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anecdotic
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adj 1: characterized by or given to telling anecdotes;
"anecdotal conversation"; "an anecdotal history of jazz";
"he was at his anecdotic best" [syn: anecdotic,
anecdotal, anecdotical]
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antibiotic
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adj 1: of or relating to antibiotic drugs
n 1: a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium
that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections;
"when antibiotics were first discovered they were called
wonder drugs" [syn: antibiotic, antibiotic drug]
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aquatic
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adj 1: relating to or consisting of or being in water; "an
aquatic environment"
2: operating or living or growing in water; "boats are aquatic
vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are
aquatic animals" [ant: amphibious, terrestrial]
n 1: a plant that lives in or on water
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astronautic
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adj 1: of or belonging to astronauts or the science of
astronautics [syn: astronautic, astronautical]
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biotic
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adj 1: of or relating to living organisms
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chaotic
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adj 1: lacking a visible order or organization [syn: chaotic,
helter-skelter]
2: completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing [syn:
chaotic, disorderly]
3: of or relating to a sensitive dependence on initial
conditions
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epic
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adj 1: very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary
(especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of
heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture" [syn: epic,
heroic, larger-than-life]
2: constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary
epic; "epic tradition" [syn: epic, epical]
n 1: a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds [syn: epic
poem, heroic poem, epic, epos]
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genotypic
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adj 1: of or relating to or constituting a genotype;
"genotypical pattern" [syn: genotypical, genotypic]
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gyroscopic
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adj 1: having the characteristics of a gyroscope
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isotopic
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adj 1: of or relating to or having the relation of an isotope
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microscopic
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adj 1: of or relating to or used in microscopy; "microscopic
analysis"; "microscopical examination" [syn:
microscopic, microscopical]
2: visible under a microscope; using a microscope [syn:
microscopic, microscopical]
3: extremely precise with great attention to details; "examined
it with microscopic care"
4: so small as to be invisible without a microscope;
"differences were microscopic" [syn: microscopic,
microscopical]
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monotypic
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adj 1: consisting of only one type
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myopic
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adj 1: unable to see distant objects clearly [syn:
nearsighted, shortsighted, myopic] [ant:
farsighted, presbyopic]
2: lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem";
"shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the
plan"; "myopic thinking" [syn: short, shortsighted,
unforesightful, myopic]
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phenotypic
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adj 1: of or relating to or constituting a phenotype;
"phenotypical profile" [syn: phenotypical,
phenotypic]
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philanthropic
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adj 1: generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent
contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic
contributions" [syn: beneficent, benevolent,
eleemosynary, philanthropic]
2: of or relating to or characterized by philanthropy; "a
philanthropic society"
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stereotypic
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adj 1: lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality;
"stereotyped phrases of condolence"; "even his profanity
was unimaginative" [syn: stereotyped, stereotypic,
stereotypical, unimaginative]
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telescopic
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adj 1: visible only with a telescope; "a bright star with a
telescopic companion"
2: capable of discerning distant objects; "a telescopic eye";
"telescopic vision"
3: having parts that slide one within another; "a telescopic
antenna"; "a telescopic drinking cup"
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topic
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n 1: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he
didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very
sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of
love" [syn: subject, topic, theme]
2: some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept
drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the
subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"
[syn: topic, subject, issue, matter]
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tropic
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adj 1: relating to or situated in or characteristic of the
tropics (the region on either side of the equator);
"tropical islands"; "tropical fruit" [syn: tropical,
tropic]
2: of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics;
"tropical weather" [syn: tropical, tropic]
n 1: either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to
the north and south of the equator representing the points
farthest north and south at which the sun can shine
directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the
Torrid Zone or tropics
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unpick
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v 1: become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers
or threads of; "unravel the thread" [syn: unravel,
unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick] [ant: knot,
ravel, tangle]
2: undo (the stitches) of (a piece of sewing)
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priapic
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adj 1: overly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality;
"priapic episodes"; "priapic victories"
2: resembling or being a phallus; "a phallic symbol"; "phallic
eroticism"; "priapic figurines" [syn: phallic, priapic]
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philippic
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n 1: a speech of violent denunciation [syn: tirade,
philippic, broadside]
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amblyopic
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adj 1: pertaining to a kind of visual impairment without
apparent organic pathology
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endoscopic
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adj 1: of or relating to endoscopy
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geotropic
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hydropic
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cytotropic
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ethiopic
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laparoscopic
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scopic
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