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plasmodiidae.n.01
protoctist_family.n.01
malaria parasites
nucleolus.n.01
organelle.n.01
a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis
pitfall.n.01
difficulty.n.02
an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
trepidation.n.01
apprehension.n.01
a feeling of alarm or dread
diestrus.n.01
anestrus.n.01
(of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity
elegiac_stanza.n.01
quatrain.n.01
a quatrain in iambic pentameter with abab rhyme scheme
public_defender.n.01
lawyer.n.01
a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense
brooding.n.01
parturition.n.01
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
louvered_window.n.01
window.n.01
a window with glass louvers
checkrow.v.01
plant.v.01
plant in checkrows
scherzo.n.01
movement.n.05
a fast movement (usually in triple time)
labetalol.n.01
blocker.n.02
antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure)
mortality_table.n.01
actuarial_table.n.01
an actuarial table indicating life expectancy and probability of death as a function or age and sex and occupation etc
british_pound.n.01
british_monetary_unit.n.01
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
curb_service.n.01
service.n.15
service provided to customers who remain in their vehicles
comity_of_nations.n.01
comity.n.01
courteous respect by one nation for the laws and institutions of another
heat-seeking_missile.n.01
missile.n.01
a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine)
cultivar.n.01
variety.n.03
a variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivation
fruit_punch.n.01
punch.n.02
a punch made of fruit juices mixed with water or soda water (with or without alcohol)
opium.n.01
narcotic.n.01
an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
readership.n.01
audience.n.02
the audience reached by written communications (books or magazines or newspapers etc.)
rite.n.01
religious_ceremony.n.01
an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
aspiration_pneumonia.n.01
bronchopneumonia.n.01
inflammation of the lungs caused by inhaling or choking on vomitus; may occur during unconsciousness (anesthesia or drunkenness or seizure or cardiac arrest)
north_american_free_trade_agreement.n.01
free_trade.n.01
an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico; became effective in 1994 for ten years
intradermal_injection.n.01
injection.n.03
an injection into the skin
money_market.n.01
market.n.04
a market for short-term debt instruments
reassurance.n.01
support.n.02
the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence
influenza.n.01
respiratory_disease.n.01
an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
major-domo.n.01
servant.n.01
the chief steward or butler of a great household
jade.n.01
opaque_gem.n.01
a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite
hello.n.01
greeting.n.01
an expression of greeting
drift_apart.v.01
estrange.v.02
lose personal contact over time
yea.n.01
affirmative.n.01
an affirmative
latanier.n.01
fan_palm.n.01
fan palms of the southern United States and the Caribbean region
military_uniform.n.01
uniform.n.01
prescribed identifying uniform for soldiers
cone_clutch.n.01
friction_clutch.n.01
a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shaped
truism.n.01
truth.n.03
an obvious truth
round_arch.n.01
arch.n.04
an arch formed in a continuous curve; characteristic of Roman architecture
french_door.n.01
door.n.01
a light door with transparent or glazed panels extending the full length
high-level_radioactive_waste.n.01
radioactive_waste.n.01
radioactive waste that left in a nuclear reactor after the nuclear fuel has been consumed
lanceolate_spleenwort.n.01
spleenwort.n.01
a spleenwort of western Europe
steam-heat.v.01
heat.v.02
heat by means of steam
silverwork.n.01
work.n.02
decorative work made of silver
desensitization.n.01
decrease.n.02
the process of reducing sensitivity
aberrant.n.01
anomaly.n.02
one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group
systematize.v.01
order.v.05
arrange according to a system or reduce to a system
leap_second.n.01
second.n.01
a second (as measured by an atomic clock) added to or subtracted from Greenwich Mean Time in order to compensate for slowing in the Earth's rotation
irish_pound.n.01
irish_monetary_unit.n.01
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
web-spinning_mite.n.01
mite.n.02
a mite that spins a web
subjectivist.n.01
intellectual.n.01
a person who subscribes to subjectivism
case_agreement.n.01
agreement.n.05
agreement in grammatical case between words in the same construction
progressive_rock.n.01
rock_'n'_roll.n.01
a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing
amiodarone.n.01
antiarrhythmic.n.01
an antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Cordarone) that has potentially fatal side effects and is used to control serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have been ineffective
jive.v.01
dance.v.02
dance to jive music; dance the jive
theater_light.n.01
light.n.02
any of various lights used in a theater
myopia.n.01
ametropia.n.01
(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
zollinger-ellison_syndrome.n.01
syndrome.n.02
syndrome consisting of intractable peptic ulceration with gastric hypersecretion and hyperacidity
good_authority.n.01
testimony.n.03
testimony by someone who should know
overcredulity.n.01
credulity.n.01
too much credulity
portrait_lens.n.01
camera_lens.n.01
a compound camera lens with a relatively high aperture
regional_anesthesia.n.01
anesthesia.n.01
loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the pelvic region during childbirth)
multiprocessing.n.01
data_processing.n.01
simultaneous processing by two or more processing units
diabetic_diet.n.01
diet.n.01
a diet designed to help control the symptoms of diabetes
evenki.n.01
oriental.n.01
a member of the people inhabiting an area of northern Mongolia and eastern Siberia
sketch_map.n.01
map.n.01
a map drawn from observation (rather than from exact measurements) and representing the main features of an area
epauliere.n.01
armor_plate.n.01
armor plate that protects the shoulder
leatherback_turtle.n.01
sea_turtle.n.01
wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle
freak.n.01
mutant.n.01
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
straw_boss.n.01
foreman.n.01
a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers
phoneme.n.01
phone.n.02
(linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language
new_look.n.01
vogue.n.01
a style of women's clothing created by Christian Dior in 1947; involved a tight bodice and narrow waist and a flowing pleated skirt
interpretive_dance.n.01
modern_dance.n.01
a form of modern dance in which the dancer's movements depict an emotion or tell a story
beach_house.n.01
house.n.01
a house built on or near a beach
puppy_fat.n.01
adipose_tissue.n.01
fat on the body of a baby or child; disappears at adolescence
seizing.n.01
small_stuff.n.01
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
wall_rue.n.01
spleenwort.n.01
small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) of Eurasia and North America
amazon_ant.n.01
slave-making_ant.n.01
small reddish slave-making ant species
brake_cylinder.n.01
cylinder.n.03
a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston
music_critic.n.01
critic.n.01
a critic of musical performances
old_world_vulture.n.01
vulture.n.01
any of several large vultures of Africa and Eurasia
citizenry.n.01
group.n.01
the body of citizens of a state or country
overdraft.n.01
draft.n.01
a draft in excess of the credit balance
jaggedness.n.01
unevenness.n.01
something irregular like a bump or crack in a smooth surface
vasoconstriction.n.01
constriction.n.04
decrease in the diameter of blood vessels
logic_element.n.01
electronic_device.n.01
an electronic device that performs an elementary logic operation
planetesimal.n.01
celestial_body.n.01
one of many small solid celestial bodies thought to have existed at an early stage in the development of the solar system
duchenne's_muscular_dystrophy.n.01
muscular_dystrophy.n.01
the most common form of muscular dystrophy; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males)
autoclave.v.01
sterilize.v.01
subject to the action of an autoclave
oncogene.n.01
gene.n.01
a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells
eastern_narrow-mouthed_toad.n.01
frog.n.01
small toad of southeastern United States
literary_composition.n.01
writing.n.02
imaginative or creative writing
lamb's-quarters.n.01
goosefoot.n.01
common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb
contortionist.n.01
acrobat.n.01
an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions
body_temperature.n.01
temperature.n.01
temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
labor_pain.n.01
pain.n.01
pain and discomfort associated with contractions of the uterus during labor
reproductive_system.n.01
system.n.06
organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring
commission_on_human_rights.n.01
economic_and_social_council_commission.n.01
the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with human rights
auditory_perception.n.01
perception.n.03
the perception of sound as a meaningful phenomenon
censer.n.01
vessel.n.03
a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)
noon.n.01
hour.n.02
the middle of the day