| acetylcholine | (noun) a neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems | - |
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| anticholinergic | (adjective) inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site | - |
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| (noun) a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine | Synonyms: anticholinergic drug |
| anticholinesterase | (noun) a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect | - |
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| befooling | (noun) derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent | Synonyms: stultification |
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| bobolink | (noun) migratory American songbird | Synonyms: Dolichonyx oryzivorus, reedbird, ricebird |
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| cajolingly | (adverb) in a cajoling manner | Synonyms: coaxingly |
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| caroling | (noun) singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas) | - |
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| choline | (noun) a B-complex vitamin that is a constituent of lecithin; essential in the metabolism of fat | - |
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| cholinergic | (adjective) releasing or activated by acetylcholine or a related compound | - |
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| cholinesterase | (noun) an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid) | - |
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| consoling | (adjective) affording comfort or solace | Synonyms: comforting, consolatory |
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| consolingly | (adverb) in a comforting or consoling manner | Synonyms: comfortingly |
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| cooling | (noun) a mechanism for keeping something cool | Synonyms: cooling system |
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| (noun) the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature | Synonyms: chilling, temperature reduction |
| crinoline | (noun) a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing | - |
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| (noun) a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric | - |
| (noun) a skirt stiffened with hoops | Synonyms: hoopskirt |
| fooling | (adjective) characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility | Synonyms: casual |
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| gadolinite | (noun) a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium | Synonyms: ytterbite |
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| gadolinium | (noun) a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group | Synonyms: atomic number 64, Gd |
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| gasoline | (noun) a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines | Synonyms: gas, gasolene, petrol |
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| holiness | (noun) the quality of being holy | Synonyms: sanctitude, sanctity |
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| hydroxyproline | (noun) a crystalline amino acid obtained from gelatin or collagen | - |
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| kaolin | (noun) a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) | Synonyms: china clay, china stone, kaoline, porcelain clay, terra alba |
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| kaoline | (noun) a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) | Synonyms: china clay, china stone, kaolin, porcelain clay, terra alba |
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| kaolinite | (noun) a mineral consisting of aluminum silicate; main source of kaolin | - |
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| lanolin | (noun) an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep) | - |
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| (noun) a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics | Synonyms: wool fat, wool grease |
| mandolin | (noun) a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum | - |
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| methacholine | (noun) parasympathomimetic drug (trademark Mecholyl) that stimulates secretions and smooth muscle activity | Synonyms: Mecholyl |
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| molindone | (noun) antipsychotic drug (trade name Moban) used in the treatment of schizophrenia | Synonyms: Moban |
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| monolingual | (adjective) using or knowing only one language | - |
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| (noun) a person who knows only one language | - |
| monolingually | (adverb) in a monolingual manner | - |
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| naphazoline | (noun) vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation | Synonyms: Privine, Sudafed |
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| neurolinguist | (noun) someone trained in neuroscience and linguistics who studies brain processes during language production and reception | - |
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| neurolinguistics | (noun) the branch of linguistics that studies the relation between language and the structure and function of the nervous system | - |
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| pangolin | (noun) toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites | Synonyms: anteater, scaly anteater |
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| pigeonholing | (noun) a system for classifying things into groups | Synonyms: grouping |
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| proline | (noun) an amino acid that is found in many proteins (especially collagen) | - |
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| psycholinguist | (noun) a person (usually a psychologist but sometimes a linguist) who studies the psychological basis of human language | - |
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| psycholinguistic | (adjective) of or relating to the psychology of language | - |
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| psycholinguistics | (noun) the branch of cognitive psychology that studies the psychological basis of linguistic competence and performance | - |
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| rolypoliness | (noun) the property of having a plump and round body | Synonyms: chubbiness, pudginess, tubbiness |
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| saxicoline | (adjective) growing on or living among rocks | Synonyms: saxatile, saxicolous |
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| schooling | (noun) the act of teaching at school | - |
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| (noun) the training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage) | - |
| (noun) the process of being formally educated at a school | Synonyms: school |
| semolina | (noun) milled product of durum wheat (or other hard wheat) used in pasta | - |
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| sociolinguist | (noun) a linguist who studies the social and cultural factors that influence linguistic communication | - |
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| sociolinguistic | (adjective) of or relating to sociolinguistics | - |
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| sociolinguistically | (adverb) with respect to sociolinguistics | - |
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| sociolinguistics | (noun) the study of language in relation to its sociocultural context | - |
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| succinylcholine | (noun) a muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical procedures | - |
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| tolazoline | (noun) vasodilator that is used to treat spasms of peripheral blood vessels (as in acrocyanosis) | - |
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| trampoline | (noun) gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling | - |
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| unholiness | (noun) the quality of being unholy | - |
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| violin | (noun) bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow | Synonyms: fiddle |
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| violinist | (noun) a musician who plays the violin | Synonyms: fiddler |
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