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an
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n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in
Nursing, AN]
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antitoxin
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n 1: an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin
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characin
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n 1: any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae [syn:
characin, characin fish, characid]
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eosin
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n 1: a red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine
on fluorescein; used in cosmetics and as a biological stain
for studying cell structures [syn: eosin, bromeosin]
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erythromycin
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n 1: an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril
or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete
Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-
positive bacteria and some Gram-negative [syn:
erythromycin, Erythrocin, E-Mycin, Ethril,
Ilosone, Pediamycin]
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hircine
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adj 1: of or pertaining to or suggestive of a goat (especially
in strong odor)
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hoatzin
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n 1: crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have
claws on the first and second digits of the wings [syn:
hoatzin, hoactzin, stinkbird, Opisthocomus hoazin]
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moccasin
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n 1: soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
[syn: moccasin, mocassin]
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aflatoxin
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n 1: a potent carcinogen from the fungus Aspergillus; can be
produced and stored for use as a bioweapon
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vasopressin
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n 1: hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade
name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the
hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating
capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting
reabsorption of water by kidney tubules [syn:
vasopressin, antidiuretic hormone, ADH, Pitressin]
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solzhenitsyn
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n 1: Soviet writer and political dissident whose novels exposed
the brutality of Soviet labor camps (born in 1918) [syn:
Solzhenitsyn, Alexander Isayevich Solzhenitsyn,
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn]
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rhodopsin
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n 1: a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates;
dissociates into retinene by light [syn: visual purple,
rhodopsin, retinal purple]
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khamsin
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n 1: an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that
blows across Egypt in the spring
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tyrothricin
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n 1: a mixture of antibiotics applied locally to infections
caused by Gram-positive bacteria
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aureomycin
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n 1: a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin)
used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases
[syn: chlortetracycline, Aureomycin]
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mucin
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n 1: a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a
lubricant that protects body surfaces
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thylacine
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n 1: rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having
stripes on its back; probably extinct [syn: thylacine,
Tasmanian wolf, Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus
cynocephalus]
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cytotoxin
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n 1: any substance that has a toxic effect on cells
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mycotoxin
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n 1: a toxin produced by a fungus
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bacitracin
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n 1: a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure
effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms;
usually applied locally
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oxytocin
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n 1: hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade
name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and
ejection of milk [syn: oxytocin, Pitocin]
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wisconsin
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n 1: a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin [syn:
Wisconsin, Wisconsin River]
2: a midwestern state in north central United States [syn:
Wisconsin, Badger State, WI]
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amylopsin
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autotoxin
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hopson
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chymotrypsin
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sasin
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alexin
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yeltsin
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resorcin
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orcin
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