| diestrus | (noun) (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity | Synonyms: diestrum |
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| diethylstilbestrol | (noun) a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry | Synonyms: DES, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol |
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| diethylstilboestrol | (noun) a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry | Synonyms: DES, diethylstilbestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol |
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| dihydrostreptomycin | (noun) antibiotic consisting of a hydrogenated form of streptomycin; used against tuberculosis and tularemia and Gram-negative organisms | - |
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| dioestrous | (adjective) (of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity | Synonyms: diestrous, diestrual, dioestrual |
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| dioestrual | (adjective) (of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity | Synonyms: diestrous, diestrual, dioestrous |
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| disastrous | (adjective) (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin | Synonyms: black, calamitous, fatal, fateful |
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| disastrously | (adverb) in a disastrous manner | - |
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| distract | (verb) draw someone's attention away from something | Synonyms: deflect |
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| (verb) disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed | Synonyms: cark, disorder, disquiet, perturb, trouble, unhinge |
| distracted | (adjective) having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety | Synonyms: distrait |
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| distractedly | (adverb) in a distracted manner | - |
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| distraction | (noun) an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations | Synonyms: beguilement |
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| (noun) the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something | Synonyms: misdirection |
| (noun) mental turmoil | - |
| (noun) an obstacle to attention | - |
| distrain | (verb) confiscate by distress | - |
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| (verb) levy a distress on | - |
| (verb) legally take something in place of a debt payment | - |
| distraint | (noun) the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim | Synonyms: distress |
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| distrait | (adjective) having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety | Synonyms: distracted |
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| distraught | (adjective) deeply agitated especially from emotion | Synonyms: overwrought |
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| distress | (noun) the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim | Synonyms: distraint |
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| (noun) psychological suffering | Synonyms: hurt, suffering |
| (noun) extreme physical pain | - |
| (noun) a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need) | - |
| (verb) cause mental pain to | - |
| (verb) bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship | Synonyms: straiten |
| distressed | (adjective) generalized feeling of distress | Synonyms: dysphoric, unhappy |
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| (adjective) facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty | Synonyms: hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad way |
| (adjective) afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief | Synonyms: disquieted, disturbed, upset, worried |
| (adjective) suffering severe physical strain or distress | Synonyms: stressed |
| distressful | (adjective) causing distress or worry or anxiety | Synonyms: distressing, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying |
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| distressfully | (adverb) with distress | - |
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| distressfulness | (noun) the quality of arousing fear or distress | Synonyms: seriousness |
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| distressing | (adjective) bad; unfortunate | Synonyms: deplorable, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry |
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| (adjective) causing distress or worry or anxiety | Synonyms: distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying |
| distressingly | (adverb) unpleasantly | Synonyms: painfully |
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| distressingness | (noun) the quality of being painful | Synonyms: painfulness |
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| distributary | (noun) a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it | - |
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| distribute | (verb) cause to become widely known | Synonyms: broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, pass around, propagate, spread |
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| (verb) to arrange in a systematic order | Synonyms: stagger |
| (verb) distribute or disperse widely | Synonyms: spread |
| (verb) cause to be distributed | Synonyms: circulate, pass around, pass on |
| (verb) administer or bestow, as in small portions | Synonyms: administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out |
| (verb) give to several people | Synonyms: give out, hand out, pass out |
| (verb) release | - |
| (verb) be mathematically distributive | - |
| (verb) be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses | - |
| (verb) spread throughout a given area | - |
| distributed | (adjective) spread out or scattered about or divided up | - |
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| distributer | (noun) electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence | Synonyms: distributor, electrical distributor |
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| (noun) someone who markets merchandise | Synonyms: distributor |
| distribution | (noun) the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning | - |
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| (noun) the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer | - |
| (noun) the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume | Synonyms: dispersion |
| (noun) (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence | Synonyms: statistical distribution |
| distributional | (adjective) of or relating to spatial distribution | - |
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| distributive | (adjective) serving to distribute or allot or disperse | - |
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| distributively | (adverb) in a distributive manner | - |
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| (adverb) as individuals or as separate units (not collectively) | - |
| distributor | (noun) electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence | Synonyms: distributer, electrical distributor |
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| (noun) a company that markets merchandise | - |
| (noun) someone who markets merchandise | Synonyms: distributer |
| (noun) a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion | Synonyms: allocator |
| district | (noun) a region marked off for administrative or other purposes | Synonyms: dominion, territorial dominion, territory |
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| (verb) regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns | Synonyms: zone |
| distrust | (noun) the trait of not trusting others | Synonyms: distrustfulness, mistrust |
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| (noun) doubt about someone's honesty | Synonyms: misgiving, mistrust, suspicion |
| (verb) regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in | Synonyms: mistrust, suspect |
| distrustful | (adjective) having or showing distrust | - |
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| distrustfully | (adverb) with distrust | Synonyms: mistrustfully |
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| distrustfulness | (noun) the trait of not trusting others | Synonyms: distrust, mistrust |
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| downstream | (adjective) in the direction of a stream's current | - |
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| (adverb) away from the source or with the current | Synonyms: downriver |
| downstroke | (noun) a stroke normally made in a downward direction | - |
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| drawstring | (noun) a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening | Synonyms: drawing string, string |
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| dumbstricken | (adjective) as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise | Synonyms: dumbfounded, dumbstruck, dumfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied, thunderstruck |
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| dumbstruck | (adjective) as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise | Synonyms: dumbfounded, dumbstricken, dumfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied, thunderstruck |
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| dustrag | (noun) a piece of cloth used for dusting | Synonyms: dustcloth, duster |
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| dystrophy | (noun) any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition | - |
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| (noun) any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles | Synonyms: muscular dystrophy |
| electrochemistry | (noun) branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of electricity and the production of electricity by chemical reactions | - |
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| epigastric | (adjective) lying on or over the stomach | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to the anterior walls of the abdomen | - |
| epigastrium | (noun) the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum) | - |
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| epistrophe | (noun) repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc. | Synonyms: epiphora |
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| equestrian | (adjective) of or relating to or featuring horseback riding | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to or composed of knights | - |
| (noun) a person skilled in equitation | Synonyms: horseback rider |
| equidistribution | (noun) a flat distribution having equal frequencies of occurrence | - |
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| estradiol | (noun) the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer | Synonyms: oestradiol |
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| estragon | (noun) fresh leaves (or leaves preserved in vinegar) used as seasoning | Synonyms: tarragon |
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| (noun) aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia | Synonyms: Artemisia dracunculus, tarragon |
| estrange | (verb) arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness | Synonyms: alienate, disaffect |
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| (verb) remove from customary environment or associations | - |
| estranged | (adjective) caused to be unloved | Synonyms: alienated |
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| estrangement | (noun) the feeling of being alienated from other people | Synonyms: alienation, disaffection |
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| (noun) separation resulting from hostility | Synonyms: alienation |
| estranging | (adjective) making one feel out of place or alienated | - |
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| estriol | (noun) a naturally occurring estrogenic hormone; a synthetic form is used to treat estrogen deficiency | Synonyms: oestriol |
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| estrogen | (noun) a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics | Synonyms: oestrogen |
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| estrogenic | (adjective) relating to or caused by estrogen | - |
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| estrone | (noun) a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency | Synonyms: Estronol, oestrone, theelin |
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| estrous | (adjective) (of lower mammals) showing or in a state of estrus; in heat | - |
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| estrus | (noun) applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity | Synonyms: heat, oestrus, rut |
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| extraterrestrial | (adjective) originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere | - |
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| (noun) a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere | Synonyms: alien, extraterrestrial being |
| eyestrain | (noun) a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem | Synonyms: asthenopia |
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| femtochemistry | (noun) the branch of chemistry that studies elementary (often very fast) chemical reactions as they occur; the experimental methods are often based on the use of femtosecond laser pulses | - |
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| fenestra | (noun) a small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear) | - |
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| fenestral | (adjective) of or relating to windows | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to or having a fenestra | - |
| fenestration | (noun) surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis | - |
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| (noun) the arrangement of windows in a building | - |
| forestry | (noun) the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber | - |
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| frustrate | (verb) treat cruelly | Synonyms: bedevil, crucify, dun, rag, torment |
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| (verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | Synonyms: baffle, bilk, cross, foil, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart |
| frustrated | (adjective) disappointingly unsuccessful | Synonyms: defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, thwarted |
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| frustrating | (adjective) discouraging by hindering | - |
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| (adjective) preventing realization or attainment of a desire | Synonyms: frustrative, thwarting |
| frustration | (noun) an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts | Synonyms: foiling, thwarting |
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| (noun) the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals | Synonyms: defeat |
| (noun) a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized | - |
| frustrative | (adjective) preventing realization or attainment of a desire | Synonyms: frustrating, thwarting |
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| gastralgia | (noun) an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region | Synonyms: bellyache, stomach ache, stomachache |
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| gastrectomy | (noun) surgical removal of all or part of the stomach | - |
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| gastric | (adjective) relating to or involving the stomach | Synonyms: stomachal, stomachic |
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| gastrin | (noun) polypeptide hormone secreted by the mucous lining of the stomach; when peptides and amino acids are present in the small intestine the secretion of gastric acid is stimulated | - |
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| gastritis | (noun) inflammation of the lining of the stomach; nausea and loss of appetite and discomfort after eating | - |
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| gastrocnemius | (noun) the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot | Synonyms: gastrocnemius muscle |
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| gastroduodenal | (adjective) of or relating to the stomach and the duodenum | - |
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| gastroenteritis | (noun) inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis | Synonyms: intestinal flu, stomach flu |
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| gastroenterologist | (noun) a physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract | - |
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| gastroenterology | (noun) the branch of medicine that studies the gastrointestinal tract and its diseases | - |
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| gastroenterostomy | (noun) surgical creation of an opening between the stomach wall and the small intestines; performed when the normal opening has been eliminated | - |
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| gastroesophageal | (adjective) of or relating to or involving the stomach and esophagus | - |
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| gastrogavage | (noun) feeding a nutrient solution into the stomach through a tube through a surgically created opening | - |
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| gastrointestinal | (adjective) of or relating to the stomach and intestines | Synonyms: GI |
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| gastrolobium | (noun) any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods | Synonyms: poison bush, poison pea |
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| gastromy | (noun) surgical incision into the stomach | - |
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| gastromycete | (noun) any fungus of the class Gasteromycetes | Synonyms: gasteromycete |
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| gastronome | (noun) a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) | Synonyms: bon vivant, epicure, epicurean, foodie, gourmet |
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| gastronomic | (adjective) of or relating to gastronomy | Synonyms: gastronomical |
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| gastronomical | (adjective) of or relating to gastronomy | Synonyms: gastronomic |
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| gastronomy | (noun) the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food | - |
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| (noun) a particular style of cookery (as of a region) | - |
| gastropod | (noun) a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes | Synonyms: univalve |
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| gastroscope | (noun) a type of endoscope for visually examining the stomach | - |
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| gastroscopy | (noun) visual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagus | - |
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| gastrostomy | (noun) surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage) | - |
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