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aquamarine
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n 1: a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color
2: a shade of blue tinged with green [syn: greenish blue,
aqua, aquamarine, turquoise, cobalt blue, peacock
blue]
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careen
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n 1: pitching dangerously to one side [syn: rock, careen,
sway, tilt]
v 1: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken
man staggered into the room" [syn: stagger, reel,
keel, lurch, swag, careen]
2: move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out
of control" [syn: careen, wobble, shift, tilt]
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chlorine
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n 1: a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens;
best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to
purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant;
occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water) [syn:
chlorine, Cl, atomic number 17]
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chorine
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n 1: a woman who dances in a chorus line [syn: chorus girl,
showgirl, chorine]
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epinephrine
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n 1: a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response
to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic
nerve action [syn: epinephrine, epinephrin,
adrenaline, Adrenalin]
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evergreen
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adj 1: (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the
year [ant: deciduous]
n 1: a plant having foliage that persists and remains green
throughout the year [syn: evergreen, evergreen plant]
[ant: deciduous plant]
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figurine
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n 1: a small carved or molded figure [syn: figurine,
statuette]
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fluorine
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n 1: a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens;
usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful
oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or
fluorapatite [syn: fluorine, F, atomic number 9]
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gangrene
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n 1: necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
[syn: gangrene, sphacelus, slough]
2: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the
interruption of blood supply) [syn: necrosis,
mortification, gangrene, sphacelus]
v 1: undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
[syn: necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate]
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glycerine
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n 1: a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by
saponification of fats and oils [syn: glycerol,
glycerin, glycerine]
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latrine
0
n 1: a public toilet in a military area
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lean
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adj 1: lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too
thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry
look"-Shakespeare [syn: thin, lean] [ant: fat]
2: lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean
ore"; "lean fuel" [ant: rich]
3: containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy
allowance" [syn: lean, skimpy]
4: not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year"
n 1: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs
from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the
ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a
heavy inclination to the right" [syn: tilt, list,
inclination, lean, leaning]
v 1: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned
over the banister" [syn: lean, tilt, tip, slant,
angle]
2: cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the
wall"
3: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be
inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures";
"These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" [syn:
tend, be given, lean, incline, run]
4: rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"
5: cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"
[syn: list, lean]
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lien
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n 1: the right to take another's property if an obligation is
not discharged
2: a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body
between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells
involved in immune responses [syn: spleen, lien]
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margarine
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n 1: a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a
substitute for butter [syn: margarine, margarin,
oleo, oleomargarine, marge]
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marine
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adj 1: of or relating to the sea; "marine explorations"
2: relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or
seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine insurance"
[syn: nautical, maritime, marine]
3: of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land
and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps); "marine
barracks"
4: relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the
sea
5: native to or inhabiting the sea; "marine plants and animals
such as seaweed and whales"
n 1: a member of the United States Marine Corps [syn: Marine,
devil dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldier]
2: a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land
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mean
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adj 1: approximating the statistical norm or average or expected
value; "the average income in New England is below that
of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the
mean annual rainfall" [syn: average, mean(a)]
2: characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean
mood" [syn: hateful, mean]
3: having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that
liberal obedience without which your army would be a base
rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd
with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something
essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics" [syn:
base, mean, meanspirited]
4: excellent; "famous for a mean backhand"
5: marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence
in the slums"; "a mean hut" [syn: beggarly, mean]
6: (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative
of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly
tip" [syn: mean, mingy, miserly, tight]
7: (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve
contempt [syn: beggarly, mean]
8: of no value or worth; "I was caught in the bastardly traffic"
[syn: bastardly, mean]
n 1: an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of
the numbers and dividing by some function of n [syn:
mean, mean value]
v 1: mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand
what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" [syn: mean,
intend]
2: have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that
we have to stop taking long showers" [syn: entail, imply,
mean]
3: denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An
example sentence would show what this word means" [syn:
mean, intend, signify, stand for]
4: have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to
help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to
return early that night" [syn: intend, mean, think]
5: have a specified degree of importance; "My ex-husband means
nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything"
6: intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk
about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about
people who gossip!" [syn: think of, have in mind, mean]
7: destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers
were meant for you"
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mien
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n 1: dignified manner or conduct [syn: bearing, comportment,
presence, mien]
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nectarine
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n 1: variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth
skin and (usually) yellow flesh [syn: nectarine,
nectarine tree, Prunus persica nectarina]
2: a variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin
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neoprene
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n 1: a synthetic rubber that is resistant to oils and aging;
used in waterproof products
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nineteen
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adj 1: being one more than eighteen [syn: nineteen, 19,
xix]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
[syn: nineteen, 19, XIX]
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obscene
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adj 1: designed to incite to indecency or lust; "the dance often
becomes flagrantly obscene"-Margaret Mead
2: offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene
massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs";
"repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent
novels" [syn: abhorrent, detestable, obscene,
repugnant, repulsive]
3: suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd
whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture";
"obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks" [syn:
lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious]
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oleomargarine
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n 1: a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a
substitute for butter [syn: margarine, margarin,
oleo, oleomargarine, marge]
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polystyrene
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n 1: a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic;
"expanded polystyrene looks like a rigid white foam and is
used as packing or insulation"
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preen
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v 1: clean with one's bill; "The birds preened" [syn: preen,
plume]
2: pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement [syn:
preen, congratulate]
3: dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when
going to the opera" [syn: preen, primp, plume, dress]
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ravine
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n 1: a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by
running water)
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saccharine
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adj 1: overly sweet [syn: cloying, saccharine, syrupy,
treacly]
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serene
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adj 1: not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a
calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"; "he
remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene
expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil";
"tranquil life in the country" [syn: calm,
unagitated, serene, tranquil]
2: completely clear and fine; "serene skies and a bright blue
sea"
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sixteen
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adj 1: being one more than fifteen [syn: sixteen, 16, xvi]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
[syn: sixteen, 16, XVI]
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smokescreen
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n 1: (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that
obscures movements [syn: smoke screen, smokescreen]
2: an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure;
"requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen
to hide their failures" [syn: smoke screen, smokescreen]
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spleen
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n 1: a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body
between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells
involved in immune responses [syn: spleen, lien]
2: a feeling of resentful anger [syn: irascibility, short
temper, spleen, quick temper]
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styrene
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n 1: a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene [syn:
styrene, cinnamene, phenylethylene, vinylbenzene]
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submarine
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adj 1: beneath the surface of the sea [syn: submarine,
undersea]
n 1: a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes [syn:
submarine, pigboat, sub, U-boat]
2: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise
and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and
lettuce and condiments); different names are used in
different sections of the United States [syn: bomber,
grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban
sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub,
submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep]
v 1: move forward or under in a sliding motion; "The child was
injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the
car"
2: throw with an underhand motion
3: bring down with a blow to the legs
4: control a submarine
5: attack by submarine; "The Germans submarined the Allies"
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sunscreen
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n 1: a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA)
to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn
[syn: sunscreen, sunblock, sun blocker]
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tangerine
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adj 1: of a strong reddish orange color
n 1: a variety of mandarin orange [syn: tangerine, tangerine
tree]
2: any of various deep orange mandarins grown in the United
States and southern Africa
3: a reddish to vivid orange color
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teen
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adj 1: being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the
teen years" [syn: adolescent, teen, teenage,
teenaged]
n 1: a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity [syn:
adolescent, stripling, teenager, teen]
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terrine
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n 1: a pate or fancy meatloaf baked in an earthenware casserole
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thirteen
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adj 1: being one more than twelve [syn: thirteen, 13,
xiii]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one [syn:
thirteen, 13, XIII, baker's dozen, long dozen]
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tureen
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n 1: large deep serving dish with a cover; for serving soups and
stews
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ultramarine
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adj 1: of a brilliant pure blue to purplish blue color
n 1: blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli [syn:
ultramarine, ultramarine blue]
2: a vivid blue to purple-blue color
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unseen
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adj 1: not observed [syn: unobserved, unseen]
n 1: a belief that there is a realm controlled by a divine
spirit [syn: spiritual world, spiritual domain,
unseen]
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vaccine
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n 1: immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead
pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the
production of antibodies [syn: vaccine, vaccinum]
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wean
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v 1: gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's
milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and
started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and
fed by its owner with a bottle" [syn: wean, ablactate]
2: detach the affections of
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windscreen
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n 1: transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a
vehicle [syn: windshield, windscreen]
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wintergreen
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n 1: any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola
[syn: wintergreen, pyrola]
2: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-
shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and
shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil [syn:
teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea,
groundberry, ground-berry, creeping wintergreen,
Gaultheria procumbens]
3: spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil [syn:
wintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, teaberry,
spiceberry]
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wolverine
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n 1: a native or resident of Michigan [syn: Michigander,
Wolverine]
2: musteline mammal of northern Eurasia [syn: glutton, Gulo
gulo, wolverine]
3: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal [syn:
wolverine, carcajou, skunk bear, Gulo luscus]
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citrine
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n 1: semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz
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moreen
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n 1: a heavy fabric of wool (or wool and cotton) used mostly in
upholstery or for curtains
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silkscreen
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n 1: a print made using a stencil process in which an image or
design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and
printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through
the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
[syn: silkscreen, silk screen print, serigraph]
v 1: print by silkscreen
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dexedrine
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n 1: an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a
central nervous system stimulant [syn: dextroamphetamine
sulphate, Dexedrine]
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nazarene
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adj 1: of or relating to the Nazarenes or their religion
2: of or relating to the town of Nazareth or its inhabitants
n 1: a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history
of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah;
they accepted the Gospel According to Matthew but rejected
the Epistles of St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law
and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared
heretic by the Church of Rome [syn: Nazarene, Ebionite]
2: an early name for any Christian
3: an inhabitant of Nazareth
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quinacrine
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n 1: a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm
infestations and once used to treat malaria [syn:
quinacrine, quinacrine hydrochloride, mepacrine,
Atabrine]
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tambourine
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n 1: a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic
disks in the sides
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helleborine
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n 1: any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having
mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-
white flowers in a twisted raceme [syn: rattlesnake
plantain, helleborine]
2: any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis
3: any of several orchids of the genus Cephalanthera
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papaverine
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n 1: an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from
opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive
[syn: papaverine, Kavrin]
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taurine
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adj 1: of or relating to or resembling a bull
n 1: a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of
mammals
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alizarine
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n 1: an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red
pigments and in dyeing [syn: alizarin, alizarine]
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ephedrine
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n 1: white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants
of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made
synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis
and asthma
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purine
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n 1: any of several bases that are derivatives of purine
2: a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the
parent compound of various biologically important substances
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sarin
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n 1: a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the
activity of cholinesterase [syn: sarin, GB]
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pelerine
0
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sightscreen
0
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transmarine
0
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doreen
0
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irene
0
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maureen
0
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noreen
0
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shagreen
0
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squireen
0
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berberine
0
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hippocrene
0
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leaderene
0
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mazarine
0
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veratrine
0