alkyne | (noun) a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis | Synonyms: acetylene, ethyne |
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androgyne | (noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made | Synonyms: epicene, epicene person, gynandromorph, hermaphrodite, intersex |
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anodyne | (noun) a medicine used to relieve pain | Synonyms: analgesic, pain pill, painkiller |
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asynergia | (noun) absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously | Synonyms: asynergy |
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asynergy | (noun) absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously | Synonyms: asynergia |
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awayness | (noun) the state of being elsewhere than in particular place | - |
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bonyness | (noun) extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) | Synonyms: boniness, emaciation, gauntness, maceration |
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busyness | (noun) the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity | Synonyms: hum |
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clayeyness | (noun) The quality of resembling clay, ie in thickness or consistency. | Synonyms: clayiness, clayishness |
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(noun) The quality of being composed of clay. | Synonyms: clayiness, clayishness |
coelogyne | (noun) any of various orchids of the genus Coelogyne with: clusters of fragrant lacy snow-white flowers; salmon-pink solitary flowers; chainlike racemes of topaz and chocolate brown flowers; spikes of delicate white spice-scented flowers; emerald green flowers marked with blue-black | - |
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corynebacterium | (noun) any species of the genus Corynebacterium | - |
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coyness | (noun) the affectation of being demure in a provocative way | Synonyms: demureness |
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cryptocoryne | (noun) any plant of the genus Cryptocoryne; evergreen perennials growing in fresh or brackish water; tropical Asia | Synonyms: water trumpet |
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dryness | (noun) objectivity and detachment | Synonyms: dispassion, dispassionateness |
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(noun) moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs | Synonyms: sobriety |
(noun) the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water) | Synonyms: waterlessness, xerotes |
dyne | (noun) a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram | - |
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dyssynergia | (noun) inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait | Synonyms: ataxia, ataxy, motor ataxia |
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ethyne | (noun) a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis | Synonyms: acetylene, alkyne |
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everydayness | (noun) ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace | Synonyms: commonness, commonplaceness |
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farawayness | (noun) the property of being remote | Synonyms: farness, remoteness |
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gayness | (noun) a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex | Synonyms: homoeroticism, homosexualism, homosexuality, queerness |
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glueyness | (noun) the property of being cohesive and sticky | Synonyms: cohesiveness, gluiness, gumminess, ropiness, tackiness, viscidity, viscidness |
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grayness | (noun) a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black | Synonyms: gray, grey, greyness |
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greyness | (noun) a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black | Synonyms: gray, grayness, grey |
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groyne | (noun) a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away | Synonyms: breakwater, bulwark, groin, jetty, mole, seawall |
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gynecocracy | (noun) a political system governed by a woman | Synonyms: gynarchy |
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gynecologist | (noun) a specialist in gynecology | Synonyms: gynaecologist, woman's doctor |
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gynecology | (noun) the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women | Synonyms: gynaecology |
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gynecomastia | (noun) excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance or treatment with certain drugs (including some antihypertensives) | - |
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gyneolatry | (noun) the worship of women | Synonyms: gynaeolatry, woman-worship |
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langsyne | (noun) past times remembered with nostalgia | Synonyms: auld langsyne, good old days, lang syne, old times |
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polyneuritis | (noun) inflammation of many or all of the peripheral nerves (as in leprosy) | Synonyms: multiple neuritis |
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shyness | (noun) a feeling of fear of embarrassment | - |
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slyness | (noun) shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception | Synonyms: craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, wiliness |
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synecdoche | (noun) substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa | - |
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synechia | (noun) adhesions between the iris and the lens or cornea resulting from trauma or eye surgery or as a complication of glaucoma or cataract; can lead to blindness | - |
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syneresis | (noun) the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making) | Synonyms: synaeresis |
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(noun) the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong | Synonyms: synaeresis |
synergism | (noun) the theological doctrine that salvation results from the interaction of human will and divine grace | - |
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(noun) the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects | Synonyms: synergy |
synergist | (noun) a drug that augments the activity of another drug | - |
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synergy | (noun) the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects | Synonyms: synergism |
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synesthesia | (noun) a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated | Synonyms: synaesthesia |
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synezesis | (noun) the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis | Synonyms: synizesis |
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uppityness | (noun) assumption of airs beyond one's station | Synonyms: uppishness |
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wryneck | (noun) Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck | - |
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(noun) an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted | Synonyms: torticollis |