acentric | (adjective) lacking a centromere | - |
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(adjective) not centered or having no center | - |
acrocentric | (adjective) having a subterminal centromere | - |
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anthropocentric | (adjective) human-centered | - |
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anthropocentricity | (noun) an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values | Synonyms: anthropocentrism |
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anthropocentrism | (noun) an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values | Synonyms: anthropocentricity |
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atrioventricular | (adjective) relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart | Synonyms: auriculoventricular |
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auriculoventricular | (adjective) relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart | Synonyms: atrioventricular |
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bicentric | (adjective) having two centers | - |
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carpentry | (noun) the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood | Synonyms: woodwork, woodworking |
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central | (adjective) in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area | - |
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(adjective) serving as an essential component | Synonyms: cardinal, fundamental, key, primal |
(noun) a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication | Synonyms: exchange, telephone exchange |
centralisation | (noun) the act of consolidating power under a central control | Synonyms: centralization |
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(noun) gathering to a center | Synonyms: centralization |
centralise | (verb) make central | Synonyms: centralize, concentrate |
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centralised | (adjective) drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority | Synonyms: centralized |
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centralising | (adjective) tending to draw to a central point | Synonyms: centralizing |
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centralism | (noun) the political policy of concentrating power in a central organization | - |
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centralist | (adjective) advocating centralization | Synonyms: centralistic |
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centralistic | (adjective) advocating centralization | Synonyms: centralist |
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centrality | (noun) the property of being central | - |
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centralization | (noun) the act of consolidating power under a central control | Synonyms: centralisation |
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(noun) gathering to a center | Synonyms: centralisation |
centralize | (verb) make central | Synonyms: centralise, concentrate |
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centralized | (adjective) drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority | Synonyms: centralised |
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centralizing | (adjective) tending to draw to a central point | Synonyms: centralising |
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centrally | (adverb) in or near or toward a center or according to a central role or function | - |
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centrarchid | (noun) small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies, black bass, bluegills, pumpkinseed | Synonyms: sunfish |
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centre | (adjective) of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually | Synonyms: center |
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(noun) a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game | Synonyms: center |
(noun) (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play | Synonyms: center |
(noun) the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game | Synonyms: center |
(noun) a building dedicated to a particular activity | Synonyms: center |
(noun) the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher | Synonyms: center, center field, centerfield |
(noun) mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace | Synonyms: center, mall, plaza, shopping center, shopping centre, shopping mall |
(noun) a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process | Synonyms: center, nerve center, nerve centre |
(noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | Synonyms: center, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum |
(noun) the object upon which interest and attention focuses | Synonyms: center, center of attention, centre of attention |
(noun) the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering | Synonyms: center |
(noun) politically moderate persons; centrists | Synonyms: center |
(noun) the middle of a military or naval formation | Synonyms: center |
(noun) a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure | Synonyms: center, midpoint |
(noun) an area that is approximately central within some larger region | Synonyms: center, eye, heart, middle |
(noun) a place where some particular activity is concentrated | Synonyms: center |
(noun) (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback | Synonyms: center, snapper |
(noun) (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team | Synonyms: center |
(noun) (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team | Synonyms: center |
(adjective) equally distant from the extremes | Synonyms: center, halfway, middle, midway |
(verb) direct one's attention on something | Synonyms: center, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet |
(verb) move into the center | Synonyms: center |
(verb) center upon | Synonyms: center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around |
centreboard | (noun) a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward | Synonyms: centerboard, drop keel, sliding keel |
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centred | (adjective) being or placed in the center | Synonyms: centered |
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centrefold | (noun) a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature | Synonyms: centerfold |
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centrepiece | (noun) something placed at the center of something else (as on a table) | Synonyms: centerpiece |
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(noun) the central or most important feature | Synonyms: centerpiece |
centrex | (noun) (CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange | - |
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centric | (adjective) having or situated at or near a center | Synonyms: centrical |
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centrical | (adjective) having or situated at or near a center | Synonyms: centric |
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centrifugal | (adjective) tending to move away from a center | - |
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(adjective) tending away from centralization, as of authority | - |
(adjective) conveying information to the muscles from the CNS | Synonyms: motor |
centrifugate | (verb) rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids | Synonyms: centrifuge |
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centrifugation | (noun) the process of separating substances of different densities by the use of a centrifuge | - |
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centrifuge | (noun) an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension | Synonyms: extractor, separator |
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(verb) rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids | Synonyms: centrifugate |
centring | (noun) (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back | Synonyms: centering, snap |
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(noun) the concentration of attention or energy on something | Synonyms: centering, direction, focal point, focus, focusing, focussing |
centriole | (noun) one of a pair of small cylindrical cell organelles near the nucleus in animal cells; composed of nine triplet microtubules and form the asters during mitosis | - |
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centripetal | (adjective) tending to move toward a center | - |
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(adjective) of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system | Synonyms: receptive, sensory |
(adjective) tending to unify | Synonyms: unifying |
centrism | (noun) a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action | Synonyms: moderatism |
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centrist | (adjective) supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative | Synonyms: middle-of-the-road |
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(noun) a person who takes a position in the political center | Synonyms: middle of the roader, moderate, moderationist |
centroid | (noun) the center of mass of an object of uniform density | - |
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centroidal | (adjective) of or relating to (especially passing through) a centroid | - |
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centromere | (noun) a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape | Synonyms: kinetochore |
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centromeric | (adjective) pertaining to the dense specialized portion of a chromosome to which the spindle attaches during mitosis | - |
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centrosome | (noun) small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules | Synonyms: central body |
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centrosomic | (adjective) of or relating to a centrosome | - |
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centrosymmetric | (adjective) having a symmetrical arrangement of radiating parts about a central point | Synonyms: radially symmetrical |
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centrum | (noun) the main body of a vertebra | - |
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concentrate | (noun) a concentrated example of something | - |
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(noun) a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water | - |
(noun) the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore | Synonyms: dressed ore |
(verb) cook until very little liquid is left | Synonyms: boil down, reduce |
(verb) make denser, stronger, or purer | - |
(verb) make central | Synonyms: centralise, centralize |
(verb) be cooked until very little liquid is left | Synonyms: boil down, decoct, reduce |
(verb) make more concise | Synonyms: condense, digest |
(verb) compress or concentrate | Synonyms: condense, contract |
(verb) direct one's attention on something | Synonyms: center, centre, focus, pore, rivet |
(verb) draw together or meet in one common center | - |
concentrated | (adjective) gathered together or made less diffuse | - |
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(adjective) (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source | Synonyms: hard |
(adjective) being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance | Synonyms: saturated |
(adjective) intensely focused | - |
(adjective) of or relating to a solution whose dilution has been reduced | - |
concentration | (noun) strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material | - |
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(noun) bringing together military forces | - |
(noun) great and constant diligence and attention | Synonyms: assiduity, assiduousness |
(noun) the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume | - |
(noun) the spatial property of being crowded together | Synonyms: compactness, denseness, density, tightness |
(noun) complete attention; intense mental effort | Synonyms: absorption, engrossment, immersion |
(noun) increase in density | - |
concentre | (verb) bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions | Synonyms: concenter, focalise, focalize, focus |
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concentric | (adjective) having a common center | Synonyms: concentrical, homocentric |
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concentrical | (adjective) having a common center | Synonyms: concentric, homocentric |
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concentricity | (noun) the quality of having the same center (as circles inside one another) | - |
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decentralisation | (noun) the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments | Synonyms: decentralization |
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decentralise | (verb) make less central | Synonyms: decentralize, deconcentrate |
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decentralised | (adjective) withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities | Synonyms: decentralized |
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decentralising | (adjective) tending away from a central point | Synonyms: decentralizing |
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decentralization | (noun) the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments | Synonyms: decentralisation |
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(noun) the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts | Synonyms: decentalisation |
decentralize | (verb) make less central | Synonyms: decentralise, deconcentrate |
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decentralized | (adjective) withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities | Synonyms: decentralised |
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decentralizing | (adjective) tending away from a central point | Synonyms: decentralising |
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decentration | (noun) Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development where a child slowly moves away from an egocentric world to a world shared with others. | Synonyms: decentering |
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deconcentrate | (verb) make less central | Synonyms: decentralise, decentralize |
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dorsoventral | (adjective) extending from the back to the belly | - |
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dorsoventrally | (adverb) in a dorsoventral direction | - |
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eccentric | (adjective) not having a common center; not concentric | Synonyms: nonconcentric |
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(adjective) conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual | Synonyms: bizarre, flakey, flaky, freakish, freaky, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre |
(noun) a person with an unusual or odd personality | Synonyms: eccentric person, flake, geek, oddball |
(noun) a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) | Synonyms: case, character, type |
eccentrically | (adverb) not symmetrically with respect to the center | - |
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(adverb) in an eccentric or bizarre manner | - |
eccentricity | (noun) strange and unconventional behavior | - |
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(noun) a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path | - |
(noun) (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis | - |
egocentric | (adjective) concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others | Synonyms: egoistic, egoistical, self-centered, self-centred, self-seeking, self-serving, selfish |
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(noun) a self-centered person with little regard for others | Synonyms: egoist |
egocentrism | (noun) concern for your own interests and welfare | Synonyms: egoism, self-centeredness, self-concern, self-interest |
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endocentric | (adjective) fulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituents | - |
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entrails | (noun) internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity) | Synonyms: innards, insides, viscera |
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entrain | (verb) board a train | - |
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entrance | (noun) the act of entering | Synonyms: entering, entry, incoming, ingress |
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(noun) something that provides access (to get in or get out) | Synonyms: entranceway, entree, entry, entryway |
(noun) a movement into or inward | Synonyms: entering |
(verb) put into a trance | Synonyms: spellbind |
(verb) attract; cause to be enamored | Synonyms: becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, fascinate, trance |
entranced | (adjective) filled with wonder and delight | Synonyms: beguiled, captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled |
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entrancement | (noun) a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment | Synonyms: ravishment |
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entranceway | (noun) something that provides access (to get in or get out) | Synonyms: entrance, entree, entry, entryway |
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entrancing | (adjective) capturing interest as if by a spell | Synonyms: bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, fascinating |
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entrant | (noun) a commodity that enters competition with established merchandise | - |
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(noun) one who enters a competition | - |
(noun) any new participant in some activity | Synonyms: fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, starter |
(noun) someone who enters | - |
entrap | (verb) catch in or as if in a trap | Synonyms: ensnare, snare, trammel, trap |
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(verb) take or catch as if in a snare or trap | Synonyms: ensnare, frame, set up |
entrapment | (noun) a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials | - |
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entreat | (verb) ask for or request earnestly | Synonyms: adjure, beseech, bid, conjure, press |
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entreatingly | (adverb) in a beseeching manner | Synonyms: beseechingly, imploringly, importunately, pleadingly |
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entreaty | (noun) earnest or urgent request | Synonyms: appeal, prayer |
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entrecote | (noun) cut of meat taken from between the ribs | - |
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entree | (noun) an entrance, especially a theatrical entrance onto a stage or as if onto a stage | - |
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(noun) something that provides access (to get in or get out) | Synonyms: entrance, entranceway, entry, entryway |
(noun) the right to enter | Synonyms: access, accession, admission, admittance |
(noun) the principal dish of a meal | Synonyms: main course |
entremets | (noun) a dish that is served with, but is subordinate to, a main course | Synonyms: side dish, side order |
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entrench | (verb) fix firmly or securely | Synonyms: intrench |
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(verb) occupy a trench or secured area | Synonyms: dig in |
(verb) impinge or infringe upon | Synonyms: encroach, impinge, trench |
entrenched | (adjective) established firmly and securely | - |
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(adjective) dug in | - |
entrenchment | (noun) an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches | Synonyms: intrenchment |
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entrepot | (noun) a depository for goods | Synonyms: depot, storage, store, storehouse |
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(noun) a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties | Synonyms: transshipment center |
entrepreneur | (noun) someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it | Synonyms: enterpriser |
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entrepreneurial | (adjective) of or relating to an entrepreneur | - |
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(adjective) willing to take risks in order to make a profit | - |
entresol | (noun) intermediate floor just above the ground floor | Synonyms: mezzanine, mezzanine floor |
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entric | (noun) rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals | Synonyms: enteric bacteria, enterics, enterobacteria |
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entropy | (noun) (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work | Synonyms: randomness, S |
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(noun) (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome | Synonyms: information, selective information |
entrust | (verb) confer a trust upon | Synonyms: commit, confide, intrust, trust |
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(verb) put into the care or protection of someone | Synonyms: leave |