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noun • using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) • a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement • a special loved one • a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight) adjective satellite • preferred above all others and treated with partiality verb • stroke or caress gently • stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking | ||||
| 30% | 9 | Conventional theory or empty theory about carrier shouldered by strong worker | ||
noun • the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion) • a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards | ||||
| 19% | 7 | Developed a theory of vision that rejected the emission theory of Euclid and Ptolemy | ||
noun • an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040) | ||||
Word Before Food Or Theory
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PET which was last seen in the New York Times NYT crossword.
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Updated: October 11, 2023
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