| cholecystectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain) | - |
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| cholecystitis | (noun) inflammation of the gall bladder | - |
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| cholecystokinin | (noun) a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of pancreatic enzymes and the contraction and emptying of the gall bladder; its release is stimulated by the presence of fatty acids and amino acids in the small intestine | - |
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| fleecy | (adjective) (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing | Synonyms: brushed, napped |
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| homothecy | (noun) (mathematics) an isotropic scaling transformation of an affine space with a single fixed point. | Synonyms: homothety |
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| pelecypod | (adjective) bivalve | Synonyms: lamellibranch, pelecypodous |
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| (noun) marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together | Synonyms: bivalve, lamellibranch |
| pelecypodous | (adjective) bivalve | Synonyms: lamellibranch, pelecypod |
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| prophecy | (noun) knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) | Synonyms: prognostication, vaticination |
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| (noun) a prediction uttered under divine inspiration | Synonyms: divination |
| recyclable | (adjective) capable of being used again | Synonyms: reclaimable, reusable |
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| recycle | (verb) use again after processing | Synonyms: reprocess, reuse |
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| (verb) cause to repeat a cycle | - |
| recycling | (noun) the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products | - |
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| (noun) used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products | - |
| secrecy | (noun) the trait of keeping things secret | Synonyms: secretiveness, silence |
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| (noun) the condition of being concealed or hidden | Synonyms: concealment, privacy, privateness |