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ammonia
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n 1: a water solution of ammonia [syn: ammonia water,
ammonia, ammonium hydroxide]
2: a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3)
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begonia
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n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their
attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers
in usually terminal cymes or racemes
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bronchopneumonia
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n 1: pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls
of the bronchioles [syn: bronchopneumonia, bronchial
pneumonia]
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catatonia
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n 1: extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in
catatonic schizophrenia
2: a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain
in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia
may give way to short periods of extreme excitement [syn:
catatonic schizophrenia, catatonic type schizophrenia,
catatonia]
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pneumonia
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n 1: respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the
lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion
caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants
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zirconia
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n 1: a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in
insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes [syn:
zirconium oxide, zirconia, zirconium dioxide]
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livonia
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n 1: a region on the Baltic that is divided between northern
Estonia and southern Latvia
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catalonia
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n 1: a region of northeastern Spain
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aphonia
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n 1: a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of
voice [syn: aphonia, voicelessness]
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cydonia
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n 1: quince [syn: Cydonia, genus Cydonia]
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estonia
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n 1: a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea [syn:
Estonia, Esthonia, Republic of Estonia]
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ionia
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n 1: region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
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laconia
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n 1: an ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern
Peloponnesus; dominated by Sparta
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vernonia
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n 1: any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and
warm regions of especially North America that take their
name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that
quickly take on a rusty hue [syn: ironweed, vernonia]
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caledonia
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n 1: the geographical area (in Roman times) to the north of the
Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for Scotland
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macedonia
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n 1: landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved
independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
2: the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in
the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern
Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria [syn: Macedon,
Macedonia, Makedonija]
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myotonia
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n 1: abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a
muscle after a contraction
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patagonia
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n 1: region in southern South America between the Andes and the
South Atlantic
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california
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n 1: a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the
3rd largest state; known for earthquakes [syn:
California, Golden State, CA, Calif.]
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bonier
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gonya
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sonia
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sonja
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sonya
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valonia
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slovonia
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adonia
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amazonia
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ansonia
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antonia
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colonia
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franconia
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rondonia
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sinfonia
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paphlagonia
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philharmonia
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