| abbacy
|
(noun) the jurisdiction or office of an abbot |
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| abbey
|
(noun) a church associated with a monastery or convent |
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| (noun) a convent ruled by an abbess |
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| (noun) a monastery ruled by an abbot |
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| abdominoplasty
|
(noun) cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach |
Synonyms:
tummy tuck |
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| aberrancy
|
(noun) a state or condition markedly different from the norm |
Synonyms:
aberration,
deviance,
aberrance |
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| abhenry
|
(noun) a unit of inductance equal to one billionth of a henry |
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| ability
|
(noun) the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment |
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| (noun) possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done |
Synonyms:
power |
| abiotrophy
|
(noun) a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury |
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| abnormalcy
|
(noun) an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies |
Synonyms:
abnormality |
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| abnormality
|
(noun) an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies |
Synonyms:
abnormalcy |
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| (noun) retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence |
Synonyms:
mental defectiveness |
| (noun) marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal |
Synonyms:
freakishness |
| (noun) behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality |
Synonyms:
irregularity |
| absorbency
|
(noun) the property of being absorbent |
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| absorptivity
|
(noun) (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body |
Synonyms:
absorption factor |
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| abstrusity
|
(noun) wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound |
Synonyms:
reconditeness,
profoundness,
profundity,
abstruseness |
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| absurdity
|
(noun) a message whose content is at variance with reason |
Synonyms:
ridiculousness,
absurdness |
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| (noun) a ludicrous folly |
Synonyms:
silliness,
fatuity,
fatuousness |
| academy
|
(noun) a secondary school (usually private) |
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| (noun) an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature |
Synonyms:
honorary society |
| (noun) a school for special training |
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| (noun) a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge |
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| acceptability
|
(noun) satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards |
Synonyms:
acceptableness |
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| accessary
|
(noun) someone who helps another person commit a crime |
Synonyms:
accessory |
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| accessibility
|
(noun) the quality of being at hand when needed |
Synonyms:
handiness,
availability,
availableness |
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| (noun) the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with |
Synonyms:
approachability |
| accessory
|
(noun) clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing |
Synonyms:
accouterment,
accoutrement |
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| (noun) a supplementary component that improves capability |
Synonyms:
supplement,
add-on,
appurtenance |
| (noun) someone who helps another person commit a crime |
Synonyms:
accessary |
| acclivity
|
(noun) an upward slope or grade (as in a road) |
Synonyms:
raise,
rise,
upgrade,
climb,
ascent |
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| accountability
|
(noun) responsibility to someone or for some activity |
Synonyms:
answerability,
answerableness |
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| accountancy
|
(noun) the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business |
Synonyms:
accounting |
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| accuracy
|
(noun) the quality of being near to the true value |
Synonyms:
truth |
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| (noun) (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number |
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| acephaly
|
(noun) absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters) |
Synonyms:
acephalia,
acephalism |
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| acerbity
|
(noun) a sharp bitterness |
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| (noun) a sharp sour taste |
Synonyms:
tartness |
| (noun) a rough and bitter manner |
Synonyms:
bitterness,
tartness,
jaundice,
acrimony,
thorniness |
| achievability
|
(noun) the state of being achievable |
Synonyms:
attainability,
attainableness |
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| achondroplasty
|
(noun) an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism |
Synonyms:
osteosclerosis congenita,
chondrodystrophy,
achondroplasia |
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| achromaticity
|
(noun) the visual property of being without chromatic color |
Synonyms:
colorlessness,
colourlessness,
achromatism |
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| acidimetry
|
(noun) volumetric analysis using standard solutions of acids to measure the amount of a base present |
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| acidity
|
(noun) the property of being acidic |
Synonyms:
sour,
sourness |
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| (noun) the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth |
Synonyms:
acidulousness |
| (noun) pH values below 7 |
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| acridity
|
(noun) having an acrid smell |
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| (noun) extreme bitterness |
Synonyms:
acridness |
| (noun) the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone |
Synonyms:
acridness |
| acrimony
|
(noun) a rough and bitter manner |
Synonyms:
bitterness,
tartness,
jaundice,
acerbity,
thorniness |
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| acrocephaly
|
(noun) a congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape |
Synonyms:
oxycephaly |
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| acromegaly
|
(noun) enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor) |
Synonyms:
acromegalia |
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| acrophony
|
(noun) naming a letter of the alphabet by using a word whose initial sound is the sound represented by that letter |
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| actinometry
|
(noun) measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays) |
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| actinotherapy
|
(noun) (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance |
Synonyms:
radiation,
irradiation,
radiation therapy,
radiotherapy |
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| activity
|
(noun) any specific behavior |
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| (noun) the state of being active |
Synonyms:
action,
activeness |
| (noun) an organic process that takes place in the body |
Synonyms:
bodily function,
bodily process,
body process |
| (noun) (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction |
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| (noun) a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |
Synonyms:
action,
natural action,
natural process |
| (noun) the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically |
Synonyms:
activeness |
| actuality
|
(noun) the state of actually existing objectively |
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| actuary
|
(noun) someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums) |
Synonyms:
statistician |
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| acuity
|
(noun) sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) |
Synonyms:
sharp-sightedness,
visual acuity |
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| (noun) a quick and penetrating intelligence |
Synonyms:
keenness,
sharpness,
acuteness |
| adactyly
|
(noun) congenital absence of fingers and/or toes |
Synonyms:
adactylia,
adactylism |
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| adaptability
|
(noun) the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances |
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| adenoidectomy
|
(noun) surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy |
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| adenomegaly
|
(noun) gland enlargement |
- |
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| adenopathy
|
(noun) a glandular disease or enlargement of glandular tissue (especially of the lymph glands) |
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| adequacy
|
(noun) the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: |
Synonyms:
adequateness |
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| (noun) the quality of being sufficient for the end in view |
Synonyms:
sufficiency |
| adhocracy
|
(noun) an organization with little or no structure |
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| adiabaticity
|
(noun) The condition of occurring without gain or loss of heat (and thus with no change in entropy, in the quasistatic approximation). |
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| adiposity
|
(noun) having the property of containing fat |
Synonyms:
adiposeness,
fattiness |
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| adjacency
|
(noun) the attribute of being so near as to be touching |
Synonyms:
contiguity,
contiguousness |
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| admirability
|
(noun) admirable excellence |
Synonyms:
wonderfulness,
admirableness |
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| admiralty
|
(noun) the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain) |
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| (noun) the office of admiral |
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| admissibility
|
(noun) acceptability by virtue of being admissible |
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| adorability
|
(noun) extreme attractiveness |
Synonyms:
adorableness |
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| adoxography
|
(noun) fine writing in praise of trivial or base subjects |
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|---|
| adrenalectomy
|
(noun) surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands |
Synonyms:
suprarenalectomy |
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| adultery
|
(noun) extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations |
Synonyms:
criminal conversation,
fornication |
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| adversary
|
(noun) someone who offers opposition |
Synonyms:
antagonist,
resister,
opponent,
opposer |
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| adversity
|
(noun) a state of misfortune or affliction |
Synonyms:
hardship,
hard knocks |
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| (noun) a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event |
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| advertency
|
(noun) the process of being heedful |
Synonyms:
advertence |
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| advisability
|
(noun) the quality of being advisable |
- |
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| advisory
|
(noun) an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat |
- |
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| advocacy
|
(noun) active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something |
Synonyms:
protagonism |
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| aerology
|
(noun) meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere; especially the upper layers |
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| aerophilately
|
(noun) the collection and study of airmail stamps |
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| aery
|
(noun) the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) |
Synonyms:
eyrie,
eyry,
aerie |
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| (noun) any habitation at a high altitude |
Synonyms:
eyrie,
eyry,
aerie |
| aetiology
|
(noun) the cause of a disease |
Synonyms:
etiology |
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| (noun) the philosophical study of causation |
Synonyms:
etiology |
| affability
|
(noun) a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) |
Synonyms:
geniality,
affableness,
amiability,
amiableness,
bonhomie |
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| affinity
|
(noun) (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody |
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| (noun) (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship |
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| (noun) (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts |
Synonyms:
phylogenetic relation |
| (noun) a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character |
Synonyms:
kinship |
| (noun) the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule |
Synonyms:
chemical attraction |
| (noun) inherent resemblance between persons or things |
- |
| (noun) a natural attraction or feeling of kinship |
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| affray
|
(noun) noisy quarrel |
Synonyms:
altercation,
fracas |
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| (noun) a noisy fight |
Synonyms:
ruffle,
disturbance,
fray |
| agency
|
(noun) an administrative unit of government |
Synonyms:
office,
authority,
government agency,
bureau,
federal agency |
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| (noun) a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties |
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| (noun) the state of being in action or exerting power |
- |
| (noun) the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent |
Synonyms:
representation,
delegacy |
| (noun) to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end |
Synonyms:
way,
means |
| agility
|
(noun) the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble |
Synonyms:
nimbleness,
legerity,
lightness,
lightsomeness |
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| agony
|
(noun) intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain |
Synonyms:
torment,
torture |
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| (noun) a state of acute pain |
Synonyms:
excruciation,
suffering |
| agreeability
|
(noun) a temperamental disposition to be agreeable |
Synonyms:
agreeableness |
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| agrimony
|
(noun) a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers |
Synonyms:
agrimonia |
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| agrobiology
|
(noun) the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield |
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|---|
| agrology
|
(noun) science of soils in relation to crops |
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|---|
| agronomy
|
(noun) the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production |
Synonyms:
scientific agriculture |
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| airway
|
(noun) a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines) |
Synonyms:
air duct,
air passage |
|---|
| (noun) a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another |
Synonyms:
skyway,
air lane,
flight path |
| (noun) the passages through which air enters and leaves the body |
Synonyms:
respiratory tract |
| (noun) a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers |
Synonyms:
airline,
airline business |
| alacrity
|
(noun) liveliness and eagerness |
Synonyms:
smartness,
briskness |
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| alchemy
|
(noun) the way two individuals relate to each other |
Synonyms:
chemistry,
interpersonal chemistry |
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| (noun) a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times |
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| alderfly
|
(noun) dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae |
Synonyms:
Sialis lutaria,
alder fly |
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| algidity
|
(noun) prostration characterized by cold and clammy skin and low blood pressure |
- |
|---|
| algology
|
(noun) the branch of botany that studies algae |
Synonyms:
phycology |
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| algometry
|
(noun) measuring sensitivity to pain or pressure |
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| alimony
|
(noun) court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated |
Synonyms:
maintenance |
|---|
| alkalimetry
|
(noun) volumetric analysis using standard solutions of alkali to measure the amount of acid present |
- |
|---|
| alkalinity
|
(noun) pH values above 7 |
- |
|---|
| alky
|
(noun) a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually |
Synonyms:
soaker,
souse,
dipsomaniac,
alcoholic,
boozer,
lush |
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| allegory
|
(noun) a short moral story (often with animal characters) |
Synonyms:
parable,
apologue,
fable |
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| (noun) a visible symbol representing an abstract idea |
Synonyms:
emblem |
| (noun) an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor |
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| allergology
|
(noun) the branch of medical science that studies the causes and treatment of allergies |
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|---|
| allergy
|
(noun) hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity |
Synonyms:
allergic reaction |
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| alley
|
(noun) a narrow street with walls on both sides |
Synonyms:
alleyway,
back street |
|---|
| (noun) a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins |
Synonyms:
skittle alley,
bowling alley |
| alleyway
|
(noun) a narrow street with walls on both sides |
Synonyms:
alley,
back street |
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| alloantibody
|
(noun) an antibody that occurs naturally against foreign tissues from a person of the same species |
Synonyms:
isoantibody |
|---|
| allogamy
|
(noun) cross-fertilization in plants |
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|---|
| allometry
|
(noun) the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole |
- |
|---|
| allopathy
|
(noun) the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself |
- |
|---|
| allopatry
|
(noun) the occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap |
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|---|
| allotropy
|
(noun) the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms |
Synonyms:
allotropism |
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