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anuran
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adj 1: relating to frogs and toads [syn: anuran, batrachian,
salientian]
n 1: any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long
hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
[syn: frog, toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian,
salientian]
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baron
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n 1: a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
2: a British peer of the lowest rank
3: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" [syn:
baron, big businessman, business leader, king,
magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon]
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barren
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adj 1: providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills";
"barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high
Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark
landscape" [syn: bare, barren, bleak, desolate,
stark]
2: not bearing offspring; "a barren woman"; "learned early in
his marriage that he was sterile"
3: completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight";
"young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of
literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning" [syn:
barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocent]
n 1: an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for
cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the
trackless wastes of the desert" [syn: barren, waste,
wasteland]
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dextrin
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n 1: any of various polysaccharides obtained by hydrolysis of
starch; a tasteless and odorless gummy substance that is
used as a thickening agent and in adhesives and in dietary
supplements
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endocrine
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adj 1: of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions;
"endocrine system" [syn: endocrine, endocrinal] [ant:
exocrine]
n 1: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by
the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
[syn: hormone, endocrine, internal secretion]
2: any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete
hormones directly into the bloodstream [syn: endocrine
gland, endocrine, ductless gland]
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environ
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v 1: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The
forest surrounds my property" [syn: surround, environ,
ring, skirt, border]
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epinephrine
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n 1: a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response
to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic
nerve action [syn: epinephrine, epinephrin,
adrenaline, Adrenalin]
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exocrine
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adj 1: of or relating to exocrine glands or their secretions
[ant: endocrinal, endocrine]
n 1: a gland that secretes externally through a duct [syn:
exocrine gland, exocrine, duct gland]
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fibrin
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n 1: a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of
thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network
that traps red cells and platelets
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florin
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n 1: the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents
[syn: guilder, gulden, florin]
2: formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to
100 cents [syn: guilder, gulden, florin, Dutch
florin]
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foreign
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adj 1: of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations
(other than your own); "foreign trade"; "a foreign
office" [ant: domestic]
2: relating to or originating in or characteristic of another
place or part of the world; "foreign nations"; "a foreign
accent"; "on business in a foreign city" [syn: foreign,
strange] [ant: native]
3: not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of
something; "an economic theory alien to the spirit of
capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and
temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature" [syn: alien,
foreign]
4: not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced
from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter";
"foreign particles in milk" [syn: extraneous, foreign]
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glycerine
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n 1: a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by
saponification of fats and oils [syn: glycerol,
glycerin, glycerine]
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heron
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n 1: Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to
determine the area of a triangle and who described various
mechanical devices (first century) [syn: Hero, Heron,
Hero of Alexandria]
2: grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and
(usually) long bill
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siren
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n 1: a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure
sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived;
"Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would
not hear the Siren's fatal song"
2: a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive [syn:
enchantress, temptress, siren, Delilah, femme
fatale]
3: a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
4: an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a
signal or warning
5: eellike aquatic North American salamander with small
forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills
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sporran
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n 1: a fur or leather pouch worn at the front of the kilt as
part of the traditional dress of Scottish Highlanders
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veteran
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adj 1: rendered competent through trial and experience; "a
seasoned traveler"; "veteran steadiness"; "a veteran
officer" [syn: seasoned, veteran(a)]
n 1: a serviceman who has seen considerable active service; "the
veterans laughed at the new recruits" [syn: veteran,
veteran soldier]
2: a person who has served in the armed forces [syn: veteran,
vet, ex-serviceman]
3: an experienced person who has been through many battles;
someone who has given long service [syn: veteran, old-
timer, oldtimer, old hand, warhorse, old stager,
stager]
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aaron
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n 1: United States professional baseball player who hit more
home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934) [syn: Aaron,
Henry Louis Aaron, Hank Aaron]
2: (Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest
of the Israelites; created the golden calf
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byron
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n 1: English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and
unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824) [syn: Byron, Lord
George Gordon Byron, Sixth Baron Byron of Rochdale]
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serin
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n 1: any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe
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charon
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n 1: (Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the
dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades
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karen
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n 1: the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and
Burmese borderlands [syn: Karen, Karenic]
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citrine
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n 1: semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz
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murine
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adj 1: of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the
family Muridae (rats and mice); "a murine plague"
n 1: a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae
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dexedrine
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n 1: an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a
central nervous system stimulant [syn: dextroamphetamine
sulphate, Dexedrine]
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quinacrine
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n 1: a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm
infestations and once used to treat malaria [syn:
quinacrine, quinacrine hydrochloride, mepacrine,
Atabrine]
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papaverine
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n 1: an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from
opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive
[syn: papaverine, Kavrin]
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loren
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n 1: Italian film actress (born in 1934) [syn: Loren, Sophia
Loren, Sofia Scicolone]
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ecuadoran
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n 1: a native or inhabitant of Ecuador [syn: Ecuadorian,
Ecuadoran]
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salvadoran
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of El Salvador or its
people; "Salvadoran coffee"; "Salvadoran guerillas" [syn:
Salvadoran, Salvadorean]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of El Salvador [syn: Salvadoran,
Salvadorian, Salvadorean]
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gagarin
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n 1: Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 was the first person to travel
in space (1934-1968) [syn: Gagarin, Yuri Gagarin, Yuri
Alekseyevich Gagarin]
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aldebaran
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n 1: the brightest star in Taurus
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honduran
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Honduras or its
people
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Honduras
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aneurin
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n 1: a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and
growth [syn: vitamin B1, thiamine, thiamin,
aneurin, antiberiberi factor]
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apocrine
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adj 1: (of exocrine glands) producing a secretion in which part
of the secreting cell is released with the secretion;
"mother's milk is one apocrine secretion" [ant:
eccrine]
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turin
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n 1: capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy
[syn: Turin, Torino]
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chiron
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n 1: (Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles,
Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes
2: an asteroid discovered in 1977; it is unique in having an
orbit lying mainly between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus
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tamarin
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n 1: small South American marmoset with silky fur and long
nonprehensile tail [syn: tamarin, lion monkey, lion
marmoset, leoncita]
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stearin
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n 1: an ester of glycerol and stearic acid
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alabastrine
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adj 1: of or resembling alabaster; "alabaster statue" [syn:
alabaster, alabastrine]
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ephedrine
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n 1: white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants
of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made
synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis
and asthma
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sarin
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n 1: a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the
activity of cholinesterase [syn: sarin, GB]
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saharan
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adj 1: of or relating to or located in the Sahara Desert
n 1: a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of Chad
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loran
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barron
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sharon
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aran
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perron
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sherrin
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serran
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corinne
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veratrine
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caron
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doran
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moran
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coren
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horan
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auberon
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darren
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aldrin
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mirren
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schlieren
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kirin
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lohengrin
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sciurine
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perrin
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yarran
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meandrine
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myron
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darin
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