acrylonitrile | (noun) a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene | Synonyms: propenonitrile, vinyl cyanide |
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afebrile | (adjective) having no fever | - |
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ariled | (adjective) (of some seeds) having a fleshy and usually brightly colored cover | Synonyms: arillate |
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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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febrile | (adjective) of or relating to or characterized by fever | Synonyms: feverish |
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florilegium | (noun) an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc. | Synonyms: garland, miscellany |
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laetrile | (noun) a substance derived from amygdalin; publicized as an antineoplastic drug although there is no supporting evidence | - |
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madrilene | (noun) a tomato-flavored consomme; often served chilled | - |
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methapyrilene | (noun) antihistamine used to treat allergic responses (as rhinitis or dermatitis or pruritus) | - |
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neurilemma | (noun) thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber | Synonyms: neurolemma |
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neurilemoma | (noun) tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve | Synonyms: neurofibroma |
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nitrile | (noun) any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN | Synonyms: cyanide, nitril |
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polypropenonitrile | (noun) acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan) | Synonyms: Acrilan |
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propenonitrile | (noun) a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene | Synonyms: acrylonitrile, vinyl cyanide |
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puerile | (adjective) of or characteristic of a child | - |
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(adjective) displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity | Synonyms: adolescent, jejune, juvenile |
rile | (verb) make turbid by stirring up the sediments of | Synonyms: roil |
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(verb) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations | Synonyms: annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, vex |
riled | (adjective) aroused to impatience or anger | Synonyms: annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, roiled, steamed, stung |
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sacrilege | (noun) blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character | Synonyms: blasphemy, desecration, profanation |
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sacrilegious | (adjective) grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred | Synonyms: blasphemous, profane |
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sacrilegiously | (adverb) in a sacrilegious manner | - |
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sacrilegiousness | (noun) profaneness by virtue of committing sacrilege | - |
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sterile | (adjective) incapable of reproducing | Synonyms: infertile, unfertile |
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(adjective) free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms | Synonyms: aseptic |
(adjective) deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention | Synonyms: unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive |
sterileness | (noun) (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms | Synonyms: antisepsis, asepsis, sterility |
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virile | (adjective) (of a male) capable of copulation | Synonyms: potent |
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(adjective) characteristic of a man | Synonyms: male, manful, manlike, manly |
(adjective) characterized by energy and vigor | - |