ancestry | (noun) inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline | Synonyms: derivation, filiation, lineage |
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(noun) the hereditary derivation of an individual | Synonyms: blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock |
artistry | (noun) a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation | Synonyms: art, prowess |
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baptistry | (noun) bowl for baptismal water | Synonyms: baptismal font, baptistery, font |
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biochemistry | (noun) the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry | - |
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casuistry | (noun) moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas | - |
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(noun) argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading | - |
chemistry | (noun) the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | Synonyms: chemical science |
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(noun) the way two individuals relate to each other | Synonyms: alchemy, interpersonal chemistry |
(noun) the chemical composition and properties of a substance or object | - |
dentistry | (noun) the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth | Synonyms: dental medicine, odontology |
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electrochemistry | (noun) branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of electricity and the production of electricity by chemical reactions | - |
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femtochemistry | (noun) the branch of chemistry that studies elementary (often very fast) chemical reactions as they occur; the experimental methods are often based on the use of femtosecond laser pulses | - |
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forestry | (noun) the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber | - |
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geochemistry | (noun) the chemistry of the earth's crust | - |
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immunochemistry | (noun) the field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical studies of antigens and antibodies) | Synonyms: chemoimmunology |
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immunohistochemistry | (noun) an assay that shows specific antigens in tissues by the use of markers that are either fluorescent dyes or enzymes (such as horseradish peroxidase) | - |
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industry | (noun) the organized action of making of goods and services for sale | Synonyms: manufacture |
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(noun) persevering determination to perform a task | Synonyms: diligence, industriousness |
(noun) the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise | - |
ministry | (noun) the work of a minister of religion | - |
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(noun) building where the business of a government ministry is transacted | - |
(noun) a government department under the direction of a minister of state | - |
(noun) religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian) | - |
palmistry | (noun) telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand | Synonyms: chirology, chiromancy, palm reading |
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pastry | (noun) any of various baked foods made of dough or batter | - |
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(noun) a dough of flour and water and shortening | Synonyms: pastry dough |
photochemistry | (noun) branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light | - |
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phytochemistry | (noun) the branch of organic chemistry dealing with the chemistry of plants | - |
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pyrochemistry | (noun) processes for chemical reactions at high temperatures | Synonyms: pyrochemical process |
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radiochemistry | (noun) the chemistry of radioactive substances | Synonyms: nuclear chemistry |
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registry | (noun) an official written record of names or events or transactions | Synonyms: register |
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sophistry | (noun) a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone | Synonyms: sophism, sophistication |
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strychnine | (noun) an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant | - |
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tapestry | (noun) a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric often with pictorial designs | Synonyms: arras |
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(noun) a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery | Synonyms: tapis |
(noun) something that resembles a tapestry in its intricacy | - |
thermochemistry | (noun) the branch of chemistry that studies the relation between chemical action and the amount of heat absorbed or generated | - |
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touristry | (noun) the business of providing services to tourists | Synonyms: tourism |
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vestry | (noun) a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held | Synonyms: sacristy |
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(noun) in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church | - |
vestryman | (noun) a man who is a member of a church vestry | - |
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vestrywoman | (noun) a woman who is a member of a church vestry | - |
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