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allophonic
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adj 1: pertaining to allophones
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avionic
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adj 1: of or relating to avionics
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bubonic
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adj 1: of or evidencing buboes; "bubonic plague"
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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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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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conic
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adj 1: relating to or resembling a cone; "conical mountains";
"conelike fruit" [syn: conic, conical, conelike,
cone-shaped]
n 1: (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane
and a circular cone [syn: conic section, conic]
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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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monophonic
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adj 1: designating sound transmission or recording or
reproduction over a single channel [syn: mono,
monophonic, single-channel]
2: consisting of a single melodic line [ant: contrapuntal,
polyphonic]
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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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pneumonic
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adj 1: pertaining to or characterized by or affected by
pneumonia; "pneumonic plague"
2: relating to or affecting the lungs; "pulmonary disease" [syn:
pneumonic, pulmonary, pulmonic]
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polyphonic
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adj 1: having two or more phonetic values; "polyphonic letters
such as `a'"
2: of or relating to or characterized by polyphony; "polyphonic
traditions of the baroque" [syn: polyphonic, polyphonous]
3: having two or more independent but harmonically related
melodic parts sounding together [syn: polyphonic,
contrapuntal] [ant: monophonic]
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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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supersonic
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adj 1: (of speed) greater than the speed of sound in a given
medium (especially air); "a supersonic bomber flies so
fast that it must release its bombs while the target is
still over the horizon" [ant: sonic, subsonic,
transonic]
2: having frequencies above those of audible sound [syn:
supersonic, ultrasonic]
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symphonic
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adj 1: relating to or characteristic or suggestive of a
symphony; "symphonic choir"
2: harmonious in sound; "the symphonic hum of a million insects"
[syn: symphonic, symphonious]
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synchronic
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adj 1: occurring or existing at the same time or having the same
period or phase; "recovery was synchronous with therapy"-
Jour.A.M.A.; "a synchronous set of clocks"; "the
synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight";
"synchronous oscillations" [syn: synchronous,
synchronal, synchronic] [ant: asynchronous]
2: concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a
particular period without considering historical antecedents;
"synchronic linguistics" [ant: diachronic, historical]
3: (of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time
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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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telephonic
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adj 1: of or relating to telephony; "telephonic connection"
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tonic
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adj 1: of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in
muscles or tissue; "a tonic reflex"; "tonic muscle
contraction"
2: employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of
otherwise similar words; "Chinese is a tonal language" [syn:
tonic, tonal]
3: used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main stress
in a word" [syn: tonic, accented] [ant: atonic,
unaccented]
4: relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale;
"tonic harmony"
5: imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
[syn: bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshing,
refreshful, tonic]
n 1: lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
[syn: tonic, tonic water, quinine water]
2: a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in
New England they call sodas tonics" [syn: pop, soda,
soda pop, soda water, tonic]
3: (music) the first note of a diatonic scale [syn: tonic,
keynote]
4: a medicine that strengthens and invigorates [syn: tonic,
restorative]
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ultrasonic
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adj 1: having frequencies above those of audible sound [syn:
supersonic, ultrasonic]
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masonic
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adj 1: of or relating to stonemasons or masonry; "masonic tools"
2: of or relating to Freemasons or Freemasonry; "Masonic lodge"
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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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brythonic
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n 1: a southern group of Celtic languages [syn: Brythonic,
Brittanic]
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hypersonic
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blahnik
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connick
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kronick
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fibronic
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leptonic
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medtronic
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miltonic
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plantronic
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panasonic
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propionic
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respironic
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audiotronic
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hyaluronic
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