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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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johnson
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n 1: English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784) [syn:
Johnson, Samuel Johnson, Dr. Johnson]
2: 36th President of the United States; was elected vice
president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated
(1908-1973) [syn: Johnson, Lyndon Johnson, Lyndon Baines
Johnson, LBJ, President Johnson, President Lyndon
Johnson]
3: 17th President of the United States; was elected vice
president and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was
assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote
(1808-1875) [syn: Johnson, Andrew Johnson, President
Johnson, President Andrew Johnson]
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lysin
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n 1: any substance (such as an antibody) or agent that can cause
lysis
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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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swanson
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n 1: United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983)
[syn: Swanson, Gloria Swanson, Gloria May Josephine
Svensson]
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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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antonsen
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chymotrypsin
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bronson
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sasin
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bahnsen
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alexin
0
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thronson
0
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monson
0
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ronson
0
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yeltsin
0
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resorcin
0
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orcin
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