| abetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels | - |
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| acaryote | (noun) a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte) | Synonyms: akaryocyte, akaryote |
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| akaryote | (noun) a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte) | Synonyms: acaryote, akaryocyte |
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| aldotetrose | (noun) A four-carbon aldose; for example, threose, erythrose. | - |
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| amniote | (noun) any member of the Amniota | - |
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| amphotericin | (noun) an antibiotic and antifungal agent | - |
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| anecdote | (noun) short account of an incident (especially a biographical one) | - |
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| angiotelectasia | (noun) dilation and enlargement of arterioles | - |
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| angiotensin | (noun) any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels | Synonyms: angiotonin, Hypertensin |
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| antidote | (noun) a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison | Synonyms: counterpoison |
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| asymptote | (noun) a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity | - |
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| autotelism | (noun) belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own justification | - |
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| azote | (noun) an obsolete name for nitrogen | - |
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| azotemia | (noun) accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine | Synonyms: azotaemia, uraemia, uremia |
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| banknote | (noun) a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) | Synonyms: bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, bill, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, note |
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| biotech | (noun) the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes | Synonyms: biotechnology |
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| biotechnology | (noun) the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments | Synonyms: bioengineering, ergonomics |
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| (noun) the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes | Synonyms: biotech |
| bioterrorism | (noun) terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare | Synonyms: biological terrorism |
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| bootee | (noun) a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies) | Synonyms: bootie |
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| capote | (noun) a long cloak with a hood that can be pulled over the head | Synonyms: hooded cloak |
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| (noun) a long overcoat with a hood that can be pulled over the head | Synonyms: hooded coat |
| carotene | (noun) an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver | Synonyms: carotin, provitamin A |
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| (noun) yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants | - |
| carotenemia | (noun) excess carotene in the blood stream; can cause the skin to turn a pale yellow or red color | Synonyms: xanthemia |
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| carotenoid | (noun) any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals | - |
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| charioteer | (noun) the driver of a chariot | - |
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| compote | (noun) dessert of stewed or baked fruit | Synonyms: fruit compote |
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| cooter | (noun) large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico | Synonyms: Pseudemys concinna, river cooter |
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| cote | (noun) a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons) | - |
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| cotenant | (noun) one of two or more tenants holding title to the same property | - |
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| coterie | (noun) an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose | Synonyms: camp, clique, ingroup, inner circle, pack |
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| coyote | (noun) small wolf native to western North America | Synonyms: brush wolf, Canis latrans, prairie wolf |
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| (noun) a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time) | - |
| (noun) someone who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United States (usually across the Mexican border) | - |
| crapshooter | (noun) a gambler who plays the game of craps | - |
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| creosote | (noun) a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic | - |
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| (noun) a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood | Synonyms: coal-tar creosote |
| devotedness | (noun) feelings of ardent love | Synonyms: devotion |
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| devotee | (noun) an ardent follower and admirer | Synonyms: buff, fan, lover |
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| diplotene | (noun) the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis | - |
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| dovecote | (noun) a birdhouse for pigeons | Synonyms: columbarium, columbary |
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| ecoterrorism | (noun) violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists | Synonyms: eco-warfare, ecological terrorism, ecological warfare |
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| entrecote | (noun) cut of meat taken from between the ribs | - |
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| esoterica | (noun) secrets known only to an initiated minority | - |
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| eucaryote | (noun) an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells | Synonyms: eukaryote |
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| eukaryote | (noun) an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells | Synonyms: eucaryote |
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| fetoprotein | (noun) any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer | Synonyms: foetoprotein |
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| foetoprotein | (noun) any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer | Synonyms: fetoprotein |
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| footedness | (noun) the property of favoring one foot over the other (as in kicking a ball) | - |
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| footer | (noun) a printed note placed below the text on a printed page | Synonyms: footnote |
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| (noun) a person who travels by foot | Synonyms: pedestrian, walker |
| (noun) (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in feet | - |
| footnote | (noun) a printed note placed below the text on a printed page | Synonyms: footer |
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| freebooter | (noun) someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) | Synonyms: despoiler, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider, spoiler |
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| garrote | (noun) an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation | Synonyms: garotte, garrotte, iron collar |
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| garroter | (noun) someone who kills by strangling | Synonyms: choker, garrotter, strangler, throttler |
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| glycoprotein | (noun) a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component | - |
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| grotesque | (noun) art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants | - |
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| grotesqueness | (noun) ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion | Synonyms: grotesquerie, grotesquery |
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| grotesquerie | (noun) ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion | Synonyms: grotesqueness, grotesquery |
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| grotesquery | (noun) ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion | Synonyms: grotesqueness, grotesquerie |
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| haemoproteid | (noun) related to malaria parasite and having a phase in the viscera of various birds | - |
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| haemoprotein | (noun) a conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin | Synonyms: hemoprotein |
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| hemoprotein | (noun) a conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin | Synonyms: haemoprotein |
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| heterozygote | (noun) (genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring | - |
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| homozygote | (noun) (genetics) an organism having two identical alleles of a particular gene and so breeding true for the particular characteristic | - |
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| hooter | (noun) nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes | Synonyms: bird of Minerva, bird of night, owl |
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| (noun) a device on an automobile for making a warning noise | Synonyms: automobile horn, car horn, horn, motor horn |
| (noun) informal terms for the nose | Synonyms: beak, honker, nozzle, schnoz, schnozzle, snoot, snout |
| hotel | (noun) a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services | - |
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| hotelier | (noun) an owner or manager of hotels | Synonyms: hosteller, hotel manager, hotelkeeper, hotelman |
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| hotelkeeper | (noun) an owner or manager of hotels | Synonyms: hosteller, hotel manager, hotelier, hotelman |
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| hotelman | (noun) an owner or manager of hotels | Synonyms: hosteller, hotel manager, hotelier, hotelkeeper |
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| hyperbetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of beta-lipoproteins and cholesterol; can lead to atherosclerosis at an early age | - |
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| hyperlipoproteinemia | (noun) any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in high levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood | - |
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| hypermastigote | (noun) flagellate symbiotic in the intestines of e.g. termites | - |
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| hypobetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a hereditary disorder characterized by low levels of beta-lipoproteins and lipids and cholesterol | - |
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| hypolipoproteinemia | (noun) any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in low levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood | - |
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| hypoproteinemia | (noun) abnormally low level of protein in the blood; can indicate inadequate diet or intestinal or renal disorders | - |
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| hypotension | (noun) abnormally low blood pressure | - |
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| hypotensive | (noun) a person who has abnormally low blood pressure | - |
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| hypotenuse | (noun) the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle | - |
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| impotence | (noun) the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble | Synonyms: impotency, powerlessness |
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| (noun) an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate | Synonyms: impotency |
| impotency | (noun) the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble | Synonyms: impotence, powerlessness |
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| (noun) an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate | Synonyms: impotence |
| iodoprotein | (noun) a protein that contains iodine | Synonyms: iodinated protein |
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| isoproterenol | (noun) drug (trade name Isuprel) used to treat bronchial asthma and to stimulate the heart | Synonyms: Isuprel |
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| jocote | (noun) common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish fruit | Synonyms: mombin, mombin tree, Spondias purpurea |
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| ketotetrose | (noun) A monosaccharide that has both a ketone and four carbons. | - |
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| keynote | (noun) a fundamental or central idea | - |
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| (noun) (music) the first note of a diatonic scale | Synonyms: tonic |
| (noun) the principal theme in a speech or literary work | - |
| leptotene | (noun) the first stage of the prophase of meiosis | - |
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| lipoprotein | (noun) a conjugated protein having a lipid component; the principal means for transporting lipids in the blood | - |
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| litotes | (noun) understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) | Synonyms: meiosis |
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| looter | (noun) someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) | Synonyms: despoiler, freebooter, pillager, plunderer, raider, spoiler |
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| matelote | (noun) highly seasoned soup or stew made of freshwater fishes (eel, carp, perch) with wine and stock | - |
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| metaproterenol | (noun) a bronchodilator (trade name Alupent) used to treat asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects include tachycardia and shakiness | Synonyms: Alupent |
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| misquote | (noun) an incorrect quotation | Synonyms: misquotation |
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| mote | (noun) (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | Synonyms: atom, corpuscle, molecule, particle, speck |
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| motel | (noun) a motor hotel | - |
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| motet | (noun) an unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics; intended to be sung as part of a church service; originated in the 13th century | - |
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| nanotechnology | (noun) the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules) | - |
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| narcoterrorism | (noun) the financing of terrorist activities by participation in the drug trade | - |
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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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| note | (noun) a characteristic emotional quality | - |
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| (noun) a brief written record | - |
| (noun) a comment or instruction (usually added) | Synonyms: annotation, notation |
| (noun) a short personal letter | Synonyms: billet, line, short letter |
| (noun) a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound | Synonyms: musical note, tone |
| (noun) a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling | - |
| (noun) a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time | Synonyms: note of hand, promissory note |
| (noun) a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) | Synonyms: bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, bill, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback |
| (noun) high status importance owing to marked superiority | Synonyms: distinction, eminence, preeminence |
| notebook | (noun) a small compact portable computer | Synonyms: notebook computer |
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| (noun) a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda | - |
| notecase | (noun) a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money | Synonyms: billfold, pocketbook, wallet |
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| notepad | (noun) a pad of paper for keeping notes | - |
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| notepaper | (noun) writing paper intended for writing short notes or letters | - |
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| nucleoprotein | (noun) any of several substances found in the nuclei of all living cells; consists of a protein bound to a nucleic acid | - |
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| omnipotence | (noun) the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power | - |
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