acanthion | (noun) the craniometric point at the anterior extremity of the intermaxillary suture | - |
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airworthiness | (noun) fitness to fly | - |
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allopathic | (adjective) of or relating to the practice of allopathy | - |
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amaranthine | (adjective) of or related to the amaranth plant | - |
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(adjective) of an imaginary flower that never fades | Synonyms: unfading |
anacoluthia | (noun) an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another | Synonyms: anacoluthon |
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anacoluthic | (adjective) of or related to syntactic inconsistencies of the sort known as anacoluthons | - |
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anorthic | (adjective) having three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique angles | Synonyms: triclinic |
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anorthite | (noun) rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks | - |
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anorthitic | (adjective) characteristic of anorthite | - |
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anthelminthic | (adjective) capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms | Synonyms: anthelmintic, helminthic, parasiticidal |
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(noun) a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms | Synonyms: anthelmintic, helminthic, vermifuge |
anthill | (noun) a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest | Synonyms: formicary |
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anthropopathism | (noun) Attribution of human feelings to things not human, such as inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena. | - |
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architeuthis | (noun) largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long) | Synonyms: giant squid |
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athirst | (adjective) (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous | Synonyms: hungry, thirsty |
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azathioprine | (noun) an immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ | Synonyms: Imuran |
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balanoposthitis | (noun) inflammation of both the head of the penis and the foreskin | - |
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bathing | (noun) immersing the body in water or sunshine | - |
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(noun) the act of washing yourself (or another person) | Synonyms: washup |
batholithic | (adjective) of or relating to a batholith | Synonyms: batholitic |
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benthic | (adjective) of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water | Synonyms: benthal, benthonic |
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bethink | (verb) consider or ponder something carefully | - |
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(verb) cause oneself to consider something | - |
bioethics | (noun) the branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences | - |
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birthing | (noun) the process of giving birth | Synonyms: birth, giving birth, parturition |
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bismuthic | (adjective) containing bismuth (especially in the pentavalent state) | - |
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blameworthiness | (noun) a state of guilt | Synonyms: culpability, culpableness |
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bloodthirstiness | (noun) a disposition to shed blood | Synonyms: bloodiness |
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bloodthirsty | (adjective) marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed | Synonyms: bloody-minded, sanguinary |
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breathing | (adjective) passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination | Synonyms: eupneic, eupnoeic |
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(noun) the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation | Synonyms: external respiration, respiration, ventilation |
cephalothin | (noun) a semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin | - |
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chalcanthite | (noun) hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate | Synonyms: blue copperas, blue stone, blue vitriol |
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chlorothiazide | (noun) a diuretic drug (trade name Diuril) used in the treatment of edema and hypertension | Synonyms: Diuril |
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cholelithiasis | (noun) the presence of gallstones in the gallbladder | - |
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chondrichthian | (noun) fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified | Synonyms: cartilaginous fish |
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clothier | (noun) a merchant who sells men's clothing | Synonyms: haberdasher |
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clothing | (noun) a covering designed to be worn on a person's body | Synonyms: article of clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable |
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corinthian | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Corinth or its inhabitants | - |
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(adjective) of or pertaining to the Corinthian style of architecture | - |
couthie | (adjective) (chiefly Scottish) agreeable and genial | Synonyms: couthy |
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creditworthiness | (noun) trustworthiness with money as based on a person's credit history; a general qualification for borrowing | - |
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doublethink | (noun) believing two contradictory ideas at the same time | - |
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earthing | (noun) fastening electrical equipment to earth | Synonyms: grounding |
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empathic | (adjective) showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states | Synonyms: empathetic |
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empathise | (verb) be understanding of | Synonyms: empathize, sympathise, sympathize, understand |
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empathize | (verb) be understanding of | Synonyms: empathise, sympathise, sympathize, understand |
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enterolithiasis | (noun) the presence of calculi in the intestines | - |
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eolithic | (adjective) of or relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age (characterized by the use of eoliths) | - |
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epicanthic | (adjective) relating to the epicanthus | - |
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epilithic | (adjective) growing on stone | - |
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epimythium | (noun) a moral at the end of a story. | - |
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erethism | (noun) an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation of an organ or body part | - |
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ethic | (noun) the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group | Synonyms: moral principle, value-system, value orientation |
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(noun) a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct | Synonyms: ethical code |
ethical | (adjective) conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior | - |
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(adjective) of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics | - |
(adjective) adhering to ethical and moral principles | Synonyms: honorable, honourable |
ethicality | (noun) The state, quality or manner of conforming to accepted standards of conduct. | - |
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ethically | (adverb) in an ethical manner; from an ethical point of view; according to ethics | - |
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ethician | (noun) a philosopher who specializes in ethics | Synonyms: ethicist |
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ethicism | (noun) a doctrine that ethics and ethical ideas are valid and important | - |
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ethicist | (noun) a philosopher who specializes in ethics | Synonyms: ethician |
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ethics | (noun) the philosophical study of moral values and rules | Synonyms: moral philosophy |
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(noun) motivation based on ideas of right and wrong | Synonyms: ethical motive, morality, morals |
everything | (noun) all things that are of importance to a person | - |
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farthing | (noun) a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny | - |
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farthingale | (noun) a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries | - |
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filthily | (adverb) in a filthy unclean manner | Synonyms: dirtily |
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filthiness | (noun) moral corruption or pollution | - |
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(noun) a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse | Synonyms: filth, foulness, nastiness |
foothill | (noun) a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain | - |
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forsythia | (noun) any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers | - |
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freethinker | (noun) a person who rejects religion | - |
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freethinking | (noun) the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct | Synonyms: rationalism |
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frothily | (adverb) in a frothy manner | - |
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frothiness | (noun) the property of giving off bubbles | Synonyms: bubbliness, effervescence |
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frothing | (adjective) producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease | Synonyms: foaming, foamy |
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glutethimide | (noun) sedative (trade name Doriden) used to treat some sleep disorders | Synonyms: Doriden |
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gnathion | (noun) the most inferior point of the mandible in the midline | - |
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goethite | (noun) a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a common constituent of rust | Synonyms: gothite |
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gothic | (adjective) as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened | Synonyms: mediaeval, medieval |
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(adjective) characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque | - |
gothite | (noun) a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a common constituent of rust | Synonyms: goethite |
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groupthink | (noun) decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility) | - |
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healthier | (adjective) improved in health or physical condition | Synonyms: fitter |
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healthily | (adverb) in a levelheaded manner | - |
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healthiness | (noun) the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease | Synonyms: good health |
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helminthiasis | (noun) infestation of the body with parasitic worms | - |
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helminthic | (adjective) capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms | Synonyms: anthelminthic, anthelmintic, parasiticidal |
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(noun) a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms | Synonyms: anthelminthic, anthelmintic, vermifuge |
homeopathic | (adjective) of or relating to the practice of homeopathy | Synonyms: homoeopathic |
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homoeopathic | (adjective) of or relating to the practice of homeopathy | Synonyms: homeopathic |
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hydrochlorothiazide | (noun) a diuretic drug (trade name Microzide, Esidrix, and HydroDIURIL) used in the treatment of hypertension | Synonyms: Esidrix, HydroDIURIL, Microzide |
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hydroflumethiazide | (noun) diuretic used to treat hypertension and edema | - |
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hydropathic | (adjective) of or relating to hydropathy or its administration | - |
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hypanthium | (noun) the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae) | Synonyms: calyx tube, floral cup |
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idiopathic | (adjective) (of diseases) arising from an unknown cause | - |
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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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labyrinthian | (adjective) resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity | Synonyms: labyrinthine, mazy |
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labyrinthine | (adjective) relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear | - |
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(adjective) resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity | Synonyms: labyrinthian, mazy |
(adjective) highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious | Synonyms: Byzantine, convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled, tortuous |
labyrinthitis | (noun) inflammation of the inner ear; can cause vertigo and vomiting | Synonyms: otitis interna |
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lathi | (noun) club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India | Synonyms: lathee |
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lecithin | (noun) a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier | - |
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lengthily | (adverb) in a lengthy or prolix manner | Synonyms: at length |
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lengthiness | (noun) amount or degree or range to which something extends | Synonyms: extension, prolongation |
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(noun) the consequence of being lengthened in duration | Synonyms: continuation, prolongation, protraction |
lithiasis | (noun) the formation of stones (calculi) in an internal organ | - |
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lithic | (adjective) relating to or composed of stone | - |
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(adjective) of or containing lithium | - |
lithium | (noun) a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals | Synonyms: atomic number 3, Li |
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loathing | (noun) hate coupled with disgust | Synonyms: abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, odium |
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luthier | (noun) a craftsman who makes stringed instruments (as lutes or guitars or violins) | - |
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malathion | (noun) a yellow insecticide used as a dust or spray to control garden pests and house flies and mites | - |
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