| adrenocorticotrophin | (noun) a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex | Synonyms: ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, corticotrophin, corticotropin |
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| baldachin | (noun) ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar) | - |
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| capuchin | (noun) monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl | Synonyms: Cebus capucinus, ringtail |
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| (noun) a hooded cloak for women | - |
| catechin | (noun) a tannic acid that is extracted from black catechu as a white crystalline substance | - |
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| cephalothin | (noun) a semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin | - |
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| chin | (noun) the protruding part of the lower jaw | Synonyms: mentum |
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| (verb) raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar | Synonyms: chin up |
| cochin | (noun) Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs | Synonyms: cochin china |
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| corticotrophin | (noun) a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex | Synonyms: ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, corticotropin |
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| dauphin | (noun) formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne | - |
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| dolphin | (noun) any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises | - |
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| (noun) large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) | Synonyms: dolphinfish, mahimahi |
| endorphin | (noun) a neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic properties | - |
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| gonadotrophin | (noun) hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity | Synonyms: gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotropin |
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| hin | (noun) ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons | - |
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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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| muadhdhin | (noun) the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day | Synonyms: muazzin, muezzin |
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| shin | (noun) the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle | Synonyms: shin bone, shinbone, tibia |
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| (noun) the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle | - |
| (noun) the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet | - |
| (noun) a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg | Synonyms: shin bone |
| (verb) climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling | Synonyms: clamber, scramble, shinny, skin, sputter, struggle |
| somatotrophin | (noun) a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans | Synonyms: growth hormone, human growth hormone, somatotrophic hormone, somatotropic hormone, somatotropin, STH |
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| strophanthin | (noun) a bitter and very toxic glycoside derived from plants of the genus Strophanthus; in moderate doses it is a cardiac stimulant but in larger doses it is a powerful poison; used in Africa as an arrow poison | - |
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| thin | (adjective) of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section | - |
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| (adjective) relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous | - |
| (adjective) lacking excess flesh | Synonyms: lean |
| (adjective) (of sound) lacking resonance or volume | - |
| (adjective) not dense | Synonyms: sparse |
| (adjective) very narrow | Synonyms: slender |
| (adjective) lacking spirit or sincere effort | - |
| (adjective) lacking substance or significance | Synonyms: flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous |
| (adverb) without viscosity | Synonyms: thinly |
| (verb) take off weight | Synonyms: melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim down |
| (verb) lose thickness; become thin or thinner | - |
| (verb) make thin or thinner | - |
| (verb) lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture | Synonyms: cut, dilute, reduce, thin out |
| thyrotrophin | (noun) anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland | Synonyms: thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyrotrophic hormone, thyrotropic hormone, thyrotropin, TSH |
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| urchin | (noun) poor and often mischievous city child | - |
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| whin | (noun) any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt) | Synonyms: whinstone |
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| (noun) small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental | Synonyms: dyer's-broom, dyer's greenweed, dyeweed, Genista tinctoria, greenweed, woadwaxen, woodwaxen |
| (noun) very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe | Synonyms: furze, gorse, Irish gorse, Ulex europaeus |
| within | (adverb) on the inside | Synonyms: inside |
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| zeaxanthin | (noun) yellow carotenoid (isomeric with lutein and occurs widely with it) that is the main pigment in yellow Indian corn | - |
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