amphictyony | (noun) an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center | - |
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antibaryon | (noun) the antiparticle of a baryon; a hadron with a baryon number of -1 | - |
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baryon | (noun) any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1 | Synonyms: heavy particle |
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bayonet | (noun) a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon | - |
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booyong | (noun) large tree of Australasia | Synonyms: brown oak, crow's foot, Heritiera trifoliolata, red beech, silky elm, stave wood, Terrietia trifoliolata |
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bryony | (noun) a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties | Synonyms: briony |
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canyon | (noun) a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall | Synonyms: canon |
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canyonside | (noun) the steeply sloping side of a canyon | - |
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crayon | (noun) writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing | Synonyms: wax crayon |
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cryonics | (noun) the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life | - |
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dacryon | (noun) the craniometric point at the junction of the anterior border of the lacrimal bone with the frontal bone | - |
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halcyon | (noun) a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves | - |
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karyon | (noun) a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction | Synonyms: cell nucleus, nucleus |
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mayonnaise | (noun) egg yolks and oil and vinegar | Synonyms: mayo |
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myonecrosis | (noun) localized death of muscle cell fibers | - |
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ophryon | (noun) the craniometric point in the midline of the forehead immediately above the orbits | - |
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pinyon | (noun) any of several low-growing pines of western North America | Synonyms: pinon |
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procyonid | (noun) plantigrade carnivorous mammals | - |
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rayon | (noun) a synthetic silklike fabric | - |
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rayons | (noun) women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk) | Synonyms: nylon stocking, nylons, rayon stocking, silk stocking |
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sabayon | (noun) light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled | Synonyms: zabaglione |
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sayonara | (noun) a farewell remark | Synonyms: adieu, adios, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bye-bye, bye, cheerio, good-by, good-bye, good day, goodby, goodbye, so long |
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toyon | (noun) ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia | Synonyms: Christmas berry, Christmasberry, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Photinia arbutifolia, tollon |
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