accroides | (noun) an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper | Synonyms: acaroid resin, accaroid resin, accroides gum, accroides resin, gum accroides |
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android | (noun) an automaton that resembles a human being | Synonyms: humanoid, mechanical man |
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(noun) An operating system from Google for mobile devices | - |
aneroid | (adjective) containing no liquid or actuated without the use of liquid | - |
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(noun) a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids | Synonyms: aneroid barometer |
antithyroid | (adjective) having the effect of counteracting excessive thyroid activity | - |
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aroid | (adjective) relating to a plant of the family Araceae | Synonyms: araceous |
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(noun) any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe | Synonyms: arum |
asteroid | (adjective) shaped like a star | Synonyms: star-shaped |
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(noun) any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter) | - |
asteroidal | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling an asteroid | - |
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bacteroid | (adjective) resembling bacteria | Synonyms: bacterioid, bacterioidal, bacteroidal |
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(noun) a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants) | - |
bacteroidal | (adjective) resembling bacteria | Synonyms: bacterioid, bacterioidal, bacteroid |
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broider | (verb) decorate with needlework | Synonyms: embroider |
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cancroid | (adjective) of or relating to a cancroid | - |
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(noun) the most common form of skin cancer | Synonyms: squamous cell carcinoma |
centroid | (noun) the center of mass of an object of uniform density | - |
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centroidal | (adjective) of or relating to (especially passing through) a centroid | - |
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chancroid | (noun) infectious venereal ulcer | - |
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chancroidal | (adjective) of or relating to or having chancroids | - |
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choroid | (noun) a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye | Synonyms: choroid coat |
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corticosteroid | (noun) a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response | Synonyms: adrenal cortical steroid, corticoid |
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dendroid | (adjective) resembling a tree in form and branching structure | Synonyms: arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroidal, tree-shaped, treelike |
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dendroidal | (adjective) resembling a tree in form and branching structure | Synonyms: arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, tree-shaped, treelike |
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ecdysteroid | (noun) #DD: The name 'ecdysteroid' refers to the insect moulting and sex hormones which include ecdysone and its homologues such as 20-hydroxyecdysone. | - |
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embroider | (verb) add details to | Synonyms: aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, lard, pad |
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(verb) decorate with needlework | Synonyms: broider |
embroiderer | (noun) someone who ornaments with needlework | - |
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embroideress | (noun) a woman embroiderer | - |
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embroidery | (noun) decorative needlework | Synonyms: fancywork |
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(noun) elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail | Synonyms: embellishment |
erythroid | (adjective) relating to erythrocytes | - |
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fibroid | (noun) benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus) | Synonyms: fibroid tumor |
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hydroid | (noun) colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant | Synonyms: hydrozoan |
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hyperparathyroidism | (noun) excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; can affect many systems of the body (especially causing bone resorption and osteoporosis) | - |
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hyperthyroidism | (noun) an overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones | Synonyms: thyrotoxicosis |
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hypoparathyroidism | (noun) inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood | - |
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hypothyroidism | (noun) an underactive thyroid gland; a glandular disorder resulting from insufficient production of thyroid hormones | - |
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ketosteroid | (noun) a steroid containing a ketone group | - |
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meteoroid | (noun) (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere | Synonyms: meteor |
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micrometeoroid | (noun) a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere | Synonyms: micrometeor, micrometeorite |
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nonsteroid | (noun) an organic compound that does no contain a steroid | Synonyms: nonsteroidal |
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nonsteroidal | (adjective) not steroidal or not having the effects of steroid hormones | - |
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(noun) an organic compound that does no contain a steroid | Synonyms: nonsteroid |
oroide | (noun) alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jewelry | Synonyms: oreide |
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parathyroid | (noun) any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland | Synonyms: parathyroid gland |
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scombroid | (noun) important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters | Synonyms: scombroid fish |
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spheroid | (noun) a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes | Synonyms: ellipsoid of revolution |
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spheroidal | (adjective) having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid | Synonyms: ellipsoid, ellipsoidal |
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steroid | (noun) any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects | - |
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(noun) any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs | Synonyms: sex hormone, steroid hormone |
steroidal | (adjective) of or relating to steroid hormones or their effects | - |
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thyroid | (adjective) suggestive of a thyroid disorder | - |
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(adjective) of or relating to the thyroid gland | Synonyms: thyroidal |
(noun) located near the base of the neck | Synonyms: thyroid gland |
thyroidal | (adjective) of or relating to the thyroid gland | Synonyms: thyroid |
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thyroidectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the thyroid gland | - |
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thyroiditis | (noun) inflammation of the thyroid gland | - |
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toroid | (noun) a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle | Synonyms: torus |
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(noun) the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus | - |
toroidal | (adjective) of or relating to or shaped like a toroid; doughnut shaped | - |
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viroid | (noun) the smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat | Synonyms: virusoid |
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