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actinium
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n 1: a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in
uranium ores [syn: actinium, Ac, atomic number 89]
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aluminium
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n 1: a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in
bauxite [syn: aluminum, aluminium, Al, atomic number
13]
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condominium
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n 1: one of the dwelling units in a condominium [syn:
condominium, condo]
2: housing consisting of a complex of dwelling units (as an
apartment house) in which each unit is individually owned
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euphonium
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n 1: a bass horn (brass wind instrument) that is the tenor of
the tuba family
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gadolinium
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n 1: a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent
metallic element of the rare earth group [syn:
gadolinium, Gd, atomic number 64]
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geranium
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n 1: any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae
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germanium
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n 1: a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting
metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs
in germanite and argyrodite [syn: germanium, Ge,
atomic number 32]
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selenium
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n 1: a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and
tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable
grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the
light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in
sulfide ores (as pyrite) [syn: selenium, Se, atomic
number 34]
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succedaneum
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n 1: (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute
(especially any medicine that may be taken in place of
another)
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titanium
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n 1: a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic
element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane
parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite [syn:
titanium, Ti, atomic number 22]
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uranium
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n 1: a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element;
occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear
weapons [syn: uranium, U, atomic number 92]
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zirconium
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n 1: a lustrous grey strong metallic element resembling
titanium; it is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron
absorber; it occurs in baddeleyite but is obtained chiefly
from zircon [syn: zirconium, Zr, atomic number 40]
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herculaneum
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n 1: ancient city; now destroyed
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minium
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n 1: a reddish oxide of lead (Pb3O4) used as a pigment in paints
and in glass and ceramics [syn: red lead, minium]
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meconium
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n 1: thick dark green mucoid material that is the first feces of
a newborn child
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syconium
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n 1: the fleshy multiple fruit of the fig consisting of an
enlarged hollow receptacle containing numerous fruitlets
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archegonium
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n 1: a female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most
gymnosperms
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pelargonium
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n 1: geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated
[syn: Pelargonium, genus Pelargonium]
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asplenium
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n 1: in some classification systems placed in family
Polypodiaceae [syn: Asplenium, genus Asplenium]
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helenium
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n 1: genus of American herbs with flowers having yellow rays:
sneezeweeds [syn: Helenium, genus Helenium]
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hymenium
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n 1: spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing
asci or basidia
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quadrennium
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n 1: a period of four years
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quinquennium
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n 1: a period of five years
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calcaneum
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pericranium
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iconium
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stramonium
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cuprammonium
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positronium
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spermogonium
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