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alphabetic
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adj 1: relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an
alphabet; "alphabetical writing system" [syn:
alphabetic, alphabetical] [ant: analphabetic]
2: arranged in order according to the alphabet; "an alphabetic
arrangement"; "dictionaries list words in alphabetical order"
[syn: alphabetic, alphabetical] [ant: analphabetic]
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analphabetic
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adj 1: relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not
alphabetic [ant: alphabetic, alphabetical]
2: not alphabetic; "an analphabetic arrangement of letters";
"Jesperson's system of phonetic transcription is
analphabetic" [ant: alphabetic, alphabetical]
3: having little acquaintance with writing; "special tutorials
to assist the unlettered sector of society" [syn:
analphabetic, unlettered]
n 1: an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet [syn:
analphabet, analphabetic]
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arithmetic
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adj 1: relating to or involving arithmetic; "arithmetical
computations" [syn: arithmetical, arithmetic]
n 1: the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of
numerical calculations
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biogenetic
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adj 1: of or relating to the production of living organisms from
other living organisms
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cosmetic
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adj 1: serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose;
"cosmetic fenders on cars"; "the buildings were
utilitarian rather than decorative" [syn: cosmetic,
decorative, ornamental]
2: serving an aesthetic purpose in beautifying the body;
"cosmetic surgery"; "enhansive makeup" [syn: cosmetic,
enhancive]
n 1: a toiletry designed to beautify the body
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cybernetic
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adj 1: of or relating the principles of cybernetics; "cybernetic
research"
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diabetic
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adj 1: of or relating to or causing diabetes
2: suffering from diabetes
n 1: someone who has diabetes
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diamagnetic
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adj 1: relating to or exhibiting diamagnetism; slightly repelled
by a magnet
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dietetic
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adj 1: of or relating to the diet; "dietary restrictions" [syn:
dietary, dietetic, dietetical]
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eidetic
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adj 1: of visual imagery of almost photographic accuracy
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emetic
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n 1: a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting [syn: emetic,
vomit, vomitive, nauseant]
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ferromagnetic
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adj 1: relating to or demonstrating ferromagnetism
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frenetic
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adj 1: excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other
violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration";
"frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied
look in his eye" [syn: frantic, frenetic,
phrenetic, frenzied]
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genetic
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adj 1: occurring among members of a family usually by heredity;
"an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically
transmitted features" [syn: familial, genetic,
hereditary, inherited, transmitted,
transmissible]
2: of or relating to or produced by or being a gene; "genic
combinations"; "genetic code" [syn: genic, genetic,
genetical]
3: pertaining to or referring to origin; "genetic history
reconstructs the origins of a literary work"
4: of or relating to the science of genetics; "genetic research"
[syn: genetic, genetical]
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geodetic
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adj 1: of or relating to or determined by geodesy [syn:
geodetic, geodesic, geodesical]
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hermetic
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adj 1: completely sealed; completely airtight
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kinetic
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adj 1: relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces
associated therewith; "kinetic energy"
2: characterized by motion; "modern dance has been called
kinetic pantomime"
3: supplying motive force; "the complex civilization of which
Rome was the kinetic center"- H.O.Taylor [syn: energizing,
energising, kinetic]
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magnetic
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adj 1: of or relating to or caused by magnetism; "magnetic
forces"
2: having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or
steel; "the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic
material" [syn: magnetic, magnetized, magnetised] [ant:
antimagnetic]
3: capable of being magnetized [ant: nonmagnetic]
4: determined by earth's magnetic fields; "magnetic north"; "the
needle of a magnetic compass points to the magnetic north
pole" [ant: geographic, geographical]
5: possessing an extraordinary ability to attract; "a
charismatic leader"; "a magnetic personality" [syn:
charismatic, magnetic]
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mimetic
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adj 1: characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis; "a
mimetic dance"; "the mimetic presentation of images"
2: exhibiting mimicry; "mimetic coloring of a butterfly"; "the
mimetic tendency of infancy"- R.W.Hamilton
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ontogenetic
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adj 1: of or relating to the origin and development of
individual organisms; "ontogenetic development"
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paramagnetic
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adj 1: of or relating to a paramagnet
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peripatetic
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adj 1: of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy;
"Aristotelean logic" [syn: Aristotelian,
Aristotelean, Aristotelic, peripatetic]
2: traveling especially on foot; "peripatetic country
preachers"; "a poor wayfaring stranger" [syn: peripatetic,
wayfaring]
n 1: a person who walks from place to place
2: a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
[syn: Aristotelian, Aristotelean, Peripatetic]
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phonetic
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adj 1: of or relating to speech sounds; "phonetic transcription"
[syn: phonetic, phonic]
2: of or relating to the scientific study of speech sounds;
"phonetic analysis"
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psychokinetic
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adj 1: moving an object without apparent use of physical means
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splenetic
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adj 1: of or relating to the spleen [syn: splenic,
splenetic, lienal]
2: very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House
and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and
waspish about his colleagues" [syn: bristly, prickly,
splenetic, waspish]
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noetic
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adj 1: of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind;
"intellectual problems"; "the triumph of the rational
over the animal side of man" [syn: intellectual,
rational, noetic]
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phrenetic
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adj 1: excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other
violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration";
"frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied
look in his eye" [syn: frantic, frenetic,
phrenetic, frenzied]
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syndetic
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adj 1: connected by a conjunction [ant: asyndetic]
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palingenetic
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adj 1: of or relating to palingenesis [ant: cenogenetic]
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agamogenetic
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adj 1: (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and
female gametes in reproduction [syn: agamic, agamous,
agamogenetic, apomictic, parthenogenetic]
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aeromagnetic
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epigenetic
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geomagnetic
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herpetic
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monogenetic
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polygenetic
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telekinetic
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hyperkinetic
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gametic
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tabetic
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tonetic
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aloetic
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anoetic
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unpoetic
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ectogenetic
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gyromagnetic
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histogenetic
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homogenetic
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metagenetic
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oogenetic
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orogenetic
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orthogenetic
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pathogenetic
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photokinetic
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homogametic
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