7 2 noun
n
noun
• a word used in exclamations of confusion
Example sentence • What the dickens are you doing?
7 2 adverb, noun
adv, n
noun
• tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice
9 2 noun
n
noun
• a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
Example sentence • She enjoys hiking in the mountains during her summer vacations.
7 1 verb, noun
v, n
verb
• clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
Example sentence • She went on a cleanse to improve her health.
3 1
noun
• a former agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States
7 2 noun
n
noun
• United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998)
8 3 verb
v
verb
• form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
Example sentence • She imagines herself living in a different country.
4 1 noun
n
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9 3 noun
n
noun
• male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics
Example sentence • Testosterone is one of the most well-known androgens .
8 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions
Example sentence • The halogens are a group of nonmetallic elements on the periodic table.
9 3
noun
• a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Naprosyn) used in the treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal inflammation and moderate pain
6 2
noun
• A second crop of hay; aftermath.
5 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
Example sentence • Money is a means to buy things.
9 2 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• (used in the plural) breeches made of buckskin
Example sentence • He wore a traditional costume with fringed buckskins and beaded moccasins.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• small intestines of hogs prepared as food
Example sentence • Some people enjoy eating chitlins with hot sauce.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• the first canonical hour; at daybreak
Example sentence • I always attend matins at the church every Sunday morning.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• a person who lacks good judgment
Example sentence • I always seem to be the muggins who gets stuck with all the dirty dishes.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
Example sentence • We had a lot of fun playing ninepins at the bowling alley.
7 2 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins
Example sentence • He bowled a strike and knocked down all tenpins .
7 2 noun
n
noun
• the expensive white fur of the ermine
Example sentence • The ermines are small carnivorous mammals found in northern regions.
7 2 noun
n
noun
• A cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface.
Example sentence • The moulins carved deep valleys into the glaciers.
12 4 noun
n
noun
• any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
Example sentence • Some women may experience side effects from taking progestogens .
5 1 noun
n
noun
• (used in the plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
Example sentence • I need to buy a new pair of jeans .
7 2 noun
n
noun
• an amphibious division of the United States Navy
6 1 noun
n
noun
• a borough of New York City, it is the easternmost, largest in area, and second-largest in population of New York City's five boroughs
10 3 noun
n
noun
• a bowling game using slender bowling pins
8 2 noun
n
noun
• a bowling game using a pin smaller than a tenpin but proportionately wider
Example sentence • He scored a strike in duckpins .
10 3 noun
n
noun
• a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
Example sentence • She stacked the spillikins carefully in a tower.
6 2 adverb
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8 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • During development, acrasins are secreted to attract cells to a specific location.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene
Example sentence • Exposure to acroleins can cause lung damage and inflammation.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form
Example sentence • Microfilaments are composed of actins and are involved in various cellular processes.
9 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • Scientists have been studying aequorins for their bioluminescent properties.
7 3
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8 3
noun
• a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids
Example sentence • Egg whites contain a large amount of albumins .
7 2 noun, adjective
n, adj
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7 3 noun
n
noun
• Newly hatched fish, especially salmon.
Example sentence • The abundance of alevins indicates a healthy fish population.
7 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • The plant's natural defense system relies on the production of alexins .
9 3 noun
n
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6 2 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier
Example sentence • The algins in the seaweed help to bind heavy metals.
10 3 noun
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9 3 noun
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10 3 noun
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Example sentence • The active ingredient in mosquito coils is typically allethrins .
8 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • The allicins in garlic are believed to have antimicrobial properties.
8 3 adjective
adj
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7 3
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7 2 noun
n
noun
• a complex inorganic compound that contains ammonia molecules
Example sentence • The ligand ethylenediamine can form two different ammines with cobalt(II) chloride.
8 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • The chemical formula for amylenes is C5H10.
8 3 noun
n
noun
• a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth
7 2 noun
n
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Example sentence • He measured the fabric with arshins to ensure he had enough for the project.
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