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anionic
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adj 1: of or relating to anions [ant: cationic]
n 1: a class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do
not ionize in aqueous solutions [syn: anionic detergent,
anionic, non-ionic detergent]
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architectonic
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adj 1: of or pertaining to construction or architecture [syn:
tectonic, architectonic]
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avionic
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adj 1: of or relating to avionics
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bionic
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adj 1: of or relating to bionics
2: having particular physiological functions augmented or
replaced by electronic or electromechanical components
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bubonic
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adj 1: of or evidencing buboes; "bubonic plague"
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carbonic
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adj 1: relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon [syn:
carbonaceous, carbonous, carbonic, carboniferous]
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catatonic
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adj 1: characterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or
extreme laxness of limbs
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cationic
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adj 1: of or relating to cations [ant: anionic]
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chronic
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adj 1: being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long
suffering; "chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage of
funds"; "a chronic invalid" [ant: acute]
2: of long duration; "chronic money problems" [syn: chronic,
continuing]
3: habitual; "a chronic smoker" [syn: chronic, inveterate]
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diatonic
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adj 1: based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of
5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals
[ant: chromatic]
2: based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the
major or minor scales of western music
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embryonic
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adj 1: of an organism prior to birth or hatching; "in the
embryonic stage"; "embryologic development" [syn:
embryonic, embryologic, embryonal]
2: in an early stage of development; "the embryonic government
staffed by survivors of the massacre"; "an embryonic nation,
not yet self-governing" [syn: embryonic, embryotic]
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hedonic
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adj 1: devoted to pleasure; "a hedonic thrill"; "lives of
unending hedonistic delight"; "epicurean pleasures" [syn:
hedonic, hedonistic, epicurean]
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histrionic
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adj 1: characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often
affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of
melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose" [syn:
histrionic, melodramatic]
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iconic
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adj 1: relating to or having the characteristics on an icon
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ionic
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adj 1: containing or involving or occurring in the form of ions;
"ionic charge"; "ionic crystals"; "ionic hydrogen" [ant:
nonionic, nonpolar]
2: of or pertaining to the Ionic order of classical Greek
architecture
3: of or relating to Ionia or its inhabitants or its language
n 1: the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica
and Athens and Ionia [syn: Attic, Ionic, Ionic
dialect, Classical Greek]
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isotonic
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adj 1: (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic
pressure [syn: isotonic, isosmotic] [ant:
hypertonic, hypotonic]
2: relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of a
musical scale; "isotonic tuning"
3: of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is
constant while length changes [ant: isometric]
4: of two or more muscles; having equal tension
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laconic
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adj 1: brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp
retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the
laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to
understand" [syn: crisp, curt, laconic, terse]
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monotonic
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adj 1: of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and
never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never
increasing in value [syn: monotonic, monotone] [ant:
nonmonotonic]
2: sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch; "the owl's
faint monotonous hooting" [syn: flat, monotone,
monotonic, monotonous]
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pentatonic
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adj 1: relating to a pentatonic scale
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pharaonic
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adj 1: of or relating to the ancient Egyptian kings
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platonic
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Plato or his
philosophy; "Platonic dialogues"
2: free from physical desire; "platonic love"
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plutonic
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adj 1: of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's
surface; granite or diorite or gabbro [syn: irruptive,
plutonic]
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sardonic
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adj 1: disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and
mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter
of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry
pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"-
Irwin Edman
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sonic
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adj 1: (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal
to that of sound in air at sea level; "a sonic boom"
[syn: sonic, transonic] [ant: subsonic,
supersonic]
2: relating to audible sound; "a sonic wave"
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subtonic
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n 1: (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale [syn:
subtonic, leading tone]
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supertonic
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n 1: (music) the second note of a diatonic scale
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tectonic
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adj 1: pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's
crust; "tectonic plates"; "tectonic valleys"
2: of or pertaining to construction or architecture [syn:
tectonic, architectonic]
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thermionic
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of thermions;
"thermionic cathode"
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planktonic
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adj 1: of or relating to plankton
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teutonic
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adj 1: of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their
languages; "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and
Scandinavians and British"; "Germanic mythology" [syn:
Teutonic, Germanic]
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hydroponic
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adj 1: of or relating to aquiculture; "aquacultural methods";
"hydroponic lettuce" [syn: aquicultural,
aquacultural, hydroponic]
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hypertonic
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adj 1: (of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension;
"hypertonic muscle tissue" [ant: hypotonic]
2: (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a
comparison solution [ant: hypotonic, isosmotic,
isotonic]
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napoleonic
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adj 1: of or relating to or like Napoleon Bonaparte; "Napoleonic
Wars"
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clonic
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adj 1: of or relating to abnormal neuromuscular activity
characterized by rapidly alternating muscle contraction
and relaxation; "clonic spasm"
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atonic
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adj 1: characterized by a lack of tonus
2: used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress"
[syn: atonic, unaccented] [ant: accented, tonic]
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cosmogonic
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adj 1: pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the
origin and history and structure and dynamics of the
universe; "cosmologic science"; "cosmological redshift";
"cosmogonic theories of the origin of the universe" [syn:
cosmologic, cosmological, cosmogonic,
cosmogonical, cosmogenic]
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isogonic
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adj 1: having or making equal angles
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aum
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n 1: a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan
and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987
that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity; "in
1995 Aum members released deadly sarin gas on a Tokyo
subway train" [syn: Aum Shinrikyo, Aum, Supreme
Truth]
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nichrome
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n 1: an alloy of nickel and chromium with high electrical
resistance and an ability to withstand high temperatures;
used for resistance heating elements
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cytochrome
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n 1: (biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal
biological function is electron transfer (especially in
cellular respiration)
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cytostome
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n 1: mouth of a protozoan
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liposome
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n 1: an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic
acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a
transducing vector
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loxodrome
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n 1: a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same
angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a
constant compass direction [syn: rhumb line, rhumb,
loxodrome]
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microsome
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n 1: a tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein
synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA
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microtome
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n 1: scientific instrument that cuts thin slices of something
for microscopic examination
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agonic
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baryonic
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chalcedonic
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chameleonic
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leptonic
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miltonic
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neoplatonic
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cinchonic
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paeonic
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pionic
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protonic
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aniconic
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telegonic
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amphictyonic
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somatotonic
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viscerotonic
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seadrome
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seaholm
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skydome
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statohm
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acrodrome
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cytosome
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framatome
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halidome
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harmotome
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hemachrome
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histotome
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homochrome
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hydrosome
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hypostome
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interdome
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kodachrome
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leucotome
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lincicome
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lipochrome
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macrodome
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metrodome
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metrotome
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milliohm
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