anisotropic | (adjective) not invariant with respect to direction | - |
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anisotropically | (adverb) in an anisotropic manner | - |
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anisotropy | (noun) the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions | - |
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besot | (verb) make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation | Synonyms: stupefy |
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besotted | (adjective) very drunk | Synonyms: blind drunk, blotto, cockeyed, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet |
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callosotomy | (noun) severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy) | Synonyms: callosectomy |
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chrysotherapy | (noun) the use of chemicals containing gold for treating diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis) | - |
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chrysotile | (noun) a grey or green fibrous mineral; an important source of commercial asbestos | - |
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creosote | (noun) a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic | - |
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(noun) a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood | Synonyms: coal-tar creosote |
(verb) treat with creosote | - |
esoteric | (adjective) confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle | - |
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esoterica | (noun) secrets known only to an initiated minority | - |
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esotropia | (noun) strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose | Synonyms: convergent strabismus, cross-eye, crossed eye |
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isotach | (noun) a line joining points with constant wind speed. | - |
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isothere | (noun) a line on a map linking places with the same mean summer temperature. | - |
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isotherm | (noun) (meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time | - |
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isothermal | (adjective) of a process or change taking place at constant temperature | - |
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isothermic | (adjective) of or relating to an isotherm | - |
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isothiocyanate | (noun) a family of compounds derived from horseradish and radishes and onions and mustards; source of the hotness of those plants and preparations | - |
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isotonic | (adjective) (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure | Synonyms: isosmotic |
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(adjective) of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is constant while length changes | - |
(adjective) relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of a musical scale | - |
(adjective) of two or more muscles; having equal tension | - |
isotope | (noun) one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons | - |
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isotopic | (adjective) of or relating to or having the relation of an isotope | - |
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isotropic | (adjective) invariant with respect to direction | Synonyms: isotropous |
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isotropically | (adverb) in an isotropic manner | - |
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isotropous | (adjective) invariant with respect to direction | Synonyms: isotropic |
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isotropy | (noun) (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions | Synonyms: symmetry |
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mesothelioma | (noun) a form of carcinoma of the mesothelium lining lungs or abdomen or heart; usually associated with exposure to asbestos dust | - |
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mesothelium | (noun) epithelium originating in the embryonic mesoderm; lines the primordial body cavity | - |
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mesotron | (noun) an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0 | Synonyms: meson |
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radioisotope | (noun) a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially | - |
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risotto | (noun) rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese | Synonyms: Italian rice |
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sot | (noun) a chronic drinker | Synonyms: drunk, drunkard, inebriate, rummy, wino |
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soteriological | (adjective) of or relating to soteriology | - |
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soteriology | (noun) the branch of Christian theology that deals with salvation as the effect of a divine agency | - |
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sottish | (adjective) given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol | Synonyms: bibulous, boozy, drunken |
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sottishly | (adverb) in a sottish manner | - |
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sottishness | (noun) lack of restraint in use of alcohol | - |
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(noun) stupefaction from drink | - |
vasotomy | (noun) surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens | Synonyms: vasosection |
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