acromyotonia | (noun) myotonia of the extremities only; causes spastic deformity of the hand or foot | - |
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aeonian | (adjective) of or relating to a geological eon (longer than an era) | Synonyms: eonian |
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(adjective) continuing forever or indefinitely | Synonyms: ageless, eonian, eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unceasing, unending |
agrimonia | (noun) a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers | Synonyms: agrimony |
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ammonia | (noun) a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3) | - |
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(noun) a water solution of ammonia | Synonyms: ammonia water, ammonium hydroxide |
ammoniac | (adjective) pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia | Synonyms: ammoniacal |
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(noun) the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant | Synonyms: gum ammoniac |
ammoniacal | (adjective) pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia | Synonyms: ammoniac |
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ammoniate | (verb) treat with ammonia | - |
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ammoniated | (adjective) combined or treated with ammonia | - |
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amyotonia | (noun) lack of normal muscular tension or tonus | Synonyms: atonia, atonicity, atony |
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anhedonia | (noun) an inability to experience pleasure | - |
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aniseikonia | (noun) visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image differ in the two eyes | - |
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antimonial | (adjective) containing antimony | - |
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aphonia | (noun) a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice | Synonyms: voicelessness |
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archegonial | (adjective) of or relating to an archegonium | Synonyms: archegoniate |
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archegoniate | (adjective) of or relating to an archegonium | Synonyms: archegonial |
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atonia | (noun) lack of normal muscular tension or tonus | Synonyms: amyotonia, atonicity, atony |
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baronial | (adjective) impressive in size, manner, or appearance | Synonyms: imposing, noble, stately |
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bartonia | (noun) annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal flowers | Synonyms: Mentzelia lindleyi |
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begonia | (noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes | - |
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bignoniaceous | (adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Bignoniaceae | - |
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bignoniad | (noun) any woody plant of the family Bignoniaceae | - |
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bocconia | (noun) small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers | Synonyms: Bocconia frutescens, tree celandine |
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(noun) herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers | Synonyms: Macleaya cordata, plume poppy |
bronchopneumonia | (noun) pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles | Synonyms: bronchial pneumonia |
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catatonia | (noun) a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement | Synonyms: catatonic schizophrenia, catatonic type schizophrenia |
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(noun) extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia | - |
ceremonial | (adjective) marked by pomp or ceremony or formality | - |
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(noun) a formal event performed on a special occasion | Synonyms: ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance |
ceremonially | (adverb) in a ceremonial manner | Synonyms: ritually |
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(adverb) in a ceremonious manner | Synonyms: ceremoniously |
chelonian | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling or being a turtle or tortoise | - |
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(noun) a reptile of the order Chelonia | Synonyms: chelonian reptile |
chthonian | (adjective) dwelling beneath the surface of the earth | Synonyms: chthonic, nether |
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clintonia | (noun) any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia having broad basal leaves and white or yellowish or purplish flowers followed by blue or black berries | Synonyms: Clinton's lily |
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colonial | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony | - |
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(adjective) of animals who live in colonies, such as ants | - |
(adjective) composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony | Synonyms: compound |
(noun) a resident of a colony | - |
colonialism | (noun) exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country | - |
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colonialist | (noun) a believer in colonialism | - |
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demoniac | (adjective) of, pertaining to, or like a demon or possession by a demon | Synonyms: demoniacal, possessed |
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(noun) someone who acts as if possessed by a demon | - |
demoniacal | (adjective) of, pertaining to, or like a demon or possession by a demon | Synonyms: demoniac, possessed |
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demoniacally | (adverb) in a very agitated manner; as if possessed by an evil spirit | Synonyms: frenetically |
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dysphonia | (noun) speech disorder attributable to a disorder of phonation | - |
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eonian | (adjective) of or relating to a geological eon (longer than an era) | Synonyms: aeonian |
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(adjective) continuing forever or indefinitely | Synonyms: aeonian, ageless, eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unceasing, unending |
eudaemonia | (noun) a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous | Synonyms: eudaimonia, upbeat, welfare, well-being, wellbeing |
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eudaimonia | (noun) a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous | Synonyms: eudaemonia, upbeat, welfare, well-being, wellbeing |
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gorgonian | (noun) corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton | Synonyms: gorgonian coral |
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hypertonia | (noun) (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic | Synonyms: hypertonicity, hypertonus |
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hypotonia | (noun) (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic | Synonyms: hypotonicity, hypotonus |
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isoniazid | (noun) antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis | Synonyms: INH, Nydrazid |
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koinonia | (noun) Christian fellowship or communion with God or with fellow Christians; said in particular of the early Christian community | - |
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matrimonial | (adjective) of or relating to the state of marriage | Synonyms: marital, married |
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myotonia | (noun) abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction | - |
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napoleoniana | (noun) items related to the life of Napoleon (engravings, paintings, books, etc.). | - |
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neocolonialism | (noun) control by a powerful country of its former colonies (or other less developed countries) by economic pressures | - |
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patrimonial | (adjective) inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent | Synonyms: ancestral, hereditary, transmissible |
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pavonia | (noun) any of various evergreen plants of the genus Pavonia having white or yellow or purple flowers | - |
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pleuropneumonia | (noun) pleurisy and pneumonia | - |
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pneumonia | (noun) respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants | - |
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pogonia | (noun) any hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia: terrestrial orchids having slender rootstocks and erect stems bearing one or a few leaves and a solitary terminal flower | - |
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polemoniaceous | (adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Polemoniaceae | - |
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poniard | (noun) a dagger with a slender blade | Synonyms: bodkin |
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(verb) stab with a poniard | - |
testimonial | (adjective) of or relating to or constituting testimony | - |
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(adjective) expressing admiration or appreciation | - |
(noun) something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable | Synonyms: good word, recommendation |
(noun) something given or done as an expression of esteem | Synonyms: tribute |
(noun) something that serves as evidence | Synonyms: testimony |
tithonia | (noun) any plant of the genus Tithonia; tall coarse herbs or shrubs of Mexico to Panama having large flower heads resembling sunflowers with yellow disc florets and golden-yellow to orange-scarlet rays | Synonyms: Mexican sunflower |
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trichomoniasis | (noun) infection of the vagina | - |
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unceremonial | (adjective) without ceremony or formality | Synonyms: unceremonious |
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vernonia | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue | Synonyms: ironweed |
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zirconia | (noun) a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes | Synonyms: zirconium dioxide, zirconium oxide |
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