ambystomid | (noun) small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander | Synonyms: ambystomid salamander |
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bromide | (noun) a trite or obvious remark | Synonyms: banality, cliche, commonplace, platitude |
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(noun) any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs | - |
bromidic | (adjective) given to uttering bromides | - |
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(adjective) dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality | Synonyms: corny, platitudinal, platitudinous |
catostomid | (noun) a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae | - |
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leflunomide | (noun) an anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally; can slow the progression of rheumatoid arthritis by slowing the proliferation of white blood cells which reduces inflammation in the synovium | Synonyms: Arava |
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pentastomid | (noun) wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals | Synonyms: tongue worm |
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thalidomide | (noun) a sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis | - |
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