affluenza | (noun) an inability to understand the consequences of one's actions because of financial privilege | - |
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alkylbenzene | (noun) organic compound that has an alkyl group bound to a benzene ring | - |
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alkylbenzenesulfonate | (noun) sulfonate of alkyl benzene | - |
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aminobenzine | (noun) oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines | Synonyms: aniline, aniline oil, phenylamine |
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apoenzyme | (noun) a protein that combines with a coenzyme to form an active enzyme | - |
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banzai | (noun) a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph | - |
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benzene | (noun) a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds | Synonyms: benzine, benzol |
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benzenoid | (adjective) similar to benzene in structure or linkage | - |
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benzine | (noun) a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds | Synonyms: benzene, benzol |
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benzoate | (noun) any salt or ester of benzoic acid | - |
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benzocaine | (noun) a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic | Synonyms: ethyl aminobenzoate |
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benzodiazepine | (noun) any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency | - |
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benzofuran | (noun) a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins | Synonyms: coumarone, cumarone |
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benzoic | (adjective) containing or derived from benzoic acid or benzoin | - |
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benzoin | (noun) gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation | Synonyms: asa dulcis, benjamin, gum benjamin, gum benzoin |
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benzol | (noun) a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds | Synonyms: benzene, benzine |
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benzoquinone | (noun) any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes | Synonyms: quinone |
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benzyl | (noun) the univalent radical derived from toluene | Synonyms: benzyl group, benzyl radical |
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benzylic | (adjective) relating to benzyl | - |
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benzylpenicillin | (noun) the penicillin that constitutes the principal component of many commercial antibiotics | Synonyms: penicillin G |
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bonanza | (noun) a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) | Synonyms: boom, bunce, godsend, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, windfall |
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(noun) an especially rich vein of precious ore | - |
bonzer | (adjective) remarkable or wonderful | - |
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bronze | (adjective) of the color of bronze | Synonyms: bronzy |
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(adjective) made from or consisting of bronze | - |
(noun) a sculpture made of bronze | - |
(noun) an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin | - |
(verb) get a tan, from wind or sun | Synonyms: tan |
(verb) give the color and appearance of bronze to something | - |
bronzed | (adjective) (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun | Synonyms: suntanned, tanned |
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bronzer | (noun) A cosmetic powder that comes in various shades of brown, meant to create an impression of tanned skin. | Synonyms: bronzing powder |
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bronzy | (adjective) of the color of bronze | Synonyms: bronze |
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cadenza | (noun) a brilliant solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music | - |
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chimpanzee | (noun) intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests | Synonyms: chimp, Pan troglodytes |
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chlorobenzene | (noun) a colorless volatile flammable liquid with an almond odor that is made from chlorine and benzene; used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and DDT and other organic compounds | - |
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chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile | (noun) a tear gas that is stronger than CN gas but wears off faster; can be deployed by grenades or cluster bombs; can cause skin burns and fatal pulmonary edema | Synonyms: CS gas |
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coenzyme | (noun) a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes | - |
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credenza | (noun) a kind of sideboard or buffet | Synonyms: credence |
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cyclobenzaprine | (noun) muscle relaxant (trade name Flexeril) used for muscle spasms or acute injury | Synonyms: Flexeril |
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enzootic | (adjective) of a disease that is constantly present in an animal community but only occurs in a small number of cases | - |
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enzymatic | (adjective) of or relating to or produced by an enzyme | - |
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enzyme | (noun) any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions | - |
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enzymologist | (noun) a person who is trained in or engaged in enzymology | - |
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enzymology | (noun) the branch of biochemistry dealing with the chemical nature and biological activity of enzymes | - |
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extravaganza | (noun) any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment | - |
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frenzied | (adjective) excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion | Synonyms: frantic, frenetic, phrenetic |
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(adjective) affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason | Synonyms: manic |
frenziedly | (adverb) in a frenzied manner | Synonyms: hectically |
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frenzy | (noun) state of violent mental agitation | Synonyms: craze, delirium, fury, hysteria |
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garbanzo | (noun) large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried | Synonyms: chickpea |
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(noun) the seed of the chickpea plant | Synonyms: chickpea |
ginzo | (noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent | Synonyms: dago, greaseball, Guinea, wop |
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gonzo | (adjective) conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual | Synonyms: bizarre, eccentric, flakey, flaky, freakish, freaky, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre |
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gorgonzola | (noun) Italian blue cheese | - |
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guanabenz | (noun) antihypertensive drug (trade name Wytensin) that reduces blood pressure by its effect on the central nervous system | Synonyms: Wytensin |
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hydroxybenzene | (noun) a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally | Synonyms: carbolic acid, oxybenzene, phenol, phenylic acid |
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influenza | (noun) an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease | Synonyms: flu, grippe |
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kanzu | (noun) (Swahili) a long garment (usually white) with long sleeves; worn by men in East Africa | - |
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kunzite | (noun) a pinkish lilac crystal form of the mineral spodumene that is used as a gemstone | - |
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kwanza | (noun) the basic unit of money in Angola | - |
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manzanita | (noun) chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America | - |
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(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, madrono |
methylbenzene | (noun) a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels | Synonyms: toluene |
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nitrobenzene | (noun) a poisonous oily water-soluble liquid used as a solvent and in the manufacture of aniline | - |
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nonenzymatic | (adjective) not relating to or produced by enzymes | - |
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organza | (noun) a fabric made of silk or a silklike fabric that resembles organdy | - |
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oxybenzene | (noun) a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally | Synonyms: carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, phenol, phenylic acid |
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panzer | (noun) an armored vehicle or tank | - |
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proenzyme | (noun) any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active | Synonyms: zymogen |
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stanza | (noun) a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem | - |
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unzip | (verb) open the zipper of | - |
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vinylbenzene | (noun) a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene | Synonyms: cinnamene, phenylethylene, styrene |
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