fertilization
- noun creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
impregnation; fecundation; fertilisation.
- noun making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
dressing; fecundation; fertilisation.
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copulation
- noun the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur
congress; intercourse; sexual intercourse; sex act; sexual relation; carnal knowledge; sexual congress; relation; coitus; coition.
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baggy
- adjective satellite not fitting closely; hanging loosely
sloppy; loose-fitting.
- baggy trousers
- a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather
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assort
- verb keep company with; hang out with
associate; affiliate; consort.
- He associates with strange people
- She affiliates with her colleagues
- verb arrange or order by classes or categories
sort; separate; sort out; class; classify.
- How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
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recombine
- verb undergo genetic recombination
- verb cause genetic recombination
- should scientists recombine DNA?
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bushy
- adjective satellite used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
shaggy-haired; shaggy-coated; shaggy.
- bushy locks
- a shaggy beard
- adjective satellite resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading
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cable
- noun a telegram sent abroad
overseas telegram; cablegram.
- noun a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
transmission line; line.
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kern
- noun United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
Jerome Kern; Jerome David Kern.
- noun the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body
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splendid
- adjective satellite having great beauty and splendor
splendiferous; glorious; resplendent.
- a glorious spring morning
- a glorious sunset
- splendid costumes
- a kind of splendiferous native simplicity
- adjective satellite very good; of the highest quality
fantabulous; first-class; excellent.
- made an excellent speech
- the school has excellent teachers
- a first-class mind
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antinucleon
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monogamous
- adjective (used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate
- monogamous marriage
- monogamous for life
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mismatch
- noun a bad or unsuitable match
- verb match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together
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antielectron
- noun an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation
positron.
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repulsion
- noun the force by which bodies repel one another
repulsive force.
- noun intense aversion
horror; revulsion; repugnance.
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synapse
- noun the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle
- nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters
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trawl
- noun a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
setline; spiller; trawl line; trotline.
- noun a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
dragnet; trawl net.
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mating
- noun the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
coupling; union; sexual union; pairing; conjugation.
- the casual couplings of adolescents
- the mating of some species occurs only in the spring
- verb engage in sexual intercourse
pair; couple; mate; copulate.
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skimpy
- adjective satellite containing little excess
lean.
- a lean budget
- a skimpy allowance
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steelyard
- noun a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length
lever scale; beam scale.
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linefeed
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segregate
- noun someone who is or has been segregated
- verb separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation
- This neighborhood is segregated
- We don't segregate in this county
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antiparticle
- noun a particle that has the same mass as another particle but has opposite values for its other properties; interaction of a particle and its antiparticle results in annihilation and the production of radiant energy
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copulation
- noun the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur
congress; intercourse; sexual intercourse; sex act; sexual relation; carnal knowledge; sexual congress; relation; coitus; coition.
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heteromorphic
(Biol.) Deviating from the normal, perfect, or mature form; having different forms at different stages of existence, or in different individuals of the same species; -- applied especially to insects in which there is a wide difference of form between the larva and the adult, and to plants having more than one form of flower.
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recoding
- noun converting from one code to another
- verb put into a different code; rearrange mentally
recode.
- People recode and restructure information in order to remember it
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greasy
- adjective satellite containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
oleaginous; sebaceous; oily.
- greasy hamburgers
- oily fried potatoes
- oleaginous seeds
- adjective satellite smeared or soiled with grease or oil
oily.
- greasy coveralls
- get rid of rubbish and oily rags
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trawl
- noun a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
setline; spiller; trawl line; trotline.
- noun a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
dragnet; trawl net.
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satellite
- noun man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
orbiter; artificial satellite.
- noun a person who follows or serves another
planet.
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paternity
- noun the state of being a father
- tests were conducted to determine paternity
- noun the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
fatherhood.
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substitution
- noun an event in which one thing is substituted for another
replacement; transposition; permutation; switch.
- the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
- noun the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
exchange; commutation.
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excavate
- verb recover through digging
unearth.
- Schliemann excavated Troy
- excavate gold
- verb find by digging in the ground
turn up; dig up.
- I dug up an old box in the garden
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shiny
- adjective satellite reflecting light
lustrous; glistening; sheeny; glossy; shining.
- glistening bodies of swimmers
- the horse's glossy coat
- lustrous auburn hair
- saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet
- shining white enamel
- adjective having a shiny surface or coating
glazed.
- glazed fabrics
- glazed doughnuts
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repulsion
- noun the force by which bodies repel one another
repulsive force.
- noun intense aversion
horror; revulsion; repugnance.
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homophone
- noun two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)
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enantiomorphous
(Crystallog.) Similar, but not superposable, i. e., related to each other as a right-handed to a left-handed glove; -- said of certain hemihedral crystals.
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wiring
- noun a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity
- noun the work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device
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lepton
- noun 100 lepta equal 1 drachma in Greece
- noun an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0
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excitation
- noun the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
excitement; fervour; fervor; inflammation.
- his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled
- he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation
- noun the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
innervation; irritation.
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trawler
- noun a fisherman who use a trawl net
- noun a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish
dragger.
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mismatch
- noun a bad or unsuitable match
- verb match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together
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geminate
- noun a doubled or long consonant
- the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate
- verb form by reduplication
reduplicate.
- The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel
- The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word
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bonding
- noun a close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child)
- noun (dentistry) a technique for repairing a tooth; resinous material is applied to the surface of the tooth where it adheres to the tooth's enamel
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condensate
- noun a product of condensation
- noun atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold
condensation.
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centriole
- noun one of a pair of small cylindrical cell organelles near the nucleus in animal cells; composed of nine triplet microtubules and form the asters during mitosis
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ethernet
- noun a type of network technology for local area networks; coaxial cable carries radio frequency signals between computers at a rate of 10 megabits per second
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mismated
- adjective satellite not easy to combine harmoniously
unsuited; ill-sorted; incompatible.
- verb provide with an unsuitable mate
mismate.
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annihilate
- verb kill in large numbers
carry off; decimate; eliminate; wipe out; extinguish; eradicate.
- the plague wiped out an entire population
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unweighted
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cable
- noun a telegram sent abroad
overseas telegram; cablegram.
- noun a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
transmission line; line.
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deletion
- noun any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
omission.
- noun (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
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revolute
(Bot. & Zoöl.) Rolled backward or downward. ✍ A revolute leaf is coiled downwards, with the lower surface inside the coil. A leaf with revolute margins has the edges rolled under, as in the Andromeda polifilia.
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carnassial
- adjective satellite (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh
- the carnassial teeth of carnivores
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acceptor
- noun (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated
- noun the person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures
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andiron
- noun metal supports for logs in a fireplace
dog-iron; firedog; dog.
- the andirons were too hot to touch
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mismatched
- adjective either not matched or unsuitably matched
- verb match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together
mismatch.
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assort
- verb keep company with; hang out with
associate; affiliate; consort.
- He associates with strange people
- She affiliates with her colleagues
- verb arrange or order by classes or categories
sort; separate; sort out; class; classify.
- How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
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autosome
- noun any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa
somatic chromosome.
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tunnel
- noun a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars)
- the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection
- noun a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
burrow.
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orbital
- adjective of or relating to an orbit
- orbital revolution
- orbital velocity
- adjective of or relating to the eye socket
- orbital scale
- orbital arch
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potential
- noun the inherent capacity for coming into being
potentiality; potency.
- noun the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
electric potential; potential difference; voltage; potential drop.
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unordered
- adjective not arranged in order
disordered.
- adjective satellite not arranged in order hierarchically
unranked; ungraded.
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mated
- adjective mated sexually
- verb engage in sexual intercourse
pair; couple; mate; copulate.
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elope
- verb run away secretly with one's beloved
run off.
- The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas
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mismatch
- noun a bad or unsuitable match
- verb match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together
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annihilation
- noun destruction by annihilating something
obliteration.
- noun total destruction
disintegration.
- bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll
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cable
- noun a telegram sent abroad
overseas telegram; cablegram.
- noun a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
transmission line; line.
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positron
- noun an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation
antielectron.
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spawn
- noun the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
- verb call forth
breed; engender.
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bridal
- noun archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
espousal.
- adjective of or relating to a wedding
nuptial; spousal.
- bridal procession
- nuptial day
- spousal rites
- wedding cake
- marriage vows
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skating
- noun the sport of gliding on skates
- verb move along on skates
skate.
- The Dutch often skate along the canals in winter
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quench
- verb satisfy (thirst)
allay; slake; assuage.
- The cold water quenched his thirst
- verb put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
snuff out; blow out; extinguish.
- Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
- quench the flames
- snuff out the candles
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trawl
- noun a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
setline; spiller; trawl line; trotline.
- noun a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
dragnet; trawl net.
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sunny
- adjective satellite bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
cheery; gay.
- a cheery hello
- a gay sunny room
- a sunny smile
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recombination
- noun (physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles
- noun (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents
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fermion
- noun any particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistics and is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle
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programming
- noun setting an order and time for planned events
scheduling; programing.
- noun creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something
computer programing; computer programming; programing.
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stereo
- noun reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound
stereo system; stereophonic system; stereophony.
- noun two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together
stereoscopic picture; stereoscopic photograph.
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prospect
- noun the possibility of future success
chance.
- his prospects as a writer are excellent
- noun belief about (or mental picture of) the future
outlook; expectation.
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nest
- noun a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- noun a kind of gun emplacement
- a machine-gun nest
- a nest of snipers
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incubate
- verb grow under conditions that promote development
- verb sit on (eggs)
brood; cover; hatch.
- Birds brood
- The female covers the eggs
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spectrometer
- noun spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer
mass spectrometer.
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