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alum
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n 1: a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the
ammonium double sulfate of aluminum [syn: alum, ammonia
alum, ammonium alum]
2: a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium
double sulfate of aluminum [syn: alum, potassium alum,
potash alum]
3: a person who has received a degree from a school (high school
or college or university) [syn: alumnus, alumna, alum,
graduate, grad]
4: a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as
an astringent (among other things)
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antebellum
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adj 1: belonging to a period before a war especially the
American Civil War
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asylum
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n 1: a shelter from danger or hardship [syn: refuge,
sanctuary, asylum]
2: a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
[syn: mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental
institution, institution, mental home, insane asylum,
asylum]
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bedlam
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n 1: a state of extreme confusion and disorder [syn: chaos,
pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsy-
turvyness]
2: pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: Bedlam, booby
hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny
house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse,
sanatorium, snake pit]
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cerebellum
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n 1: a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above
the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans
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column
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n 1: a line of units following one after another
2: a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a
mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary
substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed
selectively to form colored bands [syn: column,
chromatography column]
3: a vertical array of numbers or other information; "he added a
column of numbers"
4: anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower;
"the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of
dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke
betrayed their campsite" [syn: column, tower, pillar]
5: an article giving opinions or perspectives [syn: column,
editorial, newspaper column]
6: a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not
supporting anything (such as a monument) [syn: column,
pillar]
7: (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing
upright and used to support a structure [syn: column,
pillar]
8: a page or text that is vertically divided; "the newspaper
devoted several columns to the subject"; "the bookkeeper used
pages that were divided into columns"
9: any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body
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curriculum
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n 1: an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted
to a new program at the university" [syn: course of
study, program, programme, curriculum, syllabus]
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forelimb
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n 1: the front limb (or the homologous structure in other
animals, such as a flipper or wing)
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salem
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n 1: capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of
the state on the Willamette River [syn: Salem, capital
of Oregon]
2: a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft
trials in 1692
3: a city in southern India
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prelim
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n 1: a minor match preceding the main event [syn: preliminary,
prelim]
2: an examination taken by graduate students to determine their
fitness to continue [syn: preliminary examination,
preliminary exam, prelim]
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malayalam
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n 1: a Dravidian language (closely related to Tamil) that is
spoken in southwestern India
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cingulum
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n 1: (anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the
base of a tooth)
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capitulum
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n 1: a dense cluster of flowers or foliage; "a head of
cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce" [syn: capitulum,
head]
2: fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn [syn: ear,
spike, capitulum]
3: an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a
tree
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inoculum
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n 1: a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is
introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to
a particular disease [syn: inoculant, inoculum]
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jerusalem
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n 1: capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel
(although its status as capital is disputed); it was
captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy
city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital
of an ancient kingdom [syn: Jerusalem, capital of
Israel]
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reticulum
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n 1: a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near
Dorado and Hydrus
2: any fine network (especially one in the body composed of
cells or blood vessels)
3: the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant [syn:
reticulum, second stomach]
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coelom
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n 1: a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in
humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and
peritoneal cavity [syn: celom, coelom, celoma]
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spirillum
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n 1: spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living
in stagnant water
2: any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted
rodlike form [syn: spirillum, spirilla]
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balaam
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colum
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vallum
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bensalem
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bolam
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cimbalom
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frenulum
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osculum
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vasculum
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tenaculum
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idolum
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fulham
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spiraculum
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supernaculum
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