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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agitprop | (noun) political propaganda (especially communist propaganda) communicated via art and literature and cinema | - |
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antiproton | (noun) an unstable negatively charged proton; the antiparticle of a proton | - |
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antiprotozoal | (noun) a medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa | Synonyms: antiprotozoal drug |
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appro | (noun) an informal British abbreviation of approval | - |
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approach | (noun) the act of drawing spatially closer to something | Synonyms: approaching, coming |
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(noun) a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green | Synonyms: approach shot |
(noun) ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation | Synonyms: attack, plan of attack |
(noun) a way of entering or leaving | Synonyms: access |
(noun) the temporal property of becoming nearer in time | Synonyms: approaching, coming |
(noun) a close approximation | - |
(noun) a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others | Synonyms: advance, feeler, overture |
(noun) the event of one object coming closer to another | Synonyms: approaching |
(noun) the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing | Synonyms: approach path, glide path, glide slope |
approachability | (noun) the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with | Synonyms: accessibility |
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approaching | (noun) the act of drawing spatially closer to something | Synonyms: approach, coming |
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(noun) the temporal property of becoming nearer in time | Synonyms: approach, coming |
(noun) the event of one object coming closer to another | Synonyms: approach |
approbation | (noun) official recognition or approval | - |
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(noun) official approval | - |
appropriateness | (noun) the quality of being specially suitable | - |
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(noun) appropriate conduct; doing the right thing | Synonyms: rightness |
appropriation | (noun) a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | - |
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(noun) incorporation by joining or uniting | Synonyms: annexation |
(noun) money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose | - |
appropriator | (noun) someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission) | - |
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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 |
approver | (noun) an authority with power to approve | - |
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approving | (noun) the formal act of approving | Synonyms: approval, blessing |
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approximation | (noun) the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue | Synonyms: bringing close together |
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(noun) the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity) | - |
(noun) an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth | Synonyms: estimate, estimation, idea |
(noun) an imprecise or incomplete account | - |
apron | (noun) a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing | - |
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(noun) a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used | - |
(noun) the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) | Synonyms: forestage, proscenium |
(noun) (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green | - |
bombproof | (noun) a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids | Synonyms: air-raid shelter, bomb shelter |
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byproduct | (noun) a product made during the manufacture of something else | Synonyms: by-product, spin-off |
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(noun) a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence | Synonyms: by-product |
chlorpromazine | (noun) a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer | Synonyms: Thorazine |
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ciprofloxacin | (noun) an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints | Synonyms: Cipro |
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compromise | (noun) a middle way between two extremes | Synonyms: via media |
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(noun) an accommodation in which both sides make concessions | - |
compromiser | (noun) a negotiator willing to compromise | - |
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coprolalia | (noun) an uncontrollable use of obscene language; often accompanied by mental disorders | - |
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coprolite | (noun) fossil excrement; petrified dung | - |
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coprolith | (noun) a hard mass of fecal matter | Synonyms: faecalith, fecalith, stercolith |
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coprophagia | (noun) eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity | Synonyms: coprophagy |
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coprophagy | (noun) eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity | Synonyms: coprophagia |
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counterproject | (noun) a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. | - |
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counterproposal | (noun) a proposal offered as an alternative to an earlier proposal | - |
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cupronickel | (noun) a 60/40 alloy of copper and nickel | - |
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cyclopropane | (noun) a colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic | - |
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cyproheptadine | (noun) an antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some allergic reactions | Synonyms: Periactin |
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disapprobation | (noun) an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable | Synonyms: condemnation |
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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 | - |
disproof | (noun) the act of determining that something is false | Synonyms: falsification, falsifying, refutal, refutation |
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(noun) any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | Synonyms: falsification, refutation |
disproportion | (noun) lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something | Synonyms: dissymmetry, imbalance |
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disprover | (noun) a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument | Synonyms: confuter, rebutter, refuter |
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dysprosium | (noun) a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; forms compounds that are highly magnetic | Synonyms: atomic number 66, Dy |
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ectoproct | (noun) sessile mossy aquatic animal having the anus of the polyp outside the crown of tentacles | - |
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entoproct | (noun) any of various moss-like aquatic animals usually forming branching colonies; each polyp having a both mouth and anus within a closed ring of tentacles | - |
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expropriation | (noun) taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority) | - |
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fenoprofen | (noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disorders | Synonyms: fenoprofen calcium, Nalfon |
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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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flurbiprofen | (noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Ansaid) that is administered only orally | Synonyms: Ansaid |
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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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glycoprotein | (noun) a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component | - |
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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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hydroxyproline | (noun) a crystalline amino acid obtained from gelatin or collagen | - |
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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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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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ibuprofen | (noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic | Synonyms: Advil, isobutylphenyl propionic acid, Motrin, Nuprin |
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improbability | (noun) the quality of being improbable | Synonyms: improbableness |
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improbableness | (noun) the quality of being improbable | Synonyms: improbability |
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impromptu | (noun) an extemporaneous speech or remark | - |
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(noun) a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation | - |
improperness | (noun) an improper demeanor | Synonyms: impropriety |
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impropriety | (noun) an act of undue intimacy | Synonyms: familiarity, indecorum, liberty |
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(noun) an indecent or improper act | Synonyms: indecency |
(noun) an improper demeanor | Synonyms: improperness |
(noun) the condition of being improper | - |
improvement | (noun) the act of improving something | - |
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(noun) a change for the better; progress in development | Synonyms: advance, betterment |
(noun) a condition superior to an earlier condition | Synonyms: melioration |
improver | (noun) a component that is added to something to improve it | Synonyms: add-on, addition |
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(noun) someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms | Synonyms: do-gooder, humanitarian |
improvidence | (noun) a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources | Synonyms: shortsightedness |
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improvisation | (noun) an unplanned expedient | Synonyms: temporary expedient |
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(noun) a performance given extempore without planning or preparation | Synonyms: extemporisation, extemporization |
(noun) a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation) | - |
inappropriateness | (noun) the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting | Synonyms: unworthiness |
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(noun) inappropriate conduct | Synonyms: wrongness |
iodoprotein | (noun) a protein that contains iodine | Synonyms: iodinated protein |
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iproclozide | (noun) an antidepressant drug that acts as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor | - |
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irreproducibility | (noun) the quality of being unreproducible | - |
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isopropanol | (noun) alcohol used as antifreeze or a solvent | Synonyms: isopropyl alcohol |
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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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ketoprofen | (noun) nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail) | Synonyms: Orudis, Orudis KT, Oruvail |
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leprosy | (noun) chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae | Synonyms: Hansen's disease |
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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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lumpenproletariat | (noun) (Marxism) the unorganized lower levels of the proletariat who are not interested in revolutionary advancement | - |
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malaprop | (noun) the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar | Synonyms: malapropism |
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malapropism | (noun) the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar | Synonyms: malaprop |
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medroxyprogesterone | (noun) a progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders | Synonyms: Provera |
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meprobamate | (noun) a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety | Synonyms: Equanil, Meprin, Miltown |
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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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metoprolol | (noun) beta blocker (trade name Lopressor) used in treating hypertension and angina and arrhythmia and acute myocardial infarction; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.) | Synonyms: Lopressor |
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microprocessor | (noun) integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system | - |
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misappropriation | (noun) the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else | Synonyms: defalcation, embezzlement, misapplication, peculation |
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(noun) wrongful borrowing | - |
mispronunciation | (noun) incorrect pronunciation | - |
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multiprocessing | (noun) simultaneous processing by two or more processing units | Synonyms: parallel processing |
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multiprocessor | (noun) a computer that uses two or more processing units under integrated control | - |
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multiprogramming | (noun) the execution of two or more computer programs by a single computer | Synonyms: concurrent execution |
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naproxen | (noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Naprosyn) used in the treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal inflammation and moderate pain | Synonyms: Naprosyn |
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nonprofit | (noun) an organization chartered for other than profit-making activities | Synonyms: nonprofit organization, not-for-profit |
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nonproliferation | (noun) the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons) | Synonyms: non-proliferation |
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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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opprobrium | (noun) a state of extreme dishonor | Synonyms: infamy |
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(noun) state of disgrace resulting from public abuse | Synonyms: obloquy |
overproduction | (noun) too much production or more than expected | Synonyms: overrun |
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overprotection | (noun) excessive protection | Synonyms: momism, overshielding |
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oxaprozin | (noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Daypro) | Synonyms: Daypro |
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paraprofessional | (noun) a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional | - |
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phenylpropanolamine | (noun) an adrenergic drug used in many preparations to relieve allergic reactions or respiratory infections | - |
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phosphoprotein | (noun) containing chemically bound phosphoric acid | - |
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pitprop | (noun) a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine | Synonyms: sprag |
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