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almandine
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n 1: a purple variety of the ruby spinel
2: a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate [syn:
almandite, almandine]
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anodyne
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adj 1: capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of
certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect" [syn: analgesic,
analgetic, anodyne]
n 1: a medicine used to relieve pain [syn: analgesic,
anodyne, painkiller, pain pill]
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brigandine
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n 1: a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings
sewn onto leather or cloth
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celandine
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n 1: North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange
flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil [syn:
jewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam,
celandine, touch-me-not, Impatiens capensis]
2: perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow
flowers [syn: celandine, greater celandine,
swallowwort, swallow wort, Chelidonium majus]
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codeine
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n 1: derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve
coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain)
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condign
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adj 1: fitting or appropriate and deserved; used especially of
punishment; "condign censure"
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grenadine
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n 1: thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed
drinks
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heterodyne
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adj 1: of or relating to the beat produced by heterodyning two
oscillations
v 1: combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated
wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new
frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the
two
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incarnadine
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v 1: make flesh-colored
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indene
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n 1: a colorless liquid hydrocarbon extracted from petroleum or
coal tar and used in making synthetic resins
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iodine
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n 1: a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used
especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs
naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in
sea water or rocks) [syn: iodine, iodin, I, atomic
number 53]
2: a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl
alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic [syn:
tincture of iodine, iodine]
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pyridine
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n 1: a toxic colorless flammable liquid organic base with a
disagreeable odor; usually derived from coal
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sardine
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n 1: small fatty fish usually canned [syn: sardine,
pilchard]
2: any of various small edible herring or related food fishes
frequently canned
3: a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony [syn: sard,
sardine, sardius]
4: small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe;
smaller and rounder than herring [syn: pilchard, sardine,
Sardina pilchardus]
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undine
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n 1: any of various female water spirits
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aberdeen
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n 1: a town in western Washington
2: a town in northeastern South Dakota
3: a town in northeastern Maryland
4: a city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea
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gaberdine
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n 1: a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the
ankles [syn: duster, gaberdine, gabardine, smock,
dust coat]
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histidine
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n 1: an essential amino acid found in proteins that is important
for the growth and repair of tissue
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pyrimidine
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n 1: any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine
2: a heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor
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muscadine
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n 1: native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many
cultivated varieties [syn: muscadine, Vitis
rotundifolia]
2: dull-purple grape of southern United States [syn:
muscadine, bullace grape]
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aerodyne
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superheterodyne
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claudine
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gradine
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nadine
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subdean
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acridine
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engadine
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geraldine
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pethidine
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sanidine
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pentamidine
0
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piperidine
0
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gardyne
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considine
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secundine
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hirundine
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