| adrenocorticotropin | (noun) a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex | Synonyms: ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, corticotrophin, corticotropin |
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| allotropism | (noun) the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms | Synonyms: allotropy |
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| ametropia | (noun) (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia | - |
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| anisometropia | (noun) difference in the refractive power of the two eyes | - |
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| atropine | (noun) a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides | - |
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| cecropia | (noun) North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees | Synonyms: cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia |
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| chloropicrin | (noun) a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas | Synonyms: nitrochloroform |
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| corticotropin | (noun) a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex | Synonyms: ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, corticotrophin |
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| emmetropia | (noun) (ophthalmology) the normal refractive condition of the eye in which there is clear focus of light on the retina | - |
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| ergotropism | (noun) an affinity for work | - |
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| esotropia | (noun) strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose | Synonyms: convergent strabismus, cross-eye, crossed eye |
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| europium | (noun) a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group | Synonyms: atomic number 63, Eu |
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| exotropia | (noun) strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward | Synonyms: divergent strabismus, walleye |
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| geotropism | (noun) an orienting response to gravity | - |
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| gonadotropin | (noun) hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity | Synonyms: gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone |
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| heliotropism | (noun) an orienting response to the sun | - |
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| hypermetropia | (noun) abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects | Synonyms: farsightedness, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness |
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| hyperopia | (noun) abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects | Synonyms: farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, longsightedness |
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| isometropia | (noun) equality of refractive power in the two eyes | - |
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| luteotropin | (noun) gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition | Synonyms: lactogenic hormone, prolactin |
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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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| meteortropism | (noun) an effect of climate on biological processes (as the effect on joint pains etc.) | - |
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| misanthropist | (noun) someone who dislikes people in general | Synonyms: misanthrope |
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| neuropil | (noun) the complex network of unmyelinated axones, dendrites, and glial branches that form the bulk of the central nervous system's grey matter and in which nerve cell bodies are embedded | Synonyms: neuropile |
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| neuropile | (noun) the complex network of unmyelinated axones, dendrites, and glial branches that form the bulk of the central nervous system's grey matter and in which nerve cell bodies are embedded | Synonyms: neuropil |
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| neurotropism | (noun) an affinity for neural tissues | - |
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| philanthropist | (noun) someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being | Synonyms: altruist |
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| phototropism | (noun) an orienting response to light | - |
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| propinquity | (noun) the property of being close together | Synonyms: proximity |
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| propionaldehyde | (noun) a colorless liquid aldehyde | Synonyms: propanal |
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| propitiation | (noun) the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity | Synonyms: conciliation, placation |
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| (noun) the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) | Synonyms: atonement, expiation |
| propitiousness | (noun) the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result | Synonyms: auspiciousness |
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| ropiness | (noun) the property of being cohesive and sticky | Synonyms: cohesiveness, glueyness, gluiness, gumminess, tackiness, viscidity, viscidness |
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| roping | (noun) capturing cattle or horses with a lasso | - |
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| semitropics | (noun) regions adjacent to the tropics | Synonyms: subtropics |
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| somatotropin | (noun) a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans | Synonyms: growth hormone, human growth hormone, somatotrophic hormone, somatotrophin, somatotropic hormone, STH |
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| subtropics | (noun) regions adjacent to the tropics | Synonyms: semitropics |
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| theanthropism | (noun) (theology) the doctrine that Jesus was a union of the human and the divine | - |
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| (noun) the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits | Synonyms: anthropomorphism |
| thermotropism | (noun) an orienting response to warmth | - |
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| thyrotropin | (noun) anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland | Synonyms: thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyrotrophic hormone, thyrotrophin, thyrotropic hormone, TSH |
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| trophotropism | (noun) an orienting response to food | - |
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| tropic | (noun) either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics | - |
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| tropicbird | (noun) mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land | Synonyms: boatswain bird, tropic bird |
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| tropics | (noun) the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate | Synonyms: Torrid Zone, tropical zone |
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| tropism | (noun) an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source | - |
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| unpropitiousness | (noun) the quality of suggesting an unsuccessful result | Synonyms: inauspiciousness |
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