museum | (noun) a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value | - |
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mycelium | (noun) the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae | - |
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mycobacterium | (noun) rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases | Synonyms: mycobacteria |
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myocardium | (noun) the middle muscular layer of the heart wall | - |
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myometrium | (noun) the smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus | - |
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myxobacterium | (noun) bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste | Synonyms: gliding bacteria, myxobacter, myxobacteria, slime bacteria |
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nasturtium | (noun) flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings | - |
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(noun) any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers | - |
natatorium | (noun) pool that provides a facility for swimming | Synonyms: swimming bath, swimming pool |
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neodymium | (noun) a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium | Synonyms: atomic number 60, Nd |
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neopallium | (noun) the cortical part of the neencephalon | Synonyms: neocortex |
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neptunium | (noun) a radioactive transuranic metallic element; found in trace amounts in uranium ores; a by-product of the production of plutonium | Synonyms: atomic number 93, Np |
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neuroepithelium | (noun) epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings | - |
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ngultrum | (noun) the basic unit of money in Bhutan | - |
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niobium | (noun) a soft grey ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs in niobite; formerly called columbium | Synonyms: atomic number 41, Nb |
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nitrobacterium | (noun) any of the bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle; they oxidize ammonium compounds into nitrites or oxidize nitrites into nitrates | - |
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nobelium | (noun) a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known | Synonyms: atomic number 102, No |
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nostrum | (noun) patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable | - |
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(noun) hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists | Synonyms: catholicon, cure-all, panacea |
oakum | (noun) loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships | - |
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odium | (noun) hate coupled with disgust | Synonyms: abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, loathing |
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(noun) state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior | - |
odontoglossum | (noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors | - |
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olibanum | (noun) an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation | Synonyms: frankincense, gum olibanum, thus |
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omasum | (noun) the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant | Synonyms: psalterium, third stomach |
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omentum | (noun) a fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera | - |
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ommatidium | (noun) any of the numerous small cone-shaped eyes that make up the compound eyes of some arthropods | - |
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oncidium | (noun) any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants | Synonyms: butterfly orchid, butterfly plant, dancing lady orchid |
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operculum | (noun) a hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted | - |
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opium | (noun) an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy | - |
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opossum | (noun) nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America | Synonyms: possum |
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(noun) small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails | Synonyms: phalanger, possum |
opprobrium | (noun) a state of extreme dishonor | Synonyms: infamy |
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(noun) state of disgrace resulting from public abuse | Synonyms: obloquy |
optimum | (noun) most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances | - |
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origanum | (noun) any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings | - |
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osmiridium | (noun) a hard and corrosion resistant mineral that is a natural alloy of osmium and iridium (usually containing small amounts of rhodium and platinum); used in needles and pen nibs etc. | Synonyms: iridosmine |
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osmium | (noun) a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known | Synonyms: atomic number 76, Os |
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ossiculum | (noun) a small bone; especially one in the middle ear | Synonyms: bonelet, ossicle |
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ostensorium | (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration | Synonyms: monstrance |
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ovum | (noun) the female reproductive cell; the female gamete | Synonyms: egg cell |
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pablum | (noun) worthless or oversimplified ideas | Synonyms: pap |
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pabulum | (noun) insipid intellectual nourishment | - |
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(noun) any substance that can be used as food | Synonyms: comestible, eatable, edible, victual, victuals |
paleocerebellum | (noun) the anterior lobe of the cerebellum which was one of the earliest parts of the hindbrain to develop in mammals | - |
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paleostriatum | (noun) the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus | Synonyms: globus pallidus, pallidum |
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palladium | (noun) a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry | Synonyms: atomic number 46, Pd |
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pallidum | (noun) the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus | Synonyms: globus pallidus, paleostriatum |
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pallium | (noun) cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome | - |
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(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back | - |
(noun) (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell | Synonyms: mantle |
(noun) the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum | Synonyms: cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, cortex |
pandemonium | (noun) a state of extreme confusion and disorder | Synonyms: bedlam, chaos, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness |
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panjandrum | (noun) an important or influential (and often overbearing) person | Synonyms: dignitary, high-up, high muckamuck, very important person, VIP |
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paramecium | (noun) any member of the genus Paramecium | Synonyms: paramecia |
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parapodium | (noun) one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing | - |
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paspalum | (noun) tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States | Synonyms: dallis grass, dallisgrass, Paspalum dilatatum |
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pendulum | (noun) an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity | - |
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penetralium | (noun) the innermost parts | - |
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peplum | (noun) a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse | - |
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(noun) a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist | Synonyms: peplos, peplus |
pericardium | (noun) a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart | - |
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peridium | (noun) outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi | - |
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perigonium | (noun) collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils | Synonyms: chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone |
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perimysium | (noun) the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of muscle fibers | - |
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perineum | (noun) the general region between the anus and the genital organs | - |
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perineurium | (noun) the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of nerve fibers | - |
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periosteum | (noun) a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone | - |
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perithecium | (noun) flask-shaped ascocarp | - |
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perithelium | (noun) tissue layer around small blood vessels | - |
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peritoneum | (noun) a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera | - |
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petrolatum | (noun) a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication | Synonyms: mineral jelly, petroleum jelly |
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petroleum | (noun) a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons | Synonyms: crude, crude oil, fossil oil, oil, rock oil |
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phoenicophorium | (noun) latanier palm | Synonyms: genus Phoenicophorium |
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phylum | (noun) (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes | - |
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(noun) (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related | - |
pinetum | (noun) an area planted with pine trees or related conifers | - |
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planetarium | (noun) an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems | - |
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(noun) an optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome | - |
(noun) a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling | - |
plasmodium | (noun) parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans | Synonyms: malaria parasite, Plasmodium vivax |
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(noun) multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds | - |
platinum | (noun) a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits | Synonyms: atomic number 78, Pt |
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plectrum | (noun) a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument | Synonyms: pick, plectron |
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plenum | (noun) an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside | - |
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(noun) a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present | - |
plum | (noun) a highly desirable position or assignment | - |
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(noun) any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit | - |
(noun) any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone | Synonyms: plum tree |
plutonium | (noun) a solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239 | Synonyms: atomic number 94, Pu |
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podetium | (noun) an organ or body resembling a stalk; especially the outgrowth of the thallus of certain lichens on which the ascocarp is borne | - |
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podium | (noun) a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it | Synonyms: ambo, dais, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stump |
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polemonium | (noun) any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to Arctic regions | - |
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pollinium | (noun) a coherent mass of pollen grains (as in orchids) | - |
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polonium | (noun) a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor | Synonyms: atomic number 84, Po |
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pomatum | (noun) hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment | Synonyms: pomade |
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possum | (noun) nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America | Synonyms: opossum |
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(noun) small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails | Synonyms: opossum, phalanger |
potassium | (noun) a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite | Synonyms: atomic number 19, K |
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praesidium | (noun) a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session | Synonyms: presidium |
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praetorium | (noun) the tent of an ancient Roman general | Synonyms: pretorium |
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praseodymium | (noun) a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process | Synonyms: atomic number 59, Pr |
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precordium | (noun) the external surface of the body overlying the heart and stomach | - |
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premium | (noun) the amount that something in scarce supply is valued above its nominal value | - |
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(noun) payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military | Synonyms: bounty |
(noun) payment for insurance | Synonyms: insurance premium |
(noun) a fee charged for exchanging currencies | Synonyms: agio, agiotage, exchange premium |
(noun) a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc. | - |
presidium | (noun) a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session | Synonyms: praesidium |
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pretorium | (noun) the tent of an ancient Roman general | Synonyms: praetorium |
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primordium | (noun) an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development | Synonyms: anlage |
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promethium | (noun) a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group having no stable isotope; was discovered in radioactive form as a fission product of uranium | Synonyms: atomic number 61, Pm |
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promycelium | (noun) the basidium of various fungi | - |
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promythium | (noun) A section of text that comes before the story. | - |
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proscenium | (noun) the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater | Synonyms: proscenium wall |
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(noun) the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) | Synonyms: apron, forestage |
protactinium | (noun) a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead | Synonyms: atomic number 91, Pa, protoactinium |
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prothalamium | (noun) a song in celebration of a marriage | Synonyms: prothalamion |
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protoactinium | (noun) a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead | Synonyms: atomic number 91, Pa, protactinium |
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psalterium | (noun) the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant | Synonyms: omasum, third stomach |
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pseudopodium | (noun) temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion | Synonyms: pseudopod |
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psyllium | (noun) plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative | Synonyms: fleawort, Plantago psyllium, Spanish psyllium |
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pterygium | (noun) either of two thickened triangular layers of conjunctiva extending from the nasal edge of the eye to the cornea; it arises from irritation of the pinguecula | - |
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