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noun • a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune • a state of danger involving risk • a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury verb • pose a threat to; present a danger to • put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position | ||||
| 25% | 9 | Becomes etiolated due to lack of proper illumination | ||
adjective satellite • (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light verb • make weak by stunting the growth or development of • bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight • make pale or sickly | ||||
| 24% | 13 | Important for proper illumination of a specimen | ||
noun • a condenser having 2 or 3 lenses with wide aperture for use in microscopes | ||||
Threat Of Proper Illumination
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PERIL which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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PERIL
Updated: October 14, 2023
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