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wintergreen
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n 1: any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola
[syn: wintergreen, pyrola]
2: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-
shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and
shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil [syn:
teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea,
groundberry, ground-berry, creeping wintergreen,
Gaultheria procumbens]
3: spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil [syn:
wintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, teaberry,
spiceberry]
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wolverine
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n 1: a native or resident of Michigan [syn: Michigander,
Wolverine]
2: musteline mammal of northern Eurasia [syn: glutton, Gulo
gulo, wolverine]
3: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal [syn:
wolverine, carcajou, skunk bear, Gulo luscus]
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erin
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n 1: an early name of Ireland that is now used in poetry
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serin
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n 1: any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe
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citrine
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n 1: semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz
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moreen
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n 1: a heavy fabric of wool (or wool and cotton) used mostly in
upholstery or for curtains
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murine
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adj 1: of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the
family Muridae (rats and mice); "a murine plague"
n 1: a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae
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silkscreen
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n 1: a print made using a stencil process in which an image or
design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and
printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through
the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
[syn: silkscreen, silk screen print, serigraph]
v 1: print by silkscreen
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dexedrine
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n 1: an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a
central nervous system stimulant [syn: dextroamphetamine
sulphate, Dexedrine]
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nazarene
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adj 1: of or relating to the Nazarenes or their religion
2: of or relating to the town of Nazareth or its inhabitants
n 1: a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history
of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah;
they accepted the Gospel According to Matthew but rejected
the Epistles of St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law
and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared
heretic by the Church of Rome [syn: Nazarene, Ebionite]
2: an early name for any Christian
3: an inhabitant of Nazareth
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quinacrine
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n 1: a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm
infestations and once used to treat malaria [syn:
quinacrine, quinacrine hydrochloride, mepacrine,
Atabrine]
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tambourine
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n 1: a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic
disks in the sides
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alizarine
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n 1: an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red
pigments and in dyeing [syn: alizarin, alizarine]
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turin
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n 1: capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy
[syn: Turin, Torino]
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tamarin
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n 1: small South American marmoset with silky fur and long
nonprehensile tail [syn: tamarin, lion monkey, lion
marmoset, leoncita]
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ephedrine
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n 1: white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants
of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made
synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis
and asthma
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sherrin
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corinne
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doreen
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irene
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maureen
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noreen
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shagreen
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squireen
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berberine
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hippocrene
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leaderene
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mazarine
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perrin
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meandrine
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