alendronate | (noun) a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause | Synonyms: Fosamax |
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caldron | (noun) a very large pot that is used for boiling | Synonyms: cauldron |
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cauldron | (noun) a very large pot that is used for boiling | Synonyms: caldron |
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chaldron | (noun) a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels | - |
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decahedron | (noun) any polyhedron having ten plane faces | - |
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dodecahedron | (noun) any polyhedron having twelve plane faces | - |
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dronabinol | (noun) psychoactive substance present in marijuana; used therapeutically to control nausea associated with cancer therapy | - |
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drone | (noun) stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen | - |
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(noun) a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone | Synonyms: bourdon, drone pipe |
(noun) an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control | Synonyms: pilotless aircraft, radio-controlled aircraft |
(noun) an unchanging intonation | Synonyms: droning, monotone |
(noun) someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind | Synonyms: dawdler, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer |
(verb) talk in a monotonous voice | Synonyms: drone on |
(verb) make a monotonous low dull sound | - |
droning | (noun) an unchanging intonation | Synonyms: drone, monotone |
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epidendron | (noun) any of various orchids of the genus Epidendrum | - |
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hadron | (noun) any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles | - |
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hexahedron | (noun) any polyhedron having six plane faces | - |
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hydronephrosis | (noun) accumulation of urine in the kidney because of an obstruction in the ureter | - |
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icosahedron | (noun) any polyhedron having twenty plane faces | - |
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madrona | (noun) evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning | Synonyms: Arbutus menziesii, madrono, manzanita |
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madrono | (noun) evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning | Synonyms: Arbutus menziesii, madrona, manzanita |
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norethindrone | (noun) a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis | Synonyms: norethandrolone, norethindrone acetate, Norlutin |
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octahedron | (noun) any polyhedron having eight plane faces | - |
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padrone | (noun) an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy | - |
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(noun) an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S. | - |
pentahedron | (noun) any polyhedron having five plane faces | - |
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philodendron | (noun) often grown as a houseplant | - |
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polyhedron | (noun) a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces | - |
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rhododendron | (noun) any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers | - |
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rhombohedron | (noun) a parallelepiped bounded by six similar faces (either rhombuses or parallelograms) | - |
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squadron | (noun) an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group | - |
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(noun) a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms | - |
(noun) a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task | - |
tetrahedron | (noun) any polyhedron having four plane faces | - |
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trapezohedron | (noun) a polyhedron whose faces are trapeziums | - |
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