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acrylic
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n 1: polymerized from acrylonitrile [syn: acrylic fiber,
acrylic]
2: a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in
coatings and adhesives [syn: acrylic, acrylic resin,
acrylate resin]
3: used especially by artists [syn: acrylic, acrylic paint]
4: a synthetic fabric
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allelic
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adj 1: of or relating to alleles [syn: allelic,
allelomorphic]
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angelic
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adj 1: marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an
angel or saint; "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific
smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my
sainted mother" [syn: angelic, angelical, beatific,
saintlike, saintly, sainted]
2: of or relating to angels; "angelic messenger" [syn:
angelic, angelical]
3: having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an
angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when
he slept"; "a sweet disposition" [syn: angelic,
angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet]
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bimetallic
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adj 1: pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals; "in
a bimetallistic system both gold and silver can
constitute legal tender" [syn: bimetallistic,
bimetallic]
2: formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in
sheets bonded together [syn: bimetal, bimetallic]
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cephalic
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adj 1: of or relating to the head [ant: caudal]
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italic
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adj 1: characterized by slanting characters; "italic characters"
2: of or relating to the Italic languages; "ancient Italic
dialects"
n 1: a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the
right
2: a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the
chief representative [syn: Italic, Italic language]
3: a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right
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metallic
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adj 1: containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of
a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the
strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the
clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce [syn:
metallic, metal(a)] [ant: nonmetal, nonmetallic]
n 1: a fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal
2: a yarn made partly or entirely of metal
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monometallic
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adj 1: containing one atom of metal in the molecule;
"monometallic carbonyls"
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phallic
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adj 1: relating to a phallus especially as an embodiment of
generative power; "a phallic cult"; "phallic worship"
2: resembling or being a phallus; "a phallic symbol"; "phallic
eroticism"; "priapic figurines" [syn: phallic, priapic]
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vocalic
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adj 1: being or containing or characterized by vowels; "vocalic
sounds"; "the Gaelic language being uncommonly vocalic"-
Walter Scott [ant: consonantal]
2: relating to or associated with or containing a vowel;
"vocalic segments"; "the vocalic ablaut"
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gaelic
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adj 1: relating to or characteristic of the Celts [syn:
Celtic, Gaelic]
n 1: any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland
and Scotland [syn: Gaelic, Goidelic, Erse]
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gallic
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adj 1: of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls; "Ancient Gallic
dialects"; "Gallic migrations"; "the Gallic Wars"
2: of or pertaining to France or the people of France; "French
cooking"; "a Gallic shrug" [syn: French, Gallic]
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cacodylic
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adj 1: of or relating to cacodyl
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anencephalic
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adj 1: characterized by partial or total absence of a brain
[syn: anencephalic, anencephalous]
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malik
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n 1: the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia
Minor and the Indian subcontinent; "maliks rule the
hinterland of Afghanistan under the protection of warlords"
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uralic
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n 1: a family of Ural-Altaic languages [syn: Uralic, Uralic
language]
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nonmetallic
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adj 1: not containing or resembling or characteristic of a
metal; "nonmetallic elements" [syn: nonmetallic,
nonmetal] [ant: metal(a), metallic]
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acromegalic
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adj 1: marked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the
extremities or the face; "a protruding acromegalic jaw"
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pyrogallic
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adj 1: of or relating to pyrogallol
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goidelic
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n 1: any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland
and Scotland [syn: Gaelic, Goidelic, Erse]
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autotelic
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adj 1: of or relating to or believing in autotelism
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ehrlich
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n 1: German bacteriologist who found a `magic bullet' to cure
syphilis and was a pioneer in the study of immunology
(1854-1915) [syn: Ehrlich, Paul Ehrlich]
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encephalic
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intervocalic
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ithyphallic
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oxalic
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postvocalic
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prevocalic
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alec
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lyophilic
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alick
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fralick
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galik
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gallick
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gallik
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halik
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halleck
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malelk
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malic
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malick
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mallek
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mallick
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phthalic
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salic
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salick
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thallic
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daedalic
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medallic
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mihalic
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tantalic
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vassalic
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amygdalic
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echolalic
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homothallic
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intervalic
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procephalic
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submetallic
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trimetallic
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acrocephalic
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diencephalic
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epencephalic
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isocephalic
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megacephalic
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oxycephalic
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melic
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