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angstrom
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n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a
meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of
electromagnetic radiation [syn: angstrom, angstrom
unit, A]
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antiserum
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n 1: blood serum containing antibodies against specific
antigens; provides immunity to a disease
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arum
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n 1: starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint
root
2: any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on
a spadix surrounded by a large spathe [syn: arum, aroid]
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ashram
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n 1: a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian
ashram
2: (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus
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candelabrum
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n 1: branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights [syn:
candelabrum, candelabra]
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cerebrum
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n 1: anterior portion of the brain consisting of two
hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans
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conundrum
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n 1: a difficult problem [syn: riddle, conundrum, enigma,
brain-teaser]
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decorum
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n 1: propriety in manners and conduct [syn: decorum,
decorousness] [ant: indecorousness, indecorum]
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forum
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n 1: a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
2: a public facility to meet for open discussion [syn: forum,
assembly, meeting place]
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fulcrum
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n 1: the pivot about which a lever turns
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harem
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n 1: living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and
female relatives in a Muslim household [syn: harem,
hareem, seraglio, serail]
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nostrum
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n 1: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought
by the alchemists [syn: panacea, nostrum, catholicon,
cure-all]
2: patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
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pilgrim
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n 1: someone who journeys in foreign lands
2: one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on
the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New
England in 1620 [syn: Pilgrim, Pilgrim Father]
3: someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious
devotion
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pogrom
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n 1: organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews)
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quorum
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n 1: a gathering of the minimal number of members of an
organization to conduct business
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rostrum
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n 1: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give
prominence to the person on it [syn: dais, podium,
pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox]
2: beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of
certain insects such as e.g. weevils [syn: snout,
rostrum]
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sacrum
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n 1: wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae
forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects
with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx
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serum
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n 1: an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates
out when blood coagulates [syn: serum, blood serum]
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spectrum
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n 1: an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave
2: a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or
ideas or activities
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tantrum
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n 1: a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a
tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: fit, tantrum,
scene, conniption]
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theorem
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n 1: a proposition deducible from basic postulates
2: an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth
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centrum
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n 1: the main body of a vertebra
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wolfram
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n 1: a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used
mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several
ores including wolframite and scheelite [syn: tungsten,
wolfram, W, atomic number 74]
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durham
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n 1: a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke
University
2: English breed of short-horned cattle [syn: Durham,
shorthorn]
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colostrum
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n 1: milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after
parturition [syn: colostrum, foremilk]
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labrum
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shoreham
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cockalorum
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mottram
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