alalia | (noun) paralysis of the vocal cords resulting in an inability to speak | - |
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balalaika | (noun) a stringed instrument that has a triangular body and three strings | - |
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cephalalgia | (noun) pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs | Synonyms: head ache, headache |
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coprolalia | (noun) an uncontrollable use of obscene language; often accompanied by mental disorders | - |
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dihydroxyphenylalanine | (noun) amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain | Synonyms: dopa |
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echolalia | (noun) (psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia) | - |
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(noun) an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others | - |
fallal | (noun) cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing | Synonyms: bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, trinket |
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glossolalia | (noun) repetitive nonmeaningful speech (especially that associated with a trance state or religious fervor) | - |
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halal | (adjective) conforming to Muslim dietary laws | - |
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(adjective) proper or legitimate according to Muslim law | - |
(noun) (Islam) meat from animals that have been slaughtered in the prescribed way according to the shariah | - |
lallation | (noun) gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby | Synonyms: babble, babbling |
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(noun) defective articulation of the `l' phoneme or the phoneme `r' is pronounced as `l' | - |
lally | (noun) support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete | Synonyms: lally column |
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lallygag | (verb) be about a place without any apparent purpose | Synonyms: footle, hang around, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry |
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molal | (adjective) designating a solution containing one mole of solute per kilogram of solvent | - |
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molality | (noun) concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent | Synonyms: molal concentration |
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palilalia | (noun) a pathological condition in which a word is rapidly and involuntarily repeated | - |
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phenylalanine | (noun) an essential amino acid found in proteins and needed for growth of children and for protein metabolism in children and adults; abundant in milk and eggs; it is normally converted to tyrosine in the human body | - |
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salal | (noun) small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-sized berries | Synonyms: Gaultheria shallon, shallon |
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shillalah | (noun) a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn) | Synonyms: shillelagh |
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slalom | (noun) a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles | - |
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(verb) race on skis around obstacles | - |
ulalgia | (noun) pain in the gums | - |
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umbrellalike | (adjective) resembling an umbrella | - |
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