adrenaline | (noun) a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action | Synonyms: Adrenalin, epinephrin, epinephrine |
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aline | (verb) place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight | Synonyms: adjust, align, line up |
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alinement | (noun) an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty | Synonyms: alignment, alliance, coalition |
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alkaline | (adjective) relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7 | Synonyms: alkalic |
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alkalinise | (verb) make (a substance) alkaline | Synonyms: alkalinize |
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(verb) become alkaline | Synonyms: alkalinize |
alkalinity | (noun) pH values above 7 | - |
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alkalinize | (verb) make (a substance) alkaline | Synonyms: alkalinise |
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(verb) become alkaline | Synonyms: alkalinise |
alkalinuria | (noun) a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline | Synonyms: alkaluria |
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amygdalin | (noun) a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds | - |
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amygdaline | (adjective) related to or resembling an almond | - |
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annealing | (noun) hardening something by heat treatment | Synonyms: tempering |
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appealing | (adjective) able to attract interest or draw favorable attention | - |
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(adjective) (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings | Synonyms: likable, likeable, sympathetic |
appealingly | (adverb) in an appealing manner | - |
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appealingness | (noun) attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates | Synonyms: appeal, charm |
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bubaline | (adjective) relating to or resembling a buffalo | - |
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concealing | (adjective) covering or hiding | - |
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(noun) the activity of keeping something secret | Synonyms: concealment, hiding |
copaline | (noun) partly mineralized copal dug from the ground | Synonyms: copalite, fossil copal |
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dealing | (noun) method or manner of conduct in relation to others | - |
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(noun) the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) | Synonyms: dealings, transaction |
dealings | (noun) the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) | Synonyms: dealing, transaction |
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(noun) social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with') | Synonyms: traffic |
(noun) mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups | Synonyms: relations |
desalinate | (verb) remove salt from | Synonyms: desalinise, desalinize, desalt |
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desalination | (noun) the removal of salt (especially from sea water) | Synonyms: desalinisation, desalinization |
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desalinisation | (noun) the removal of salt (especially from sea water) | Synonyms: desalination, desalinization |
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desalinise | (verb) remove salt from | Synonyms: desalinate, desalinize, desalt |
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desalinization | (noun) the removal of salt (especially from sea water) | Synonyms: desalination, desalinisation |
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desalinize | (verb) remove salt from | Synonyms: desalinate, desalinise, desalt |
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destalinisation | (noun) social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor | Synonyms: de-Stalinisation, de-Stalinization, destalinization |
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destalinise | (verb) counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism | Synonyms: destalinize |
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destalinization | (noun) social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor | Synonyms: de-Stalinisation, de-Stalinization, destalinisation |
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destalinize | (verb) counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism | Synonyms: destalinise |
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digitalin | (noun) a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove | Synonyms: digitalis, digitalis glycoside |
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enkephalin | (noun) an endorphin having opiate qualities that occurs in the brain and spinal cord and elsewhere | - |
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extralinguistic | (adjective) not included within the realm of language | - |
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formalin | (noun) a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens | Synonyms: formol |
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galingale | (noun) European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots | Synonyms: Cyperus longus, galangal |
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glyoxaline | (noun) an organic base C3H4N2; a histamine inhibitor | Synonyms: imidazole, iminazole |
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healing | (adjective) tending to cure or restore to health | Synonyms: alterative, curative, remedial, sanative, therapeutic |
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(noun) the natural process by which the body repairs itself | - |
hyalin | (noun) a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions | Synonyms: hyaline |
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hyaline | (adjective) resembling glass in transparency or translucency | Synonyms: hyaloid |
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(noun) a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions | Synonyms: hyalin |
hyalinisation | (noun) the state of being hyaline or having become hyaline | Synonyms: hyalinization |
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hyalinization | (noun) the state of being hyaline or having become hyaline | Synonyms: hyalinisation |
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intralinguistic | (adjective) within a particular language | - |
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keratohyalin | (noun) hyaline in the large granules of the stratum granulosum | - |
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malinger | (verb) avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill | Synonyms: skulk |
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malingerer | (noun) someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity | Synonyms: shammer, skulker |
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malingering | (noun) evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated | Synonyms: skulking |
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malinois | (noun) fawn-colored short-haired sheepdog | - |
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mescaline | (noun) the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons | Synonyms: peyote |
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nonalinement | (noun) people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty | Synonyms: nonalignment |
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noradrenaline | (noun) a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses | Synonyms: norepinephrine |
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opaline | (adjective) having a play of lustrous rainbow colors | Synonyms: iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, pearlescent |
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palindrome | (noun) a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward | - |
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paling | (noun) a fence made of upright pickets | Synonyms: picket fence |
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palingenesis | (noun) emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species | Synonyms: recapitulation |
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palingenetic | (adjective) of or relating to palingenesis | - |
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pealing | (noun) a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) | Synonyms: peal, roll, rolling |
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praline | (noun) cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans | - |
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ptyalin | (noun) an amylase secreted in saliva | - |
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realine | (verb) align anew or better | Synonyms: realign |
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revealing | (adjective) showing or making known | - |
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(adjective) disclosing unintentionally something concealed | Synonyms: telling, telltale |
(noun) the speech act of making something evident | Synonyms: disclosure, revelation |
rosemaling | (noun) a Scandinavian style of carved or painted decoration (as on furniture or walls or dinnerware) consisting of floral motifs | - |
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salinate | (verb) make salty | - |
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saline | (adjective) containing salt | - |
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(noun) an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water | Synonyms: saline solution |
salinity | (noun) the relative proportion of salt in a solution | Synonyms: brininess |
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(noun) the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth | Synonyms: salt, saltiness |
salinometer | (noun) a hydrometer that determines the concentration of salt solutions by measuring their density | - |
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scaliness | (noun) the property of being scaly | - |
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scaling | (noun) act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale | - |
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(noun) the act of arranging in a graduated series | Synonyms: grading |
(noun) ascent by or as if by a ladder | - |
sealing | (noun) the act of treating something to make it repel water | Synonyms: waterproofing |
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sepaline | (adjective) resembling or characteristic of a sepal | Synonyms: sepaloid |
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sertraline | (noun) a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Zoloft) | Synonyms: Zoloft |
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signaling | (noun) any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message | Synonyms: sign, signal, signalling |
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spiraling | (adjective) in the shape of a coil | Synonyms: coiling, helical, spiral, spiralling, turbinate, volute, voluted, whorled |
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squealing | (adjective) having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge | Synonyms: screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky |
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stalinise | (verb) transform in accordance with Stalin's policies | Synonyms: stalinize |
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stalinize | (verb) transform in accordance with Stalin's policies | Synonyms: stalinise |
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stealing | (noun) the act of taking something from someone unlawfully | Synonyms: larceny, theft, thievery, thieving |
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(noun) avoiding detection by moving carefully | Synonyms: stealth |
teetotaling | (noun) abstaining from alcohol | Synonyms: teetotalism |
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tourmaline | (noun) a mineral that is a complex borosilicate and hydroxide of aluminum containing iron and magnesium and calcium and lithium and sodium; it is usually black but occurs in transparent colored forms that are used as gemstones | - |
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unappealing | (adjective) not able to attract favorable attention | - |
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(adjective) (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings | Synonyms: unlikable, unlikeable, unsympathetic |
unappealingly | (adverb) in an unappealing manner | - |
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valine | (noun) an essential amino acid found in proteins; important for growth in children and nitrogen balance in adults | - |
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