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adenine
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n 1: (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with
thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA [syn: adenine, A]
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asinine
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adj 1: devoid of intelligence [syn: asinine, fatuous,
inane, mindless, vacuous]
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benign
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adj 1: not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive
(especially of a tumor) [ant: malignant]
2: pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign
smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air"
[syn: benign, benignant] [ant: malign]
3: kindness of disposition or manner; "the benign ruler of
millions"; "benign intentions"
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canine
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adj 1: of or relating to a pointed conical tooth [syn: canine,
laniary]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family
Canidae
n 1: one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw)
located between the incisors and the premolars [syn:
canine, canine tooth, eyetooth, eye tooth,
dogtooth, cuspid]
2: any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and
typically long muzzles [syn: canine, canid]
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guanine
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n 1: a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine
[syn: guanine, G]
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leonine
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adj 1: of or characteristic of or resembling a lion
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mezzanine
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n 1: first or lowest balcony [syn: mezzanine, first balcony]
2: intermediate floor just above the ground floor [syn:
mezzanine, mezzanine floor, entresol]
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quinine
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n 1: a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in
malaria therapy
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saturnine
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adj 1: bitter or scornful; "the face was saturnine and swarthy,
and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde
2: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the
proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless
shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable
manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"-
Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" [syn: dark,
dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine,
sour, sullen]
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strychnine
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n 1: an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica;
formerly used as a stimulant
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benin
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n 1: a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French
control [syn: Benin, Republic of Benin, Dahomey]
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alanine
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n 1: a crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins
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cinchonine
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n 1: an alkaloid derivative of the bark of cinchona trees that
is used as an antimalarial drug
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safranine
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n 1: any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes [syn:
safranine, safranin, saffranine]
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threonine
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n 1: a colorless crystalline amino acid found in protein; occurs
in the hydrolysates of certain proteins; an essential
component of human nutrition
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antivenene
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n 1: an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the
bite of a snake or insect or other animal [syn:
antivenin, antivenene]
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methionine
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n 1: a crystalline amino acid containing sulfur; found in most
proteins and essential for nutrition
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arginine
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n 1: a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary
for nutrition; its absence from the diet leads to a reduced
production of spermatozoa
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danene
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dineen
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janine
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oscinine
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fescennine
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pavonine
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pennine
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