numerically
- adverb in number; with regard to numbers
- in ten years' time the Oxbridge mathematicians, scientists, and engineers will not be much more significant numerically than the Oxbridge medical schools are now
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overwhelmingly
- adverb incapable of being resisted
overpoweringly; irresistibly.
- the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man
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over
- noun (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
- adjective satellite having come or been brought to a conclusion
concluded; terminated; complete; ended; all over.
- the harvesting was complete
- the affair is over, ended, finished
- the abruptly terminated interview
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anaerobe
- noun an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live
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throughout
- adverb from first to last
end-to-end.
- the play was excellent end-to-end
- adverb used to refer to cited works
passim.
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blond
- noun a person with fair skin and hair
blonde.
- noun a light grayish yellow to near white
blonde.
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predominate
- verb be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
dominate; prevail; reign; rule.
- Money reigns supreme here
- Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
- verb appear very large or occupy a commanding position
tower; loom; hulk.
- The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain
- Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall
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lymphocyte
- noun an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection
lymph cell.
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hardwood
- noun the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)
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amongst
Mixed or mingled; surrounded by. They heard, And from his presence hid themselves among The thickest trees. Milton.
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during
In the time of; as long as the action or existence of; as, during life; during the space of a year.
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leukocyte
- noun blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
white blood corpuscle; white blood cell; white cell; WBC; white corpuscle; leucocyte.
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everywhere
- adverb to or in any or all places; (`everyplace' is used informally for `everywhere')
everyplace; all over.
- You find fast food stores everywhere
- people everywhere are becoming aware of the problem
- he carried a gun everywhere he went
- looked all over for a suitable gift
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compulsion
- noun an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid
irresistible impulse.
- he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident
- noun an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
obsession.
- her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly
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purple
- noun a purple color or pigment
purpleness.
- noun of imperial status
- he was born to the purple
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today
- noun the present time or age
- the world of today
- today we have computers
- noun the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow)
- Today is beautiful
- did you see today's newspaper?
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serotypes
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alternately
- adverb in an alternating sequence or position
- They were deglycerolized by alternately centrifuging and mixing
- he planted fir and pine trees alternately
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brown
- noun an orange of low brightness and saturation
brownness.
- noun Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
Robert Brown.
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depend
- verb be contingent upon (something that is elided)
- verb have faith or confidence in
count; look; reckon; bet; calculate.
- you can count on me to help you any time
- Look to your friends for support
- You can bet on that!
- Depend on your family in times of crisis
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depend
- verb be contingent upon (something that is elided)
- verb have faith or confidence in
count; look; reckon; bet; calculate.
- you can count on me to help you any time
- Look to your friends for support
- You can bet on that!
- Depend on your family in times of crisis
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westerly
- noun the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
prevailing westerly.
- adjective satellite of wind; from the west
western.
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locally
- adverb by a particular locality
- adverb to a restricted area of the body
topically.
- apply this medicine topically
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mudstones
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theme
- noun the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
topic; subject.
- he didn't want to discuss that subject
- it was a very sensitive topic
- his letters were always on the theme of love
- noun a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
motif.
- it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme
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yellow
- noun yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
yellowness.
- verb turn yellow
- The pages of the book began to yellow
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loam
- noun a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
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feature
- noun a prominent attribute or aspect of something
characteristic.
- the map showed roads and other features
- generosity is one of his best characteristics
- noun the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
lineament.
- an expression of pleasure crossed his features
- his lineaments were very regular
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sunni
- noun a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad
Sunni Muslim; Sunnite.
- noun one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam
Sunni Islam.
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along
- adverb with a forward motion
on.
- we drove along admiring the view
- the horse trotted along at a steady pace
- the circus traveled on to the next city
- move along
- march on
- adverb in accompaniment or as a companion
- his little sister came along to the movies
- I brought my camera along
- working along with his father
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cocci
- noun any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria
coccus.
- noun any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria
coccus.
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here
- noun the present location; this place
- where do we go from here?
- noun queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
Hera.
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diatom
- noun microscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silica
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factor
- noun anything that contributes causally to a result
- a number of factors determined the outcome
- noun an abstract part of something
ingredient; constituent; component; element.
- jealousy was a component of his character
- two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony
- the grammatical elements of a sentence
- a key factor in her success
- humor: an effective ingredient of a speech
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sedge
- noun grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
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infiltrate
- verb cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
- verb enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
penetrate.
- The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor
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pathway
- noun a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
nerve tract; nerve pathway; tract.
- noun a trodden path
footpath.
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limestone
- noun a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
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mode
- noun how something is done or how it happens
style; fashion; manner; way.
- her dignified manner
- his rapid manner of talking
- their nomadic mode of existence
- in the characteristic New York style
- a lonely way of life
- in an abrasive fashion
- noun a particular functioning condition or arrangement
- switched from keyboard to voice mode
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sandstone
- noun a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
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until
To; unto; towards; -- used of material objects. Chaucer. Taverners until them told the same. Piers Plowman.
He roused himself full blithe, and hastened them until. Spenser.
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silt
- noun mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
- verb become chocked with silt
silt up.
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color
- noun a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
colour; coloring; colouring.
- a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light
- noun interest and variety and intensity
vividness; colour.
- the Puritan Period was lacking in color
- the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness
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male
- noun an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
- noun a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
male person.
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concern
- noun something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- the safety of the ship is the captain's concern
- noun an anxious feeling
fear; care.
- care had aged him
- they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
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androgen
- noun male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics
androgenic hormone.
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heavily
- adverb to a considerable degree
to a great extent.
- he relied heavily on others' data
- adverb in a heavy-footed manner
- he walked heavily up the three flights to his room
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feldspar
- noun any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium
felspar.
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slightly
- adverb to a small degree or extent
somewhat; more or less.
- his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
- the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other
- adverb in a slim or slender manner
slimly; slenderly.
- a slenderly built woman
- slightly built
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grass
- noun narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
- noun German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927)
Gunter Grass; Gunter Wilhelm Grass.
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early
- adjective at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
- early morning
- an early warning
- early diagnosis
- an early death
- took early retirement
- an early spring
- early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties
- adjective being or occurring at an early stage of development
- in an early stage
- early forms of life
- early man
- an early computer
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bicarbonate
- noun a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate
hydrogen carbonate.
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shale
- noun a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
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role
- noun the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
function; part; office.
- the function of a teacher
- the government must do its part
- play its role
- noun an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
part; character; persona; theatrical role.
- she played the part of Desdemona
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gray
- noun a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
grayness; greyness; grey.
- noun clothing that is a grey color
grey.
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whereas
At which place; where. Obs. Chaucer. At last they came whereas that lady bode. Spenser.
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receptor
- noun a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
- noun an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
sensory receptor; sense organ.
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strongly
- adverb with strength or in a strong manner
- argues very strongly for his proposal
- he was strongly opposed to the government
- adverb in a powerful manner
powerfully.
- the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist
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carcinoma
- noun any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
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theme
- noun the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
topic; subject.
- he didn't want to discuss that subject
- it was a very sensitive topic
- his letters were always on the theme of love
- noun a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
motif.
- it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme
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motif
- noun a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
motive.
- noun a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
motive.
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near
- verb move towards
go up; come near; draw near; draw close; come on; approach.
- We were approaching our destination
- They are drawing near
- The enemy army came nearer and nearer
- adjective not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
close; nigh.
- near neighbors
- in the near future
- they are near equals
- his nearest approach to success
- a very near thing
- a near hit by the bomb
- she was near tears
- she was close to tears
- had a close call
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tint
- noun a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
tone; tincture; shade.
- after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted
- verb color lightly
touch; tinct; tinge.
- her greying hair was tinged blond
- the leaves were tinged red in November
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species
- noun (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
- noun a specific kind of something
- a species of molecule
- a species of villainy
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evergreen
- noun a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
evergreen plant.
- adjective (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year
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therein
- adverb (formal) in or into that thing or place
in this; in that.
- they can read therein what our plans are
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grey
- noun United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
Zane Grey.
- noun Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)
Lady Jane Grey.
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tend
- verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
run; incline; lean; be given.
- She tends to be nervous before her lectures
- These dresses run small
- He inclined to corpulence
- verb have care of or look after
- She tends to the children
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soil
- noun the state of being covered with unclean things
grease; filth; dirt; grime; grunge; stain.
- noun the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
dirt.
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concern
- noun something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- the safety of the ship is the captain's concern
- noun an anxious feeling
fear; care.
- care had aged him
- they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
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symptom
- noun (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
- noun anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence
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overall
- noun (usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)
- noun a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work
boilers suit; boilersuit.
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lichen
- noun any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks
- noun any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.
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focus
- noun the concentration of attention or energy on something
direction; centering; focussing; focal point; focusing.
- the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology
- he had no direction in his life
- noun maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
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propensity
- noun an inclination to do something
tendency; leaning.
- he felt leanings toward frivolity
- noun a natural inclination
proclivity; leaning.
- he has a proclivity for exaggeration
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mechanism
- noun the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
chemical mechanism.
- he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions
- noun the technical aspects of doing something
mechanics.
- a mechanism of social control
- mechanisms of communication
- the mechanics of prose style
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subtypes
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under
- adjective satellite located below or beneath something else
nether.
- nether garments
- the under parts of a machine
- adjective satellite lower in rank, power, or authority
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due
- noun that which is deserved or owed
- noun a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership)
- the society dropped him for non-payment of dues
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staphylococci
- noun spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
staphylococcus; staph.
- noun spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
staphylococcus; staph.
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streptococci
- noun spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
streptococcus; strep.
- noun spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
streptococcus; strep.
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largely
- adverb in large part; mainly or chiefly
for the most part; mostly.
- These accounts are largely inactive
- adverb on a large scale
- the sketch was so largely drawn that you could see it from the back row
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paraffin
- noun from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
paraffin wax.
- noun a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
alkane; paraffin series; alkane series; methane series.
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even
- noun the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
eventide; evening; eve.
- he enjoyed the evening light across the lake
- verb make level or straight
even out; level; flush.
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female
- noun an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
- noun a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
female person.
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politically
- adverb with regard to social relationships involving authority
- politically correct clothing
- adverb with regard to government
- politically organized units
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clay
- noun a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
- noun water soaked soil; soft wet earth
mud.
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colors
- noun a flag that shows its nationality
colours.
- noun a distinguishing emblem
colours.
- his tie proclaimed his school colors
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grassland
- noun land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life
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nowadays
- noun the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
present.
- that is enough for the present
- he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow
- adverb in these times
now; today.
- it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford
- we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets
- today almost every home has television
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dolomite
- noun a kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate
- noun a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer
bitter spar.
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symptom
- noun (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
- noun anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence
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tamil
- noun a member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasian people of southern India and Sri Lanka
- noun the Dravidian language spoken since prehistoric times by the Tamil in southern India and Sri Lanka
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type
- noun a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
- what type of sculpture do you prefer?
- noun a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
case; eccentric; character.
- a real character
- a strange character
- a friendly eccentric
- the capable type
- a mental case
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malay
- noun a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
Malayan.
- noun a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
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characteristic
- noun a prominent attribute or aspect of something
feature.
- the map showed roads and other features
- generosity is one of his best characteristics
- noun a distinguishing quality
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red
- noun red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
redness.
- noun a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana
Red River.
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around
- adverb in the area or vicinity
about.
- a few spectators standing about
- hanging around
- waited around for the next flight
- adverb by a circular or circuitous route
- He came all the way around the base
- the road goes around the pond
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basalt
- noun the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene
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usage
- noun the act of using
use; utilization; utilisation; employment; exercise.
- he warned against the use of narcotic drugs
- skilled in the utilization of computers
- noun accepted or habitual practice
usance; custom.
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