| calcitonin | (noun) thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone | Synonyms: thyrocalcitonin |
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| capacitor | (noun) an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge | Synonyms: capacitance, condenser, electrical condenser |
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| citole | (noun) a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings | Synonyms: cither, cithern, cittern, gittern |
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| duplicitous | (adjective) marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | Synonyms: ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, double-faced, double-tongued, Janus-faced, two-faced |
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| excitotoxin | (noun) any of a group of neurologically active compounds, such as glutamate and aspartame, that have detrimental excitatory effects on the central nervous system when taken in high concentrations. | - |
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| felicitous | (adjective) exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style | - |
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| (adjective) marked by good fortune | Synonyms: happy |
| felicitously | (adverb) in a felicitous manner | - |
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| felicitousness | (noun) pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression) | Synonyms: felicity |
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| infelicitous | (adjective) not appropriate in application; defective | - |
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| (adjective) marked by or producing unhappiness | Synonyms: unhappy |
| infelicitously | (adverb) in an infelicitous manner | - |
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| oversolicitous | (adjective) excessively solicitous | - |
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| solicitor | (noun) a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents | - |
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| (noun) a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes | Synonyms: canvasser |
| solicitorship | (noun) the position of solicitor | - |
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| solicitous | (adjective) showing hovering attentiveness | - |
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| (adjective) full of anxiety and concern | - |
| solicitously | (adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner | - |
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| solicitousness | (noun) a feeling of excessive concern | Synonyms: solicitude |
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| thyrocalcitonin | (noun) thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone | Synonyms: calcitonin |
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