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antacid
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adj 1: acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach)
n 1: an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity
(especially in the stomach) [syn: antacid, gastric
antacid, alkalizer, alkaliser, antiacid]
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arid
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adj 1: lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate";
"a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross"
[syn: arid, waterless]
2: lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect
but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance";
"a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of
desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo [syn: arid, desiccate,
desiccated]
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flaccid
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adj 1: drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness; "a
flaccid penis"
2: out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion
or endurance; "he was too soft for the army"; "flabby around
the middle"; "flaccid cheeks" [syn: soft, flabby,
flaccid]
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forbid
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v 1: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night";
"Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed
our plans" [syn: forbid, prohibit, interdict,
proscribe, veto, disallow, nix] [ant: allow,
countenance, let, permit]
2: keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of
tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects
precludes your involvement in the competitive project" [syn:
prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid]
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grid
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n 1: a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
2: a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is
distributed throughout a region [syn: power system, power
grid, grid]
3: a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage
battery as a conductor and support for the active material
[syn: grid, storage-battery grid]
4: an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum
tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube [syn:
grid, control grid]
5: a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish
or meat [syn: grid, gridiron]
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id
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n 1: a state in the Rocky Mountains [syn: Idaho, Gem State,
ID]
2: a card or badge used to identify the bearer; "you had to show
your ID in order to get in" [syn: ID, I.D.]
3: (psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying
all psychic activity
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lucid
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adj 1: (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable;
"writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a
luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a
crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"
[syn: limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal
clear, perspicuous]
2: having a clear mind; "a lucid moment in his madness"
3: capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and
consistent manner; "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent
than she had been just after the accident" [syn: coherent,
logical, lucid]
4: transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity;
"the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear
skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid
pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent crystal"
[syn: crystalline, crystal clear, limpid, lucid,
pellucid, transparent]
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placid
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adj 1: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy
waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the
placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of
tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a
smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still
water"; "unruffled water" [syn: placid, quiet,
still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled]
2: not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone
shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the
repeated delays" [syn: equable, even-tempered, good-
tempered, placid]
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quid
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n 1: the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern
Ireland; equal to 100 pence [syn: British pound, pound,
British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid]
2: something for something; that which a party receives (or is
promised) in return for something he does or gives or
promises [syn: quid pro quo, quid]
3: a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: chew, chaw,
cud, quid, plug, wad]
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rancid
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adj 1: (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or
taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition;
"rancid butter"; "rancid bacon"
2: smelling of fermentation or staleness [syn: sour, rancid]
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squid
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n 1: (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food [syn: squid,
calamari, calamary]
2: widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk
having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins
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viscid
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adj 1: having the sticky properties of an adhesive [syn:
gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty,
sticky, viscid, viscous]
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hasid
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n 1: a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict
Orthodox Judaism [syn: Hasid, Hassid, Chasid,
Chassid]
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cid
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n 1: the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency
responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for
all levels of the Army anywhere in the world [syn:
Criminal Investigation Command, CID]
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madrid
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n 1: the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain;
home of an outstanding art museum [syn: Madrid, capital
of Spain, Spanish capital]
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subacid
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adj 1: slightly sour to the taste
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oxyacid
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n 1: any acid that contains oxygen [syn: oxyacid, oxygen
acid]
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capsid
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n 1: a variety of leaf bug [syn: mirid bug, mirid, capsid]
2: the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of
a virus
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psocid
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n 1: small winged insect living on the bark and leaves of trees
and feeding on e.g. fungi and decaying plant matter
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chasid
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n 1: a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict
Orthodox Judaism [syn: Hasid, Hassid, Chasid,
Chassid]
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amid
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undid
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cyd
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ihde
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sid
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syd
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majid
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rebid
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redid
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counterbid
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adid
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schmid
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smid
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diacid
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hydracid
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monacid
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peracid
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triacid
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hypoacid
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polyacid
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abbasid
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salticid
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