| annealing | (noun) hardening something by heat treatment | Synonyms: tempering |
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| cochineal | (noun) Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye | Synonyms: cochineal insect, Dactylopius coccus |
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| (noun) a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects | - |
| genealogist | (noun) an expert in genealogy | - |
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| genealogy | (noun) the study or investigation of ancestry and family history | - |
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| (noun) successive generations of kin | Synonyms: family tree |
| hymeneal | (noun) a wedding hymn | - |
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| hymeneals | (noun) the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed | Synonyms: nuptials, wedding, wedding ceremony |
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| matrilineality | (noun) a system in which a person's descent is traced through their mother and her maternal ancestors. | - |
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| pinealoma | (noun) tumor of the pineal gland | - |
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