cephalosporin
- noun one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity
Mefoxin.
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boomer
- noun a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s
baby boomer.
- they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers
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medusoid
- noun one of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free-swimming sexual phase in the life cycle of a coelenterate; in this phase it has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles
medusa; medusan.
- adjective relating to or resembling a medusa
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andorran
- noun a native or inhabitant of Andorra
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Andorra or its people
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1000th
- adjective satellite the ordinal number of one thousand in counting order
thousandth.
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amora
- noun one of a group of rabbis (active AD 250-500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia where they explained and applied earlier teachings and whose discussions are recorded in the Talmud; they emphasized the study of Torah and the importance of personal action and the fulfillment of the commandments
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sporophyte
- noun the spore-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
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sulfonylurea
- noun antidiabetic consisting of any of several drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood; used to treat diabetes mellitus
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mainland
- noun the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
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hydropower
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turbofan
- noun an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine
turbojet; fanjet; fan-jet.
- noun a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust
fanjet engine; fanjet; turbojet engine; turbofan engine; turbojet; fan-jet.
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photosensitize
- verb make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light
photosensitise.
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boomlet
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mainlanders
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gametophyte
- noun the gamete-bearing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
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antihistamine
- noun a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site
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viperous
Having the qualities of a viper; malignant; venomous; as, a viperous tongue. "This
viperous slander."
Shak. --
Vi"per*ous*ly, adv.
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kinin
- noun any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves
cytokinin.
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reinvent
- verb bring back into existence
- The candidate reinvented the concept of national health care so that he would get elected
- verb create anew and make over
- He reinvented African music for American listeners
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saccade
- noun a rapid, jerky movement of the eyes between positions of rest
- noun an abrupt spasmodic movement
jerking; jolt; jerk.
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myspace
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thromboplastin
- noun an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot
thrombokinase; factor III.
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reinterpret
- verb interpret from a different viewpoint
re-explain.
- verb assign a new or different meaning to
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slide
- noun a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
microscope slide.
- noun (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
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redia
(Zoöl.) A kind of larva, or nurse, which is prroduced within the sporocyst of certain trematodes by asexual generation. It in turn produces, in the same way, either another generation of rediæ, or else cercariæ within its own body. Called also proscolex, and nurse. See Illustration in Appendix.
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ethnic
- noun a person who is a member of an ethnic group
- adjective satellite denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people
cultural; ethnical.
- influenced by ethnic and cultural ties"- J.F.Kennedy
- ethnic food
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adulterous
- adjective satellite characterized by adultery
extramarital; extracurricular.
- an adulterous relationship
- extramarital affairs
- the extracurricular activities of a philandering husband
- adjective satellite not faithful to a spouse or lover
cheating; two-timing.
- adulterous husbands and wives
- a two-timing boyfriend
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antihistamine
- noun a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site
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variate
- noun a variable quantity that is random
chance variable; stochastic variable; variant; random variable.
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descendent
- noun a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
descendant.
- adjective satellite going or coming down
descendant.
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mellow
- verb soften, make mellow
- Age and experience mellowed him over the years
- verb become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
mellow out; melt.
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antipsychotic
- noun tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired
neuroleptic agent; major tranquilliser; neuroleptic; antipsychotic agent; major tranquilizer; antipsychotic drug; neuroleptic drug; major tranquillizer.
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afterpotential
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skip
- noun a gait in which steps and hops alternate
- noun a mistake resulting from neglect
omission.
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rollout
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500th
- adjective satellite the ordinal number of five hundred in counting order
five-hundredth.
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bangladeshi
- noun a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Bangladesh or its people or language
East Pakistani.
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sansei
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overwinter
- verb spend the winter
winter.
- We wintered on the Riviera
- Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island
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moroccan
- noun a native or inhabitant of Morocco
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Morocco or its people
Maroc.
- Moroccan mosques cannot be entered by infidels
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geritol
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handset
- noun telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle
French telephone.
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mtv
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superoxide
- noun a metallic oxide containing the univalent anion O2-
- noun the univalent anion O2-
superoxide anion.
- much of the O2 supporting cellular respiration is reduced to the superoxide anion O2-
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game
- noun a contest with rules to determine a winner
- you need four people to play this game
- noun a single play of a sport or other contest
- the game lasted two hours
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overwinter
- verb spend the winter
winter.
- We wintered on the Riviera
- Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island
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overwinter
- verb spend the winter
winter.
- We wintered on the Riviera
- Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island
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urbanites
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hermaphroditic
- adjective satellite of or relating to monoclinous plants
- adjective satellite of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs
hermaphrodite.
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starship
- noun a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
spaceship.
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thousandth
- noun position 1,000 in a countable series of things
- noun one part in a thousand equal parts
one-thousandth.
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lithography
- noun a method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface
- noun the act of making a lithographic print
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fissiparous
- adjective satellite reproducing by fission
- adjective satellite having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
separatist; breakaway.
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rewrite
- noun something that has been written again
rescript; revision.
- the rewrite was much better
- verb write differently; alter the writing of
- The student rewrote his thesis
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yuppie
- noun a young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious life style
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antidepressant
- noun any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects
antidepressant drug.
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caribbean
- noun an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream
Caribbean Sea.
- noun region including the Caribbean Islands
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nintendo
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sporocyst
(Zoöl.) An asexual zooid, usually forming one of a series of larval forms in the agamic reproduction of various trematodes and other parasitic worms. The sporocyst generally develops from an egg, but in its turn produces other larvæ by internal budding, or by the subdivision of a part or all of its contents into a number of minute germs. See Redia.
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tsunami
- noun a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
- a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes
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xxl
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arsine
- noun a poisonous colorless flammable gas used in organic synthesis and to dope transistors and as a poison gas in warfare
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redefine
- verb give a new or different definition to
- verb give a new or different definition of (a word)
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froward
- adjective satellite habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
willful; wilful; headstrong; self-willed.
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nisei
- noun a person born in the United States of parents who emigrated from Japan
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scanner
- noun someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
- noun an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
digital scanner; image scanner.
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msw
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beatnik
- noun a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
beat.
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hippie
- noun someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
hipster; flower child; hippy.
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inherit
- verb obtain from someone after their death
- I inherited a castle from my French grandparents
- verb receive from a predecessor
- The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair
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bequeath
- verb leave or give by will after one's death
will; leave.
- My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry
- My grandfather left me his entire estate
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soliton
- noun (physics) a quantum of energy or quasiparticle that can be propagated as a traveling wave in nonlinear systems and is neither preceded nor followed by another such disturbance; does not obey the superposition principle and does not dissipate
solitary wave; soliton wave.
- soliton waves can travel long distances with little loss of energy or structure
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parthenogenetic
- adjective satellite (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction
agamic; agamogenetic; apomictic; agamous.
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icbm
- noun a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another
intercontinental ballistic missile.
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self
- noun your consciousness of your own identity
ego.
- noun a person considered as a unique individual
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cefotaxime
- noun a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Claforan) used for severe infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract
Claforan.
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issei
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latino
- noun a native of Latin America
Latin American.
- noun an artificial language based on words common to the Romance languages
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hippy
- noun someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
hipster; hippie; flower child.
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turbofan
- noun an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine
turbojet; fanjet; fan-jet.
- noun a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust
fanjet engine; fanjet; turbojet engine; turbofan engine; turbojet; fan-jet.
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harmonic
- noun a tone that is a component of a complex sound
- noun any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental
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basque
- noun a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain
- noun the language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language
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oxidant
- noun a substance that oxidizes another substance
oxidiser; oxidizing agent; oxidizer.
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glyburide
- noun an oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas
Micronase; DiaBeta.
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squander
- verb spend thoughtlessly; throw away
blow; waste.
- He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends
- You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree
- verb spend extravagantly
ware; waste; consume.
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microcode
- noun (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory
firmware.
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