| acetal | (noun) any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules | - |
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| acropetal | (adjective) of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex | - |
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| actinomycetal | (adjective) of or belonging to the actinomycetes | Synonyms: actinomycetous |
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| basipetal | (adjective) of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from apex to base | - |
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| bimetal | (adjective) formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in sheets bonded together | Synonyms: bimetallic |
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| (noun) material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals | - |
| centripetal | (adjective) tending to move toward a center | - |
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| (adjective) of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system | Synonyms: receptive, sensory |
| (adjective) tending to unify | Synonyms: unifying |
| chaetal | (adjective) of or relating to chaetae (setae or bristles) | - |
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| corticipetal | (adjective) of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the cerebral cortex | Synonyms: corticoafferent |
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| fetal | (adjective) of or relating to a fetus | Synonyms: foetal |
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| foetal | (adjective) of or relating to a fetus | Synonyms: fetal |
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| gunmetal | (noun) a type of bronze used for parts subject to wear or corrosion (especially corrosion by sea water) | - |
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| hemiacetal | (noun) an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones | - |
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| metal | (adjective) containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal | Synonyms: metallic |
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| (noun) any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. | Synonyms: metallic element |
| (noun) a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten | Synonyms: alloy |
| (verb) cover with metal | - |
| musculoskeletal | (adjective) relating to muscles and skeleton | - |
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| nonmetal | (adjective) not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal | Synonyms: nonmetallic |
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| (noun) a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties | - |
| parietal | (adjective) of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium | - |
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| petal | (noun) part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored | Synonyms: flower petal |
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| planetal | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets | Synonyms: planetary |
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| skeletal | (adjective) of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton | - |
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| (adjective) very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold | Synonyms: cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, wasted |
| societal | (adjective) relating to human society and its members | Synonyms: social |
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| varietal | (noun) a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape | Synonyms: varietal wine |
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| vegetal | (adjective) composed of vegetation or plants | Synonyms: vegetational, vegetative |
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| (adjective) (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes | Synonyms: vegetative |