agammaglobulinemia | (noun) a rare immunological disorder characterized by the virtual absence of gamma globulin in the blood and consequent susceptibility to infection | - |
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botulin | (noun) potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon | Synonyms: botulinus toxin, botulismotoxin |
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botulinum | (noun) anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism | Synonyms: botulinus, Clostridium botulinum |
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botulinus | (noun) anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism | Synonyms: botulinum, Clostridium botulinum |
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capulin | (noun) Mexican black cherry | Synonyms: Mexican black cherry |
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(noun) Mexican black cherry tree having edible fruit | Synonyms: capulin tree, Prunus capuli |
globulin | (noun) a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed | - |
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hauling | (noun) the activity of transporting goods by truck | Synonyms: truckage, trucking |
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hypogammaglobulinemia | (noun) an abnormally low concentration of gamma globulin in the blood and increased risk of infection | - |
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immunoglobulin | (noun) a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response | Synonyms: Ig, immune gamma globulin, immune globulin, immune serum globulin |
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insulin | (noun) hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells | - |
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inulin | (noun) used to manufacture fructose and in assessing kidney function | - |
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lactoglobulin | (noun) a globular protein found in milk. | - |
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lazuline | (noun) a light shade of blue | Synonyms: azure, cerulean, sapphire, sky-blue |
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lupulin | (noun) Lupulin is a powder separated from the strobiles of common hop. | - |
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masculine | (noun) a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male | - |
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masculinisation | (noun) the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction) | Synonyms: masculinization, virilisation, virilization |
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masculinity | (noun) the properties characteristic of the male sex | Synonyms: maleness |
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(noun) the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men | - |
masculinization | (noun) the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction) | Synonyms: masculinisation, virilisation, virilization |
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moulin | (noun) a chute through which supraglacial water enters a glacier, boring either to the bedrock or to the depth of common crevasse formation | Synonyms: glacier mill |
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ruling | (noun) the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) | Synonyms: opinion |
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scheduling | (noun) setting an order and time for planned events | Synonyms: programing, programming |
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sulindac | (noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril) | Synonyms: Clinoril |
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tarpaulin | (noun) waterproofed canvas | Synonyms: tarp |
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thyroglobulin | (noun) an iodine containing protein that is obtained from the thyroid gland and exhibits the general properties of the globulins | - |
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tuberculin | (noun) a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis | - |
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unruliness | (noun) the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline | Synonyms: fractiousness, wilfulness, willfulness |
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