| angiotonin | (noun) any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels | Synonyms: angiotensin, Hypertensin |
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| apportioning | (noun) the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan | Synonyms: allocation, allotment, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling |
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| ballooning | (noun) flying in a balloon | - |
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| boniness | (noun) extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) | Synonyms: bonyness, emaciation, gauntness, maceration |
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| buteonine | (noun) any hawk of the genus Buteo | - |
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| calcitonin | (noun) thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone | Synonyms: thyrocalcitonin |
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| cinchonine | (noun) an alkaloid derivative of the bark of cinchona trees that is used as an antimalarial drug | - |
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| cloning | (noun) a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell) | - |
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| cocooning | (noun) retreating to the seclusion of your home (as for privacy or escape) | - |
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| commissioning | (noun) the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions | Synonyms: commission |
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| conditioning | (noun) a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment | - |
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| crooning | (noun) the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner | - |
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| (noun) singing in a soft low tone | - |
| cushioning | (noun) artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort | Synonyms: padding |
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| droning | (noun) an unchanging intonation | Synonyms: drone, monotone |
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| envisioning | (noun) visual imagery | Synonyms: picturing |
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| fashioning | (noun) the act that results in something coming to be | Synonyms: devising, making |
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| functioning | (noun) process or manner of functioning or operating | Synonyms: operation, performance |
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| iodothyronine | (noun) thyronine with iodine added | - |
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| ironing | (noun) the work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles | - |
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| (noun) garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed | - |
| konini | (noun) erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon flowers; New Zealand | Synonyms: Fuchsia excorticata, native fuchsia, tree fuchsia |
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| liothyronine | (noun) thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer | Synonyms: T, triiodothyronine |
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| melatonin | (noun) hormone secreted by the pineal gland | - |
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| methionine | (noun) a crystalline amino acid containing sulfur; found in most proteins and essential for nutrition | - |
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| microphoning | (noun) the transduction of sound waves into electrical waves (by a microphone) | - |
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| misreckoning | (noun) a mistake in calculating | Synonyms: miscalculation, misestimation |
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| nonindulgence | (noun) the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) | Synonyms: asceticism, austerity |
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| noninterference | (noun) a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes | Synonyms: nonintervention |
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| nonintervention | (noun) a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes | Synonyms: noninterference |
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| noninvasiveness | (noun) The quality of not being or involving an invasive medical procedure. | - |
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| opsonin | (noun) an antibody in blood serum that attaches to invading microorganisms and other antigens to make them more susceptible to the action of phagocytes | - |
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| overreckoning | (noun) a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high | Synonyms: overestimate, overestimation, overrating |
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| partitioning | (noun) the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | Synonyms: division, partition, sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentation |
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| (noun) an analysis into mutually exclusive categories | Synonyms: breakdown |
| poisoning | (noun) the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill | - |
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| (noun) the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance | Synonyms: intoxication, toxic condition |
| positioning | (noun) the act of putting something in a certain place | Synonyms: emplacement, locating, location, placement, position |
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| questioning | (noun) a request for information | Synonyms: inquiring |
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| rationing | (noun) the act of rationing | - |
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| reasoning | (noun) thinking that is coherent and logical | Synonyms: abstract thought, logical thinking |
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| reckoning | (noun) the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order | Synonyms: count, counting, enumeration, numeration, tally |
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| (noun) problem solving that involves numbers or quantities | Synonyms: calculation, computation, figuring |
| (noun) a bill for an amount due | Synonyms: tally |
| repositioning | (noun) the act of placing in a new position | - |
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| saponin | (noun) any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water; used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiers | - |
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| seasoning | (noun) the act of adding a seasoning to food | - |
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| (noun) something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts | Synonyms: flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner |
| serotonin | (noun) a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory | Synonyms: 5-hydroxytryptamine |
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| stoning | (noun) the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death) | Synonyms: lapidation |
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| summoning | (noun) calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations | Synonyms: evocation |
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| tetraiodothyronine | (noun) hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells | Synonyms: T, thyroxin, thyroxine |
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| threonine | (noun) a colorless crystalline amino acid found in protein; occurs in the hydrolysates of certain proteins; an essential component of human nutrition | - |
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| thyrocalcitonin | (noun) thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone | Synonyms: calcitonin |
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| thyronine | (noun) a phenolic amino acid of which thyroxine is a derivative | - |
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| triiodothyronine | (noun) thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer | Synonyms: liothyronine, T |
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| underreckoning | (noun) an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value | Synonyms: underestimate, underestimation, underrating |
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| vacationing | (noun) the act of taking a vacation | - |
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| zoning | (noun) dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc | - |
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