anuran | (adjective) relating to frogs and toads | Synonyms: batrachian, salientian |
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(noun) any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species | Synonyms: batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog |
assurance | (noun) freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities | Synonyms: authority, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness |
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(noun) a statement intended to inspire confidence | - |
(noun) a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something | Synonyms: pledge |
(noun) a British term for some kinds of insurance | - |
benzofuran | (noun) a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins | Synonyms: coumarone, cumarone |
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brachyuran | (noun) typical crabs | - |
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coinsurance | (noun) insurance issued jointly by two or more underwriters | - |
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comburant | (adjective) supporting combustion | Synonyms: comburent, combustive |
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courante | (noun) a court dance of the 16th century; consisted of short advances and retreats | - |
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curandera | (noun) a Mexican woman who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans | - |
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curandero | (noun) a Mexican man who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans | - |
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denaturant | (noun) any substance that serves as a denaturing agent | - |
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deodourant | (noun) a toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors | Synonyms: deodorant |
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durance | (noun) imprisonment (especially for a long time) | - |
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endurance | (noun) the power to withstand hardship or stress | - |
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(noun) a state of surviving; remaining alive | Synonyms: survival |
enflurane | (noun) a nonflammable liquid (trade name Ethrane) used as an inhalation general anesthetic | Synonyms: Ethrane |
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fulgurant | (adjective) amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning | Synonyms: dazzling, eye-popping, fulgurous |
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furan | (noun) a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon | Synonyms: furane, furfuran |
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furane | (noun) a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon | Synonyms: furan, furfuran |
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furfuran | (noun) a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon | Synonyms: furan, furane |
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insurance | (noun) written contract or certificate of insurance | Synonyms: insurance policy, policy |
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(noun) promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company | - |
(noun) protection against future loss | Synonyms: indemnity |
isoflurane | (noun) a widely used inhalation anesthetic | - |
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nitrofuran | (noun) derivative of furan used to inhibit bacterial growth | - |
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nitrofurantoin | (noun) derivative of nitrofuran used as an antibacterial medicine (trade name Macrodantin) effective against a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria; used to treat infections of the urinary tract | Synonyms: Macrodantin |
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nurturance | (noun) physical and emotional care and nourishment | - |
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nurturant | (adjective) providing physical and emotional care and nourishment | - |
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obscurantism | (noun) a deliberate act intended to make something obscure | - |
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(noun) a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge | - |
obscurantist | (noun) a person who is deliberately vague | - |
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procurance | (noun) the act of getting possession of something | Synonyms: procural, procurement |
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proturan | (noun) any of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped head; inhabit damp soil or decaying organic matter | Synonyms: telsontail |
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reassurance | (noun) the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence | - |
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reinsurance | (noun) sharing the risk by insurance companies; part or all of the insurer's risk is assumed by other companies in return for part of the premium paid by the insured | - |
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restaurant | (noun) a building where people go to eat | Synonyms: eatery, eating house, eating place |
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restauranter | (noun) the proprietor of a restaurant | Synonyms: restaurateur |
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saturant | (noun) a substance which is used to saturate another. | - |
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transuranic | (adjective) having an atomic number greater than 92 | - |
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uranalysis | (noun) (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis) | Synonyms: urinalysis |
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uraninite | (noun) a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore | Synonyms: pitchblende |
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uranium | (noun) a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons | Synonyms: atomic number 92, U |
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uranologist | (noun) a physicist who studies astronomy | Synonyms: astronomer, stargazer |
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uranology | (noun) the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole | Synonyms: astronomy |
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uranoplasty | (noun) surgical correction of a defect of the palate | - |
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uranyl | (noun) the bivalent radical UO2 which forms salts with acids | Synonyms: uranyl group, uranyl radical |
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