |
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amphidiploidy | (noun) the condition of being amphidiploid | - |
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amphigory | (noun) nonsensical writing (usually verse) | Synonyms: nonsense verse |
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amphimixis | (noun) union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction | - |
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(noun) reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete | Synonyms: sexual reproduction |
amphioxus | (noun) small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates | Synonyms: lancelet |
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amphipod | (noun) a kind of malacostracan crustacean | - |
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amphisbaena | (noun) (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body | - |
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amphitheater | (noun) an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held | Synonyms: amphitheatre, coliseum |
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(noun) a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater) | Synonyms: amphitheatre |
amphitheatre | (noun) an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held | Synonyms: amphitheater, coliseum |
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(noun) a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater) | Synonyms: amphitheater |
amphiuma | (noun) aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States | Synonyms: blind eel, congo eel, congo snake |
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ampholyte | (noun) A substance that acts as a base or an acid, depending on the pH of the solution into which it is introduced. | Synonyms: amphoteric electrolyte |
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amphora | (noun) an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or wine | - |
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amphotericin | (noun) an antibiotic and antifungal agent | - |
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bumph | (noun) reading materials (documents, written information) that you must read and deal with but that you think are extremely boring | Synonyms: bumf |
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camphor | (noun) a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment | - |
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camphorweed | (noun) aromatic plant of western United States | Synonyms: Trichostema lanceolatum, turpentine camphor weed, vinegarweed |
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chloramphenicol | (noun) an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever) | Synonyms: Chloromycetin |
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emphasis | (noun) intensity or forcefulness of expression | Synonyms: vehemence |
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(noun) the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) | Synonyms: accent, stress |
(noun) special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g. | - |
(noun) special importance or significance | Synonyms: accent |
emphasizing | (noun) the act of giving special importance or significance to something | Synonyms: accenting, accentuation |
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emphysema | (noun) an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age | Synonyms: pulmonary emphysema |
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endolymph | (noun) the bodily fluid that fills the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear | - |
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exomphalos | (noun) an umbilical hernia at birth in which some abdominal organs push into the umbilical cord | - |
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gomphothere | (noun) extinct elephants of Central American and South America; of the Miocene and Pleistocene | - |
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karyolymph | (noun) a clear liquid in the cell nucleus in which the nucleolus and chromatin and other structures are dispersed | - |
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lamphouse | (noun) housing that holds a lamp (as in a movie projector) | Synonyms: lamp house, lamp housing |
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lymph | (noun) a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels | - |
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lymphadenitis | (noun) inflammation of lymph nodes | - |
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lymphadenoma | (noun) an abnormally enlarged lymph node | - |
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lymphadenopathy | (noun) chronic abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes (usually associated with disease) | - |
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lymphangiectasia | (noun) dilatation of a lymph vessel | Synonyms: lymphangiectasis |
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lymphangiectasis | (noun) dilatation of a lymph vessel | Synonyms: lymphangiectasia |
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lymphangiogram | (noun) an angiogram of the lymph nodes and lymph vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance | - |
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lymphangiography | (noun) roentgenographic examination of lymph nodes and lymph vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces a lymphangiogram | Synonyms: lymphography |
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lymphangioma | (noun) benign angioma consisting of a mass of lymphatic vessels | - |
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lymphangitis | (noun) inflammation of a lymph vessel | - |
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lymphedema | (noun) swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected areas | - |
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lymphoblast | (noun) an immature lymphocyte | - |
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lymphocyte | (noun) an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection | Synonyms: lymph cell |
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lymphocytopenia | (noun) an abnormally small number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood | Synonyms: lymphopenia |
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lymphocytosis | (noun) an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood | - |
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lymphogranuloma | (noun) swelling of a lymph node | - |
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lymphography | (noun) roentgenographic examination of lymph nodes and lymph vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces a lymphangiogram | Synonyms: lymphangiography |
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lymphokine | (noun) a cytokine secreted by helper T cells in response to stimulation by antigens and that acts on other cells of the immune system (as by activating macrophages) | - |
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lymphoma | (noun) a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer | - |
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lymphopenia | (noun) an abnormally small number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood | Synonyms: lymphocytopenia |
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lymphopoiesis | (noun) the formation of lymphocytes in the bone marrow and lymph nodes and thymus and spleen | - |
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lymphuria | (noun) the presence of lymph in the urine | - |
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methamphetamine | (noun) an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant | Synonyms: chalk, chicken feed, crank, deoxyephedrine, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, shabu, trash |
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methylenedioxymethamphetamine | (noun) a stimulant drug that is chemically related to mescaline and amphetamine and is used illicitly for its euphoric and hallucinogenic effects; it was formerly used in psychotherapy but in 1985 it was declared illegal in the United States | Synonyms: MDMA |
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mph | (noun) a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel | Synonyms: miles per hour |
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(noun) the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours) | Synonyms: miles per hour |
nymph | (noun) a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly) | - |
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(noun) (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden | - |
(noun) a voluptuously beautiful young woman | Synonyms: houri |
nymphalid | (noun) medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast | Synonyms: brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid butterfly |
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nymphet | (noun) a sexually attractive young woman | - |
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nympho | (noun) a woman with abnormal sexual desires | Synonyms: nymphomaniac |
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nympholepsy | (noun) a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable | - |
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nympholept | (noun) a person seized by nympholepsy | - |
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nymphomania | (noun) abnormally intense sexual desire in women | - |
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nymphomaniac | (noun) a woman with abnormal sexual desires | Synonyms: nympho |
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omphalocele | (noun) protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth | Synonyms: umbilical hernia |
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omphalos | (noun) a scar where the umbilical cord was attached | Synonyms: belly button, bellybutton, navel, omphalus, umbilicus |
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omphaloskepsis | (noun) literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption | Synonyms: navel-gazing |
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omphalus | (noun) a scar where the umbilical cord was attached | Synonyms: belly button, bellybutton, navel, omphalos, umbilicus |
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oomph | (noun) the activeness of an energetic personality | Synonyms: dynamism, pizzaz, pizzazz, zing |
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(noun) attractiveness to the opposite sex | Synonyms: desirability, desirableness, sex appeal |
overemphasis | (noun) too much emphasis | - |
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pamphlet | (noun) a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet | Synonyms: tract |
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(noun) a small book usually having a paper cover | Synonyms: booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet |
pamphleteer | (noun) a writer of pamphlets (usually taking a partisan stand on public issues) | - |
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pemphigus | (noun) a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane | - |
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perilymph | (noun) the bodily fluid that fills the space between the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear | - |
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samphire | (noun) fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass | Synonyms: glasswort, Salicornia europaea |
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swamphen | (noun) any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens | Synonyms: gallinule, marsh hen, water hen |
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symphilid | (noun) minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse crops | Synonyms: garden centipede, garden symphilid, Scutigerella immaculata |
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symphonist | (noun) a composer of symphonies | - |
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symphony | (noun) a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra | Synonyms: symphonic music |
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(noun) a large orchestra; can perform symphonies | Synonyms: philharmonic, symphony orchestra |
symphysion | (noun) the most forward point of the alveolar process of the mandible | - |
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symphysis | (noun) a growing together of parts or structures | - |
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(noun) an abnormal adhesion of two or more structures | - |
triumph | (noun) a successful ending of a struggle or contest | Synonyms: victory |
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(noun) the exultation of victory | - |