| barbiturate | (noun) organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal | - |
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| barite | (noun) a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium | Synonyms: barium sulphate, barytes, heavy spar |
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| barrette | (noun) a pin for holding women's hair in place | - |
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| basidiomycete | (noun) any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota | Synonyms: basidiomycetous fungi |
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| baste | (noun) a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together | Synonyms: basting, basting stitch, tacking |
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| bastnaesite | (noun) a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements | Synonyms: bastnasite |
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| bastnasite | (noun) a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements | Synonyms: bastnaesite |
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| batholite | (noun) large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth | Synonyms: batholith, pluton, plutonic rock |
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| batiste | (noun) a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses | - |
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| bauxite | (noun) a clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an abrasive and catalyst | - |
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| bedlamite | (noun) an archaic term for a lunatic | - |
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| bedmate | (noun) a person with whom you share a bed | Synonyms: bedfellow |
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| belemnite | (noun) a conical calcareous fossil tapering to a point at one end and with a conical cavity at the other end containing (when unbroken) a small chambered phragmocone from the shell of any of numerous extinct cephalopods of the family Belemnitidae | - |
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| bentonite | (noun) an absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash | - |
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| benzoate | (noun) any salt or ester of benzoic acid | - |
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| bicarbonate | (noun) a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate | Synonyms: hydrogen carbonate |
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| bichromate | (noun) a salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid | Synonyms: dichromate |
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| billingsgate | (noun) foul-mouthed or obscene abuse | Synonyms: scurrility |
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| biotite | (noun) dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock | - |
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| biquadrate | (noun) an algebraic equation or function of the fourth degree | Synonyms: biquadratic, fourth power, quartic |
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| birthrate | (noun) the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year | Synonyms: birth rate, fertility, fertility rate, natality |
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| bisulfate | (noun) a salt or an ester of sulphuric acid with the chemical formula HSO4-. | Synonyms: hydrogen sulfate |
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| bitartrate | (noun) an acid tartrate; a hydrogen tartrate | - |
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| bite | (noun) the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws | Synonyms: chomp |
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| (noun) a portion removed from the whole | - |
| (noun) a strong odor or taste property | Synonyms: pungency, raciness, sharpness |
| (noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality | Synonyms: pungency |
| (noun) (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait | - |
| (noun) a light informal meal | Synonyms: collation, snack |
| (noun) a small amount of solid food; a mouthful | Synonyms: bit, morsel |
| (noun) a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person | - |
| (noun) a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin | Synonyms: insect bite, sting |
| biteplate | (noun) a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes | Synonyms: bite plate |
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| blastocyte | (noun) an undifferentiated embryonic cell | - |
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| blastomycete | (noun) any of various yeastlike budding fungi of the genus Blastomyces; cause disease in humans and other animals | - |
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| blatherskite | (noun) foolish gibberish | Synonyms: blather |
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| bobwhite | (noun) a popular North American game bird; named for its call | Synonyms: bobwhite quail, partridge |
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| boilerplate | (noun) thick plate iron used in the production of boilers | - |
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| (noun) standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories | - |
| bolete | (noun) any fungus of the family Boletaceae | - |
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| bookplate | (noun) a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted | Synonyms: ex libris |
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| borate | (noun) a salt or ester of boric acid | - |
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| bornite | (noun) a mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits | Synonyms: peacock ore |
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| borosilicate | (noun) a salt of boric and silicic acids | - |
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| breastplate | (noun) armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass | Synonyms: aegis, egis |
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| briquette | (noun) a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel | Synonyms: briquet |
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| brochette | (noun) a small spit or skewer | - |
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| bromate | (noun) a chemical compound that contains the bromate ion. | - |
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| brunette | (noun) a person with dark (brown) hair | Synonyms: brunet |
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| brute | (noun) a living organism characterized by voluntary movement | Synonyms: animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna |
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| (noun) a cruelly rapacious person | Synonyms: beast, savage, wildcat, wolf |
| bryophyte | (noun) any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta | Synonyms: nonvascular plant |
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| bunkmate | (noun) someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself | - |
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| burette | (noun) measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration | Synonyms: buret |
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| butte | (noun) a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides | - |
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| byte | (noun) a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information | - |
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| calcite | (noun) a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone | - |
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| caliphate | (noun) the office of a caliph | - |
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| (noun) the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph | - |
| campmate | (noun) someone who lives in the same camp you do | - |
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| campsite | (noun) a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent | Synonyms: bivouac, campground, camping area, camping ground, camping site, encampment |
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| candidate | (noun) someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) | Synonyms: prospect |
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| (noun) a politician who is running for public office | Synonyms: campaigner, nominee |
| capitate | (noun) the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus | Synonyms: capitate bone, os capitatum |
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| capote | (noun) a long cloak with a hood that can be pulled over the head | Synonyms: hooded cloak |
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| (noun) a long overcoat with a hood that can be pulled over the head | Synonyms: hooded coat |
| carbamate | (noun) a salt (or ester) of carbamic acid | - |
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| carbohydrate | (noun) an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain | Synonyms: saccharide, sugar |
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| carbonate | (noun) a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3) | - |
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| cardinalate | (noun) the office of cardinal | Synonyms: cardinalship |
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| (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) the body of all cardinals of the church; elects and advises the pope | Synonyms: College of Cardinals, Sacred College, Sacred College of Cardinals |
| carinate | (noun) birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles | Synonyms: carinate bird, flying bird |
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| carnallite | (noun) a white or reddish mineral consisting of hydrous chlorides of potassium and magnesium; used as a fertilizer and as a source of potassium and magnesium | - |
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| carnotite | (noun) a yellow radioactive mineral; an ore of uranium and radium and vanadium | - |
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| carte | (noun) a list of dishes available at a restaurant | Synonyms: bill of fare, card, carte du jour, menu |
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| cassette | (noun) a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video | - |
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| cassiterite | (noun) a hard heavy dark mineral that is the chief source of tin | - |
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| caste | (noun) in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony | - |
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| (noun) a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth | - |
| (noun) (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity | - |
| (noun) social status or position conferred by a system based on class | - |
| castrate | (noun) a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction | Synonyms: eunuch |
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| catamite | (noun) a boy who submits to a sexual relationship with a man | - |
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| caudate | (noun) amphibians that resemble lizards | Synonyms: urodele |
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| (noun) a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain | Synonyms: caudate nucleus |
| celestite | (noun) a mineral consisting of strontium sulphate | - |
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| celibate | (noun) an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity | - |
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| cellulite | (noun) lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc. | - |
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| cementite | (noun) a chemical compound that is a constituent of steel and cast iron; very hard and brittle | Synonyms: iron carbide |
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| cenobite | (noun) a member of a religious order living in common | Synonyms: coenobite |
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| cephalochordate | (noun) fish-like animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column | - |
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| cerate | (noun) a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin | - |
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| certificate | (noun) a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts | Synonyms: certification, credential, credentials |
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| (noun) a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends | Synonyms: security |
| cerussite | (noun) a mineral consisting of lead carbonate that is an important source of lead | Synonyms: white lead ore |
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| ceylonite | (noun) a dark-colored spinel containing iron | Synonyms: pleonaste |
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| chabasite | (noun) a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum | Synonyms: chabazite |
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| chabazite | (noun) a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum | Synonyms: chabasite |
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| chalcanthite | (noun) hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate | Synonyms: blue copperas, blue stone, blue vitriol |
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| chalcocite | (noun) a heavy grey mineral that is an ore of copper | Synonyms: copper glance |
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| chalcopyrite | (noun) a yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper and iron sulfide | Synonyms: copper pyrites |
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| chalybite | (noun) iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate | Synonyms: siderite |
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| chamosite | (noun) a greenish grey or black silicate of iron and aluminum | - |
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| charlotte | (noun) a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard | - |
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| cheapskate | (noun) a miserly person | Synonyms: tightwad |
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| checkmate | (noun) a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king | Synonyms: mate |
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| (noun) complete victory | - |
| chelate | (noun) a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions | Synonyms: chelate compound |
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| chlorate | (noun) any salt of chloric acid | - |
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| chlorite | (noun) a generally green or black mineral; it occurs as a constituent of many rocks typically in the form of a flat crystal | - |
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| chlorophyte | (noun) algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water | Synonyms: green algae |
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| chloroplatinate | (noun) any salt of chloroplatinic acid. | - |
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| choanocyte | (noun) any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of cytoplasm around the flagellum; they maintain a flow of water through the body | Synonyms: collar cell |
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| chocolate | (noun) a medium brown to dark-brown color | Synonyms: burnt umber, coffee, deep brown, umber |
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| (noun) a food made from roasted ground cacao beans | - |
| (noun) a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot | Synonyms: cocoa, drinking chocolate, hot chocolate |
| chondrite | (noun) a rock of meteoric origin containing chondrules | - |
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| chordate | (noun) any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column | - |
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| chromate | (noun) any salt or ester of chromic acid | - |
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| chromite | (noun) a brownish-black mineral; the major source of chromium | - |
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| chrysolite | (noun) a brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone | - |
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| chute | (noun) sloping channel through which things can descend | Synonyms: slide, slideway, sloping trough |
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| (noun) rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall | Synonyms: parachute |