acetylene | (noun) a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis | Synonyms: alkyne, ethyne |
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butylene | (noun) any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers | Synonyms: butene |
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cotyledon | (noun) embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants | Synonyms: seed leaf |
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cyclostyle | (noun) a writing implement with a small toothed wheel that cuts small holes in a stencil | - |
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dicotyledon | (noun) flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside | Synonyms: dicot, exogen, magnoliopsid |
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freestyle | (noun) a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use | - |
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hairstyle | (noun) the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) | Synonyms: coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo |
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isobutylene | (noun) used also in making gasoline components | - |
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lifestyle | (noun) a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes | Synonyms: life-style, life style, modus vivendi |
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monocotyledon | (noun) a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside | Synonyms: endogen, liliopsid, monocot |
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oxyacetylene | (noun) a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals | - |
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pentylenetetrazol | (noun) a drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larger doses cause convulsions in shock therapy; Metrazol is a trademark | Synonyms: Metrazol, pentamethylenetetrazol |
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peristyle | (noun) a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court | - |
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polybutylene | (noun) a polymer of butylene; used in lubricants and synthetic rubber | Synonyms: polybutene |
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sarcostyle | (noun) one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber | Synonyms: myofibril, myofibrilla |
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style | (noun) a slender bristlelike or tubular process | - |
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(noun) a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving | Synonyms: stylus |
(noun) how something is done or how it happens | Synonyms: fashion, manner, mode, way |
(noun) distinctive and stylish elegance | Synonyms: dash, elan, flair, panache |
(noun) the popular taste at a given time | Synonyms: trend, vogue |
(noun) a particular kind (as to appearance) | - |
(noun) a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period | Synonyms: expressive style |
(noun) editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display | - |
(noun) (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma | - |
stylemark | (noun) a distinctive characteristic or attribute of someone or something | Synonyms: earmark, hallmark, trademark |
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styler | (noun) someone who cuts or beautifies hair | Synonyms: hairdresser, hairstylist, stylist |
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stylet | (noun) small needlelike appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade | - |
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