antineoplastic | (noun) any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function | Synonyms: antineoplastic drug, cancer drug |
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bandoneon | (noun) a type of concertina popular in South America | - |
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contemporaneousness | (noun) the quality of being current or of the present | Synonyms: contemporaneity, modernism, modernity, modernness |
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(noun) the quality of belonging to the same period of time | Synonyms: contemporaneity |
erroneousness | (noun) inadvertent incorrectness | Synonyms: error |
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extraneousness | (noun) The state of not forming an essential or vital part. | Synonyms: extraneity |
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(noun) unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand | - |
gyneolatry | (noun) the worship of women | Synonyms: gynaeolatry, woman-worship |
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heterogeneousness | (noun) the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind | Synonyms: heterogeneity |
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homogeneousness | (noun) the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature | Synonyms: homogeneity |
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instantaneousness | (noun) the quickness of action or occurrence | Synonyms: immediacy, immediateness, instancy |
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neobaroque | (noun) art or architecture based on study of 17th century baroque. | Synonyms: neo-baroque |
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neobehaviorism | (noun) a school of psychology based on the general principles of behaviorism but broader and more flexible in concept. It stresses experimental research and laboratory analyses in the study of overt behavior and in various subjective phenomena that cannot be directly observed and measured, such as fantasies, love, stress, empathy, trust, and personality. | - |
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neoclassicism | (noun) revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation | - |
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neoclassicist | (noun) an advocate of neoclassicism | - |
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neocolonialism | (noun) control by a powerful country of its former colonies (or other less developed countries) by economic pressures | - |
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neocon | (noun) a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism | Synonyms: neoconservative |
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neoconservatism | (noun) an approach to politics or theology that represents a return to a traditional point of view (in contrast to more liberal or radical schools of thought of the 1960s) | - |
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neoconservative | (noun) a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism | Synonyms: neocon |
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neocortex | (noun) the cortical part of the neencephalon | Synonyms: neopallium |
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neocriticism | (noun) a form of neo-Kantianism developed principally by C. B. Renouvier and his followers rejecting the noumena of Kant and restricting knowledge to phenomena as constituted by a priori categories. | - |
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neodymium | (noun) a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium | Synonyms: atomic number 60, Nd |
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neoencephalon | (noun) the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts | Synonyms: neencephalon |
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neoevolutionism | (noun) school of anthropology concerned with long-term culture change and with the similar patterns of development that may be seen in unrelated, widely separated cultures. | Synonyms: neo-evolutionism |
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neoexpressionism | (noun) an art movement based on expressionism; developed in 1980s in Europe and United States; crudely drawn garish paintings | - |
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neoliberal | (noun) a liberal who subscribes to neoliberalism | - |
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neoliberalism | (noun) a political orientation originating in the 1960s; blends liberal political views with an emphasis on economic growth | - |
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neolith | (noun) a stone tool from the Neolithic Age | - |
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neologism | (noun) the act of inventing a word or phrase | Synonyms: coinage, neology |
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(noun) a newly invented word or phrase | Synonyms: coinage, neology |
neologist | (noun) a lexicographer of new words and expressions | - |
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neology | (noun) the act of inventing a word or phrase | Synonyms: coinage, neologism |
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(noun) a newly invented word or phrase | Synonyms: coinage, neologism |
neomycin | (noun) an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery | Synonyms: fradicin, Neobiotic |
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neon | (noun) a colorless odorless gaseous element that gives a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts | Synonyms: atomic number 10, Ne |
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neonate | (noun) a baby from birth to four weeks | Synonyms: newborn |
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neonatology | (noun) that branch of pediatric medicine concerned with the newborn; the diagnosis and treatment of neonates | - |
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neopallium | (noun) the cortical part of the neencephalon | Synonyms: neocortex |
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neophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of novelty | - |
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neophyte | (noun) any new participant in some activity | Synonyms: entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, newbie, newcomer, starter |
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(noun) a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist | Synonyms: catechumen |
(noun) a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously | - |
neoplasia | (noun) the pathological process that results in the formation and growth of a tumor | - |
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neoplasm | (noun) an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | Synonyms: tumor, tumour |
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neoprene | (noun) a synthetic rubber that is resistant to oils and aging; used in waterproof products | - |
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neoromanticism | (noun) an art movement based on a revival of Romanticism in art and literature | - |
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neostigmine | (noun) a cholinergic drug (trade name Prostigmin) used to treat some ophthalmic conditions and to treat myasthenia gravis | Synonyms: Prostigmin |
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neoteny | (noun) an evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile characteristics are retained in adults of the species | - |
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neotony | (noun) the state resulting when juvenile characteristics are retained by the adults of a species | - |
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perineotomy | (noun) surgical incision into the perineum | - |
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simultaneousness | (noun) happening or existing or done at the same time | Synonyms: simultaneity |
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spontaneousness | (noun) the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint | Synonyms: spontaneity |
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tineoid | (noun) small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts | Synonyms: tineoid moth |
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