| allergology | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies the causes and treatment of allergies | - |
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| argon | (noun) a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere | Synonyms: Ar, atomic number 18 |
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| argonaut | (noun) someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure | - |
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| argonon | (noun) any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table | Synonyms: inert gas, noble gas |
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| argosy | (noun) one or more large merchant ships | - |
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| argot | (noun) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | Synonyms: cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular |
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| burgomaster | (noun) a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria | - |
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| burgoo | (noun) porridge made of rolled oats | Synonyms: oatmeal |
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| (noun) thick spicy stew of whatever meat and whatever vegetables are available; southern United States | - |
| (noun) a gathering at which burgoo stew is served | - |
| cargo | (noun) goods carried by a large vehicle | Synonyms: consignment, freight, lading, load, loading, payload, shipment |
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| embargo | (noun) a government order imposing a trade barrier | Synonyms: trade embargo, trade stoppage |
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| ergocalciferol | (noun) a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets | Synonyms: calciferol, cholecalciferol, D, viosterol, vitamin D |
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| ergodicity | (noun) an attribute of stochastic systems; generally, a system that tends in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions | - |
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| ergometer | (noun) measuring instrument designed to measure power | Synonyms: dynamometer |
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| ergonomics | (noun) the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments | Synonyms: bioengineering, biotechnology |
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| ergonovine | (noun) an alkaloid derived from ergot (trade name Ergotrate Maleate) that is less toxic than ergot; induces muscular contraction of the uterus and is administered after childbirth or abortion | Synonyms: Ergotrate Maleate |
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| ergosterol | (noun) a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by ultraviolet radiation | - |
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| ergot | (noun) a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid | Synonyms: Claviceps purpurea |
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| (noun) a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus | - |
| ergotamine | (noun) an alkaloid derived from ergot that is less toxic than ergot; causes constriction of blood vessels and is used to treat migraine | - |
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| ergotine | (noun) a powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown, amorphous, bitter substance, used to produce contraction of the uterus. | - |
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| ergotism | (noun) poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs | - |
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| ergotropism | (noun) an affinity for work | - |
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| escargot | (noun) edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic | Synonyms: snail |
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| forgoing | (noun) the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) | Synonyms: forswearing, renunciation |
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| gargoyle | (noun) an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal | - |
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| (noun) a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal | - |
| gargoylism | (noun) hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation | Synonyms: dysostosis multiplex, Hurler's disease, Hurler's syndrome, lipochondrodystrophy |
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| gorgonian | (noun) corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton | Synonyms: gorgonian coral |
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| gorgonzola | (noun) Italian blue cheese | - |
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| jargon | (noun) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | Synonyms: argot, cant, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular |
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| (noun) a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon | Synonyms: jargoon |
| jargoon | (noun) a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon | Synonyms: jargon |
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| largo | (noun) (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner | - |
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| margosa | (noun) large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia | Synonyms: arishth, Azadirachta indica, Melia Azadirachta, neem, neem tree, nim tree |
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| pergola | (noun) a framework that supports climbing plants | Synonyms: arbor, arbour, bower |
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| scattergood | (noun) someone who spends money prodigally | Synonyms: spend-all, spender, spendthrift |
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| sorgo | (noun) any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup | Synonyms: sorgho, sugar sorghum, sweet sorghum |
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| supercargo | (noun) an officer on a merchant ship in charge of the cargo and its sale and purchase | - |
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| theatergoer | (noun) someone who attends the theater | Synonyms: playgoer, theatregoer |
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| turgor | (noun) (biology) the normal rigid state of fullness of a cell or blood vessel or capillary resulting from pressure of the contents against the wall or membrane | - |
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