bouillon | (noun) a clear seasoned broth | - |
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carillon | (noun) playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower | Synonyms: bell ringing, carillon playing |
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(noun) set of bells hung in a bell tower | - |
chinchillon | (noun) gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas | Synonyms: Lagostomus maximus, viscacha |
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clon | (noun) a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction | Synonyms: clone |
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colon | (noun) the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted | - |
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(noun) a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter) | - |
(noun) the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos | Synonyms: Costa Rican colon |
(noun) the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos | Synonyms: El Salvadoran colon |
decathlon | (noun) an athletic contest consisting of ten different events | - |
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diencephalon | (noun) the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon | Synonyms: betweenbrain, interbrain, thalmencephalon |
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echelon | (noun) a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset | - |
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(noun) a body of troops arranged in a line | - |
(noun) status in a society or organization | - |
encephalon | (noun) that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord | Synonyms: brain |
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epipelon | (noun) cyanobacteria and eukaryotic algae that live on or in association with fine-grained substrata. | - |
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epixylon | (noun) organisms that are attached to submerged wood surfaces in aquatic ecosystems. | - |
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epsilon | (noun) the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet | - |
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felon | (noun) someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime | Synonyms: criminal, crook, malefactor, outlaw |
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(noun) a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail | Synonyms: whitlow |
gallon | (noun) United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters | Synonyms: gal |
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(noun) a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters | Synonyms: congius, Imperial gallon |
halon | (noun) a compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought to release bromine that depletes the ozone layer | - |
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megacolon | (noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung's disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate) | - |
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melon | (noun) any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh | - |
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(noun) any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons, watermelons, cantaloupes, cucumbers | Synonyms: melon vine |
merlon | (noun) a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement | - |
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mesencephalon | (noun) the middle portion of the brain | Synonyms: midbrain |
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mesocolon | (noun) mesentery that holds the lower colon to the dorsal abdominal wall | - |
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metencephalon | (noun) the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum | - |
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moufflon | (noun) wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia | Synonyms: mouflon, Ovis musimon |
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mouflon | (noun) wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia | Synonyms: moufflon, Ovis musimon |
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muskmelon | (noun) the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers | Synonyms: sweet melon |
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(noun) any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell | Synonyms: Cucumis melo, sweet melon, sweet melon vine |
myelencephalon | (noun) the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults | - |
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neencephalon | (noun) the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts | Synonyms: neoencephalon |
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neoencephalon | (noun) the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts | Synonyms: neencephalon |
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nylon | (noun) a group of synthetic fabrics, known generically as aliphatic polyamides | - |
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(noun) a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient synthetic fibers | - |
paddymelon | (noun) small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea | Synonyms: pademelon |
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pademelon | (noun) small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea | Synonyms: paddymelon |
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palaeencephalon | (noun) the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex | Synonyms: paleencephalon, paleoencephalon |
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paleencephalon | (noun) the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex | Synonyms: palaeencephalon, paleoencephalon |
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paleoencephalon | (noun) the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex | Synonyms: palaeencephalon, paleencephalon |
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papillon | (noun) small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black-spotted brown to white coat | - |
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pentathlon | (noun) an athletic contest consisting of five different events | - |
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prosencephalon | (noun) the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube | Synonyms: forebrain |
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pylon | (noun) a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines | Synonyms: power pylon |
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(noun) a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race | - |
rhinencephalon | (noun) a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior | Synonyms: olfactory brain |
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rhombencephalon | (noun) the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem | Synonyms: hindbrain |
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salon | (noun) elegant sitting room where guests are received | - |
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(noun) gallery where works of art can be displayed | - |
(noun) a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work | Synonyms: beauty parlor, beauty parlour, beauty salon, beauty shop |
schizopetalon | (noun) a dainty South American annual having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers | Synonyms: Schizopetalon walkeri |
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semicolon | (noun) a punctuation mark (;) used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period | - |
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shallon | (noun) small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-sized berries | Synonyms: Gaultheria shallon, salal |
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solon | (noun) a person who is a respected leader in national or international affairs | Synonyms: national leader |
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stolon | (noun) a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips | Synonyms: offset, runner |
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talon | (noun) a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey | - |
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telencephalon | (noun) the anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and related parts of the hypothalamus | - |
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thalmencephalon | (noun) the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon | Synonyms: betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain |
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tiglon | (noun) offspring of a male tiger and a female lion | Synonyms: tigon |
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tollon | (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, toyon |
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upsilon | (noun) the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet | - |
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watermelon | (noun) large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp | - |
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(noun) an African melon | Synonyms: Citrullus vulgaris, watermelon vine |