aeciospore | (noun) spore of a rust fungus formed in an aecium | - |
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aerospace | (noun) the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole | - |
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angiosperm | (noun) plants having seeds in a closed ovary | Synonyms: flowering plant |
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angiospermous | (adjective) of or related to or characteristic of plants that are angiosperms | - |
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arthrospore | (noun) one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi | - |
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(noun) a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria | - |
arthrosporic | (adjective) of or relating to arthrospores | Synonyms: arthrosporous |
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arthrosporous | (adjective) of or relating to arthrospores | Synonyms: arthrosporic |
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ascospore | (noun) sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus | - |
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ascosporic | (adjective) of or relating to ascospores | Synonyms: ascosporous |
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ascosporous | (adjective) of or relating to ascospores | Synonyms: ascosporic |
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asthenosphere | (noun) the lower layer of the crust | - |
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atmosphere | (noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing | Synonyms: air, aura |
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(noun) the mass of air surrounding the Earth | Synonyms: air |
(noun) the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body | - |
(noun) a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade | Synonyms: atm, standard atmosphere, standard pressure |
(noun) the weather or climate at some place | Synonyms: atmospheric state |
(noun) a particular environment or surrounding influence | Synonyms: ambiance, ambience |
atmospheric | (adjective) relating to or located in the atmosphere | Synonyms: atmospherical |
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atmospherical | (adjective) relating to or located in the atmosphere | Synonyms: atmospheric |
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atmospherics | (noun) a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference | Synonyms: atmospheric static, static |
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basidiospore | (noun) a sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium | - |
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basidiosporous | (adjective) of or relating to or characterized by spores produced by basidia | - |
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biosphere | (noun) the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist | - |
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blastosphere | (noun) early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs | Synonyms: blastula |
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blastospheric | (adjective) of or relating to a blastula | Synonyms: blastular |
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blepharospasm | (noun) spasm of the eyelid muscle resulting in closure of the eye | - |
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bronchospasm | (noun) a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis | - |
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cardiospasm | (noun) a spasm of the cardiac sphincter (between the esophagus and the stomach); if the cardiac sphincter does not relax during swallowing the passage of food into the stomach is obstructed | - |
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carpospore | (noun) a nonmotile spore of red algae | - |
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carposporic | (adjective) relating to or resembling a carpospore | - |
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carposporous | (adjective) having carpospores | - |
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cephalosporin | (noun) one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity | Synonyms: Mefoxin |
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cerebrospinal | (adjective) of or relating to the brain and spinal cord | - |
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chlamydospore | (noun) thick-walled asexual resting spore of certain fungi and algae | - |
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chromosphere | (noun) a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere (extending from the photosphere to the corona) that is visible during a total eclipse of the sun | - |
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conidiospore | (noun) an asexually produced fungal spore formed on a conidiophore | Synonyms: conidium |
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cosplay | (verb) wear a costume to resemble a character from some media especially anime | - |
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cosplayer | (noun) Someone who wears a costume from a comic book or similar media | - |
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cosponsor | (verb) sponsor together with another sponsor | - |
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endosperm | (noun) nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants | - |
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endospore | (noun) a small asexual spore that develops inside the cell of some bacteria and algae | - |
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exosphere | (noun) the outermost atmospheric layer | - |
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extrospection | (noun) examination or observation of what is outside oneself, as opposed to introspection. | - |
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extrospective | (adjective) not introspective; examining what is outside yourself | Synonyms: extroverted |
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geosphere | (noun) the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle | Synonyms: lithosphere |
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gospel | (noun) a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance | - |
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(noun) the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group | Synonyms: church doctrine, creed, religious doctrine |
(noun) an unquestionable truth | Synonyms: gospel truth |
(noun) folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul) | Synonyms: gospel singing |
gospeler | (noun) a preacher of the Christian gospel | Synonyms: evangelist, gospeller, revivalist |
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gospeller | (noun) a preacher of the Christian gospel | Synonyms: evangelist, gospeler, revivalist |
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graphospasm | (noun) muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil | Synonyms: writer's cramp |
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gymnosperm | (noun) plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed in an ovary | - |
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gymnospermous | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of plants of the class Gymnospermae | - |
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haemosporidian | (noun) minute protozoans parasitic at some stage of the life cycle in blood cells of vertebrates including many pathogens | - |
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haplosporidian | (noun) parasite in invertebrates and lower vertebrates of no known economic importance | - |
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heliosphere | (noun) the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system | - |
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heterosporous | (adjective) characterized by heterospory | - |
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heterospory | (noun) the development of both microspores and megaspores | - |
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homosporous | (adjective) characterized by homospory | - |
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homospory | (noun) the development of a single kind of asexual spores | - |
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hospice | (noun) a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill | - |
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(noun) a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order) | - |
hospitable | (adjective) favorable to life and growth | - |
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(adjective) disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity | - |
(adjective) having an open mind | - |
hospitableness | (noun) having a disposition that welcomes guests and is fond of entertaining | - |
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hospitably | (adverb) in a hospitable manner | - |
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hospital | (noun) a health facility where patients receive treatment | Synonyms: infirmary |
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(noun) a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care | - |
hospitalisation | (noun) placing in medical care in a hospital | Synonyms: hospital care, hospitalization |
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hospitalise | (verb) admit into a hospital | Synonyms: hospitalize |
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hospitality | (noun) kindness in welcoming guests or strangers | Synonyms: cordial reception |
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hospitalization | (noun) placing in medical care in a hospital | Synonyms: hospital care, hospitalisation |
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(noun) insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense | Synonyms: hospitalization insurance |
(noun) the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital | - |
(noun) a period of time when you are confined to a hospital | - |
hospitalize | (verb) admit into a hospital | Synonyms: hospitalise |
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hospitaller | (noun) title of the member of any of several religious orders that cared for the sick in hospitals. | - |
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hydrosphere | (noun) the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor | - |
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hypospadias | (noun) an abnormal condition in males in which the urethra opens on the under surface of the penis | - |
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inhospitable | (adjective) unfavorable to life or growth | - |
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(adjective) not hospitable | - |
inhospitableness | (noun) having an unfriendly and inhospitable disposition | - |
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(noun) the environmental condition in a region that lacks a favorable climate or terrain for life or growth | - |
inhospitably | (adverb) in an inhospitable manner | - |
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inhospitality | (noun) unkind and inconsiderate welcome | - |
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introspect | (verb) reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings | - |
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introspection | (noun) the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct | Synonyms: self-contemplation, self-examination |
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introspectionism | (noun) a doctrine that psychology must be based essentially on data derived from introspection. | - |
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introspective | (adjective) given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences | Synonyms: introverted, self-examining |
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introspectiveness | (noun) thoughtfulness about your own situation and feelings | - |
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ionosphere | (noun) the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons | - |
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laryngospasm | (noun) a closure of the larynx that blocks the passage of air to the lungs | - |
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leptospira | (noun) important pathogens causing Weil's disease or canicola fever | - |
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leptospirosis | (noun) an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever | Synonyms: swamp fever |
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leptosporangiate | (adjective) (of ferns) having each sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell | - |
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leptosporangium | (noun) a sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell; characteristic of the Filicales or of almost all modern ferns | - |
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lithosphere | (noun) the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle | Synonyms: geosphere |
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macrosporangium | (noun) a plant structure that produces megaspores | Synonyms: megasporangium |
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macrospore | (noun) larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte | Synonyms: megaspore |
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magnetosphere | (noun) the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field | - |
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mesosphere | (noun) the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere | - |
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microsporangium | (noun) a plant structure that produces microspores | - |
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microspore | (noun) smaller of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in the pollen sac into a male gametophyte | - |
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microsporidian | (noun) parasite of arthropods and fishes that invade and destroy host cells | - |
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microsporophyll | (noun) in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only microsporangia | - |
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myxosporidian | (noun) mostly parasitic in fishes and including various serious pathogens | - |
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oligospermia | (noun) insufficient spermatozoa in the semen | - |
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oosphere | (noun) a gamete; used especially of lower plants | - |
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oospore | (noun) a thick-walled sexual spore that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi | - |
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organophosphate | (noun) an insecticide that interferes with an insect's nervous system | - |
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orthophosphate | (noun) a salt of phosphoric acid | Synonyms: inorganic phosphate, phosphate |
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osprey | (noun) large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years | Synonyms: fish eagle, fish hawk, Pandion haliaetus, sea eagle |
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ozonosphere | (noun) a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun | Synonyms: ozone layer |
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phosphatase | (noun) any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates | - |
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phosphate | (noun) carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid | - |
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(noun) a salt of phosphoric acid | Synonyms: inorganic phosphate, orthophosphate |