| anthroposophy | (noun) a system of beliefs and practices based on the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner; it claims to integrate the practical and psychological in child-centered education | - |
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| automysophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of being dirty | - |
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| basophil | (noun) a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains | Synonyms: basophile |
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| basophile | (noun) a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains | Synonyms: basophil |
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| basophilia | (noun) the tendency of cells to stain with basic dyes | - |
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| chrysopid | (noun) pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae | Synonyms: green lacewing, stink fly |
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| chrysoprase | (noun) a green variety of chalcedony valued as a gemstone | - |
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| crossopterygian | (noun) any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form | Synonyms: lobe-finned fish, lobefin |
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| deipnosophist | (noun) someone skilled at informal chitchat | - |
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| drosophila | (noun) small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance | Synonyms: Drosophila melanogaster |
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| esophagitis | (noun) inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux | Synonyms: oesophagitis |
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| esophagoscope | (noun) an optical instrument for examining the inside of the esophagus | Synonyms: oesophagoscope |
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| esophagus | (noun) the passage between the pharynx and the stomach | Synonyms: gorge, gullet, oesophagus |
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| glossoptosis | (noun) abnormal downward or back placement of the tongue | - |
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| gymnosophist | (noun) member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism) | - |
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| gymnosophy | (noun) the doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation | - |
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| hydroisopieze | (noun) a line on a map connecting points of identical pressures in the water bearing stratum. | - |
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| hyssop | (noun) bitter leaves used sparingly in salads; dried flowers used in soups and tisanes | - |
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| (noun) a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil | Synonyms: Hyssopus officinalis |
| isophene | (noun) a line indicating biological events occurring with coincidence such as plants flowering. | - |
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| isophone | (noun) linguistics, an isogloss marking off an area in which a particular feature of pronunciation is found. | - |
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| isopieze | (noun) a line on a map connecting places with equal ground water pressure. | Synonyms: isopiestic line |
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| isopleth | (noun) a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable | Synonyms: isarithm, isogram |
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| isopod | (noun) any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling | - |
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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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| lansoprazole | (noun) antacid (trade name Prevacid) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach | Synonyms: Prevacid |
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| mesophyron | (noun) a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges | Synonyms: glabella |
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| mesophyte | (noun) land plant growing in surroundings having an average supply of water; compare xerophyte and hydrophyte | Synonyms: mesophytic plant |
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| milksop | (noun) a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive | Synonyms: Milquetoast, pansy, pantywaist, sissy |
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| misopedia | (noun) hatred of children | - |
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| morosoph | (noun) a learned fool | - |
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| musophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of mice | - |
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| mysophilia | (noun) abnormal attraction to filth | - |
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| mysophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of dirt or contamination | - |
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| nasopharynx | (noun) cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx | - |
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| oesophagitis | (noun) inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux | Synonyms: esophagitis |
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| oesophagoscope | (noun) an optical instrument for examining the inside of the esophagus | Synonyms: esophagoscope |
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| oesophagus | (noun) the passage between the pharynx and the stomach | Synonyms: esophagus, gorge, gullet |
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| philosopher | (noun) a specialist in philosophy | - |
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| (noun) a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity | - |
| philosophicalness | (noun) The state or quality of having the attitude of a philosopher; specifically, of being calm or unflinching in the face of trouble, defeat, or loss. | - |
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| philosophiser | (noun) someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view | Synonyms: philosophizer |
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| philosophizer | (noun) someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view | Synonyms: philosophiser |
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| philosophizing | (noun) the exposition (often superficially) of a particular philosophy | - |
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| philosophy | (noun) the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics | - |
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| (noun) a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school | Synonyms: doctrine, ism, philosophical system, school of thought |
| (noun) any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation | - |
| prosopopoeia | (noun) representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature | Synonyms: personification |
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| sop | (noun) a concession given to mollify or placate | - |
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| (noun) piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid | Synonyms: sops |
| soph | (noun) a second-year undergraduate | Synonyms: sophomore |
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| sophism | (noun) a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone | Synonyms: sophistication, sophistry |
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| sophist | (noun) someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious | Synonyms: casuist |
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| sophisticate | (noun) a worldly-wise person | Synonyms: man of the world |
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| sophistication | (noun) falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies | - |
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| (noun) the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment | Synonyms: mundaneness, mundanity, worldliness |
| (noun) uplifting enlightenment | Synonyms: edification |
| (noun) being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject | - |
| (noun) a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone | Synonyms: sophism, sophistry |
| sophistry | (noun) a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone | Synonyms: sophism, sophistication |
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| sophomore | (noun) a second-year undergraduate | Synonyms: soph |
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| sopor | (noun) a torpid state resembling deep sleep | Synonyms: sleep |
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| soporific | (noun) a drug that induces sleep | Synonyms: hypnotic |
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| soprano | (noun) the pitch range of the highest female voice | Synonyms: treble |
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| (noun) the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty | - |
| (noun) a female singer with the highest vocal range of all the voice type | - |
| sops | (noun) piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid | Synonyms: sop |
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| soursop | (noun) large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples | Synonyms: guanabana |
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| (noun) small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit | Synonyms: Annona muricata, prickly custard apple, soursop tree |
| sweetsop | (noun) sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds | Synonyms: annon, sugar apple |
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| (noun) tropical American tree bearing sweet pulpy fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds | Synonyms: Annona squamosa, sweetsop tree |
| theosophism | (noun) belief in theosophy | - |
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| theosophist | (noun) a believer in theosophy | - |
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| theosophy | (noun) a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul | - |
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| thyrsopteris | (noun) a terrestrial tree fern of South America | Synonyms: Thyrsopteris elegans |
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| vasopressin | (noun) hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules | Synonyms: ADH, antidiuretic hormone, Pitressin |
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| vasopressor | (noun) any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial pressure) | - |
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