approval | (noun) the formal act of approving | Synonyms: approving, blessing |
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(noun) a message expressing a favorable opinion | Synonyms: commendation |
(noun) a feeling of liking something or someone good | - |
(noun) acceptance as satisfactory | Synonyms: favorable reception, favourable reception |
cordovan | (noun) a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain | - |
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covalence | (noun) valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share | Synonyms: covalency |
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covalency | (noun) valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share | Synonyms: covalence |
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covariance | (noun) (statistics) the mean value of the product of the deviations of two variates from their respective means | - |
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covariation | (noun) (statistics) correlated variation | - |
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disapproval | (noun) the act of disapproving or condemning | - |
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(noun) an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group | Synonyms: disfavor, disfavour, dislike |
(noun) the expression of disapproval | - |
(noun) a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing | - |
immovability | (noun) not capable of being moved or rearranged | Synonyms: immovableness |
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immovable | (noun) property consisting of houses and land | Synonyms: real estate, real property, realty |
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immovableness | (noun) not capable of being moved or rearranged | Synonyms: immovability |
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innovation | (noun) the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | Synonyms: creation, foundation, founding, initiation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination |
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(noun) a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation | Synonyms: invention |
(noun) the creation of something in the mind | Synonyms: conception, design, excogitation, invention |
innovativeness | (noun) originality by virtue of introducing new ideas | - |
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innovator | (noun) someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art | Synonyms: groundbreaker, pioneer, trailblazer |
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irremovability | (noun) the quality or state of not being removable. | - |
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lovage | (noun) stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers | - |
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(noun) herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds | Synonyms: Levisticum officinale |
lovastatin | (noun) an oral drug (trade name Mevacor) to reduce blood cholesterol levels; used when dietary changes have proved inadequate | Synonyms: Mevacor |
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movability | (noun) the quality of being movable; capable of being moved or rearranged | Synonyms: movableness |
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movable | (noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc) | Synonyms: chattel, personal chattel |
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movableness | (noun) the quality of being movable; capable of being moved or rearranged | Synonyms: movability |
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nova | (noun) a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process | - |
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novation | (noun) (law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties; usually the replacement of one of the original parties to a contract with the consent of the remaining party | - |
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oval | (noun) a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it | Synonyms: ellipse |
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ovalbumin | (noun) the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water | Synonyms: albumen, egg white, white |
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ovariectomy | (noun) surgical removal of one or both ovaries | Synonyms: oophorectomy |
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ovaritis | (noun) inflammation of the ovaries | - |
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ovary | (noun) (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone | - |
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(noun) the organ that bears the ovules of a flower | - |
ovation | (noun) enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause) | Synonyms: standing ovation |
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papovavirus | (noun) any of a group of animal viruses associated with or causing papillomas or polyomas | - |
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pavlova | (noun) a dessert consisting of a meringue base or cup filled with fruit and whipped cream | - |
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provability | (noun) capability of being demonstrated or logically proved | Synonyms: demonstrability |
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pseudovariola | (noun) a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus | Synonyms: alastrim, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, white pox |
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removability | (noun) The state of being able to be dismissed from office. | - |
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removal | (noun) the act of removing | Synonyms: remotion |
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(noun) dismissal from office | - |
renovation | (noun) the act of improving by renewing and restoring | Synonyms: overhaul, redevelopment |
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(noun) the state of being restored to its former good condition | Synonyms: refurbishment, restoration |
renovator | (noun) a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture | Synonyms: preserver, refinisher, restorer |
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reproval | (noun) an act or expression of criticism and censure | Synonyms: rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof |
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samovar | (noun) a metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea | - |
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supernova | (noun) a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process | - |
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tovarich | (noun) a comrade (especially in Russian communism) | Synonyms: tovarisch |
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tovarisch | (noun) a comrade (especially in Russian communism) | Synonyms: tovarich |
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vasovasostomy | (noun) a surgical procedure that attempts to restore the function of the vas deferens after a vasectomy | - |
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vulvovaginitis | (noun) inflammation of the vulva and the vagina | - |
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