anadiplosis | (noun) repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next | Synonyms: reduplication |
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granadilla | (noun) the egg-shaped edible fruit of tropical American vines related to passionflowers | - |
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(noun) tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit | Synonyms: giant granadilla, Passiflora quadrangularis |
(noun) Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit | Synonyms: Passiflora edulis, purple granadillo |
(noun) considered best for fruit | Synonyms: Passiflora ligularis, sweet granadilla |
granadillo | (noun) West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony | Synonyms: Brya ebenus, granadilla tree |
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grenadier | (noun) deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail | Synonyms: rattail, rattail fish |
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(noun) an infantryman equipped with grenades | Synonyms: grenade thrower |
grenadine | (noun) thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks | - |
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hypogonadism | (noun) incompetence of the gonads (especially in the male with low testosterone); results in deficient development of secondary sex characteristics and (in prepubertal males) a body with long legs and a short trunk | - |
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incarnadine | (verb) make flesh-colored | - |
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menadione | (noun) a synthetic chemical compound that is a form of vitamin K, it is an analog of 1,4-naphthoquinone with a methyl group in the 2-position | Synonyms: vitamin K3 |
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nadir | (noun) the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected | - |
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(noun) an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything | Synonyms: low-water mark |
phytonadione | (noun) a form of vitamin K, based on 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone, with a 3-phytyl substituent | Synonyms: phylloquinone, vitamin K1 |
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vanadinite | (noun) a mineral consisting of chloride and vanadate of lead; a source of vanadium | - |
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vanadium | (noun) a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite | Synonyms: atomic number 23, V |
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