achondrite | (noun) a stony meteor lacking chondrules | - |
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aconite | (noun) any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers | - |
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actinolite | (noun) a green mineral of the amphibole group; calcium magnesium iron silicate | - |
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adesite | (noun) dark greyish extrusive rock | - |
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aerolite | (noun) a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals | - |
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albite | (noun) a widely distributed feldspar that forms rocks | Synonyms: white feldspar |
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alexandrite | (noun) a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone | - |
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almandite | (noun) a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate | Synonyms: almandine |
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amblygonite | (noun) a white or grey mineral consisting of lithium aluminum phosphate; a source of lithium | - |
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ammonite | (noun) one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks | Synonyms: ammonoid |
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amphibolite | (noun) a metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase | - |
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anchorite | (noun) one retired from society for religious reasons | Synonyms: hermit |
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andesite | (noun) a dark grey volcanic rock | - |
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andradite | (noun) a garnet consisting of calcium iron silicate and having any color ranging from yellow and green to brown and black; used as gemstone | - |
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anorthite | (noun) rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks | - |
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anthophyllite | (noun) a dark brown mineral of the amphibole group; magnesium iron silicate | - |
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anthracite | (noun) a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat | Synonyms: anthracite coal, hard coal |
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anthropophagite | (noun) a person who eats human flesh | Synonyms: anthropophagus, cannibal, man-eater |
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antimetabolite | (noun) an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite | - |
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antisatellite | (adjective) of or relating to a system to destroy satellites in orbit | Synonyms: ASAT |
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apatite | (noun) a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus | - |
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aphanite | (noun) fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye | - |
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aplite | (noun) light-colored and fine-grained granitic rock consisting chiefly of quartz and feldspars | - |
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appetite | (noun) a feeling of craving something | Synonyms: appetence, appetency |
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apposite | (adjective) being of striking appropriateness and pertinence | Synonyms: apt, pertinent |
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aragonite | (noun) a mineral form of crystalline calcium carbonate; dimorphic with calcite | - |
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archimandrite | (noun) the superior of an abbey of monks | Synonyms: abbot |
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argentite | (noun) a valuable silver ore consisting of silver sulfide (Ag2S) | - |
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argillite | (noun) a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages | - |
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argyrodite | (noun) a rare steel-grey mineral consisting of silver and germanium and sulfur | - |
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arsenopyrite | (noun) a silver-white or grey ore of arsenic | Synonyms: mispickel |
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augite | (noun) dark-green to black glassy mineral of the pyroxene group containing large amounts of aluminum and iron and magnesium | - |
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austenite | (noun) a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite | - |
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azurite | (noun) blue carbonate of copper; blue malachite | - |
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backbite | (verb) say mean things | Synonyms: bitch |
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baddeleyite | (noun) a mineral consisting of zirconium oxide | - |
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barite | (noun) a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium | Synonyms: barium sulphate, barytes, heavy spar |
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bastnaesite | (noun) a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements | Synonyms: bastnasite |
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bastnasite | (noun) a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements | Synonyms: bastnaesite |
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batholite | (noun) large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth | Synonyms: batholith, pluton, plutonic rock |
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bauxite | (noun) a clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an abrasive and catalyst | - |
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bedlamite | (noun) an archaic term for a lunatic | - |
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belemnite | (noun) a conical calcareous fossil tapering to a point at one end and with a conical cavity at the other end containing (when unbroken) a small chambered phragmocone from the shell of any of numerous extinct cephalopods of the family Belemnitidae | - |
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bentonite | (noun) an absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash | - |
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biotite | (noun) dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock | - |
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bipartite | (adjective) divided into two portions almost to the base | - |
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(adjective) involving two parts or elements | Synonyms: two-part, two-way |
bite | (noun) the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws | Synonyms: chomp |
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(noun) a portion removed from the whole | - |
(noun) a strong odor or taste property | Synonyms: pungency, raciness, sharpness |
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality | Synonyms: pungency |
(noun) (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait | - |
(noun) a light informal meal | Synonyms: collation, snack |
(noun) a small amount of solid food; a mouthful | Synonyms: bit, morsel |
(noun) a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person | - |
(noun) a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin | Synonyms: insect bite, sting |
(verb) to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws | Synonyms: seize with teeth |
(verb) penetrate or cut, as with a knife | - |
(verb) deliver a sting to | Synonyms: prick, sting |
(verb) cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort | Synonyms: burn, sting |
blatherskite | (noun) foolish gibberish | Synonyms: blather |
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bobwhite | (noun) a popular North American game bird; named for its call | Synonyms: bobwhite quail, partridge |
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bornite | (noun) a mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits | Synonyms: peacock ore |
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calcite | (noun) a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone | - |
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campsite | (noun) a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent | Synonyms: bivouac, campground, camping area, camping ground, camping site, encampment |
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carnallite | (noun) a white or reddish mineral consisting of hydrous chlorides of potassium and magnesium; used as a fertilizer and as a source of potassium and magnesium | - |
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carnotite | (noun) a yellow radioactive mineral; an ore of uranium and radium and vanadium | - |
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cassiterite | (noun) a hard heavy dark mineral that is the chief source of tin | - |
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catamite | (noun) a boy who submits to a sexual relationship with a man | - |
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celestite | (noun) a mineral consisting of strontium sulphate | - |
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cellulite | (noun) lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc. | - |
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cementite | (noun) a chemical compound that is a constituent of steel and cast iron; very hard and brittle | Synonyms: iron carbide |
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cenobite | (noun) a member of a religious order living in common | Synonyms: coenobite |
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cerussite | (noun) a mineral consisting of lead carbonate that is an important source of lead | Synonyms: white lead ore |
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ceylonite | (noun) a dark-colored spinel containing iron | Synonyms: pleonaste |
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chabasite | (noun) a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum | Synonyms: chabazite |
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chabazite | (noun) a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum | Synonyms: chabasite |
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chalcanthite | (noun) hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate | Synonyms: blue copperas, blue stone, blue vitriol |
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chalcocite | (noun) a heavy grey mineral that is an ore of copper | Synonyms: copper glance |
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chalcopyrite | (noun) a yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper and iron sulfide | Synonyms: copper pyrites |
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chalybite | (noun) iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate | Synonyms: siderite |
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chamosite | (noun) a greenish grey or black silicate of iron and aluminum | - |
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chlorite | (noun) a generally green or black mineral; it occurs as a constituent of many rocks typically in the form of a flat crystal | - |
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chondrite | (noun) a rock of meteoric origin containing chondrules | - |
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chromite | (noun) a brownish-black mineral; the major source of chromium | - |
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chrysolite | (noun) a brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone | - |
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cite | (noun) a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage | Synonyms: acknowledgment, citation, credit, mention, quotation, reference |
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(verb) make reference to | Synonyms: advert, bring up, mention, name, refer |
(verb) commend | Synonyms: mention |
(verb) repeat a passage from | Synonyms: quote |
(verb) refer to for illustration or proof | Synonyms: quote |
(verb) advance evidence for | Synonyms: abduce, adduce |
(verb) call in an official matter, such as to attend court | Synonyms: summon, summons |
(verb) refer to | Synonyms: reference |
cobaltite | (noun) a rare silvery-white mineral; important ore of cobalt | - |
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coenobite | (noun) a member of a religious order living in common | Synonyms: cenobite |
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columbite | (noun) a black mineral that is an ore of niobium and tantalum | Synonyms: niobite |
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composite | (adjective) of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae | - |
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(adjective) consisting of separate interconnected parts | - |
(noun) a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts | Synonyms: complex |
(noun) considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers | Synonyms: composite plant |
contrite | (adjective) feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses | Synonyms: remorseful, rueful, ruthful |
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copalite | (noun) partly mineralized copal dug from the ground | Synonyms: copaline, fossil copal |
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coprolite | (noun) fossil excrement; petrified dung | - |
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cordierite | (noun) a blue mineral of magnesium and iron and aluminum and silicon and oxygen; often used as a gemstone | - |
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cordite | (noun) explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords | - |
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cosmopolite | (noun) a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries | Synonyms: cosmopolitan |
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cristobalite | (noun) a white mineral consisting of silica; found in volcanic rocks | - |
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crocolite | (noun) a rare lead chromite mineral that forms bright orange crystals | - |
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cryolite | (noun) a white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and sodium; a source of fluorine | Synonyms: Greenland spar |
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crystallite | (noun) any of numerous minute rudimentary crystalline bodies of unknown composition found in glassy igneous rock | - |
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cuprite | (noun) a mineral consisting of cuprous oxide that is a source of copper | - |
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cyanite | (noun) a grey or greenish-blue mineral consisting of aluminum silicate in crystalline form; occurs in metaphoric rock, used as a refractory | Synonyms: kyanite |
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dacite | (noun) a grey volcanic rock containing plagioclase and quartz and other crystalline minerals | - |
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damourite | (noun) a variety of muscovite | - |
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definite | (adjective) precise; explicit and clearly defined | - |
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(adjective) known for certain | - |
dendrite | (noun) short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron | - |
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despite | (noun) contemptuous disregard | - |
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(noun) lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike | Synonyms: contempt, disdain, scorn |
diatomite | (noun) a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material | Synonyms: diatomaceous earth, kieselguhr |
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diorite | (noun) a granular crystalline intrusive rock | - |
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disunite | (verb) force, take, or pull apart | Synonyms: divide, part, separate |
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(verb) part; cease or break association with | Synonyms: disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, divorce |
dolomite | (noun) a kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate | - |
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(noun) a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer | Synonyms: bitter spar |
dumpsite | (noun) a piece of land where waste materials are dumped | Synonyms: dump, garbage dump, rubbish dump, trash dump, waste-yard, wasteyard |
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