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• the longest division of geological time
Example sentence • The dinosaur went extinct millions of eons ago.
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• a colorless odorless gaseous element that gives a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
Example sentence • He bought a neon sign for his man cave.
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• a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
Example sentence • The peon picked up the mail and delivered it to the office.
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• all the gods of a religion
Example sentence • The pantheon of Greek mythology includes gods such as Zeus, Poseidon, and Athena.
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• (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers
Example sentence • The Roman centurion commanded a hundred men.
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• A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
Example sentence • Scientists have not yet discovered any evidence of tachyons.
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Example sentence • Scientists study archaeons to gain insights into the origins of life.
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• A foot containing any pattern of three short syllables and one long syllable.
Example sentence • She sang a beautiful paeon to celebrate the happiness of the occasion.
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Example sentence • The biologist observed a variety of pleons in the ocean.
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• (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system
Example sentence • The structure of prions allows them to convert normal proteins into abnormal forms.
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Example sentence • J'ai voyagé en avion pour me rendre à Paris.
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• a type of concertina popular in South America
Example sentence • The bandoneon is a type of accordion commonly used in tango music.
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• any one or more chlorofluorocarbons (or related compounds) that are used as an aerosol propellant, organic solvent, or refrigerant
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• small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs
Example sentence • The mezereon is a small shrub native to Europe and Asia.
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• a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus
Example sentence • The nucleus of an atom is made up of protons and neutrons, which are both nucleons.
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• An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry.
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Example sentence • The pereon of the insect is segmented into several parts.
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• a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides
Example sentence • I saw a camion delivering furniture to the new house.
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• a yellow insecticide used as a dust or spray to control garden pests and house flies and mites
Example sentence • Exposure to malathion can be harmful to humans and animals.
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• (Greek mythology) the brother of Jocasta and uncle of Antigone who became king of Thebes after the fall of Oedipus
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• a small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a position
Example sentence • She proudly waved her fanion as she marched in the parade.
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• (virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses)
Example sentence • The virion is the infectious form of a virus outside the host cell.
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• A hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to resolve certain symmetry problems concerning the strong nuclear force.
Example sentence • Scientists are still trying to determine the existence of axions.
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Example sentence • The embryon is only a few weeks old but already showing early signs of development.
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• A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
Example sentence • Scientists have proposed tachyons as a possible explanation for superluminal phenomena.
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Example sentence • According to some theories, tardyons could potentially possess negative energy.
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• any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1
Example sentence • The proton and the neutron are examples of baryons.
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• a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked
Example sentence • She had to undergo surgery to remove the chalazion from her eyelid.
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• the outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
Example sentence • The chorion is one of the extraembryonic membranes that surround the developing fetus in reptiles, birds, and mammals.
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• tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind
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• any particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistics and is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle
Example sentence • Electrons, protons, and neutrons are examples of fermions.
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• the craniometric point that is the most prominent point at the back of the head (at the occipital protuberance)
Example sentence • The inion is the prominent bony point at the back of the skull.
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• a saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels
Example sentence • The scholar examined the logion carefully.
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• a metal helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th century
Example sentence • The soldier wore a morion as part of his armor.
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• a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide
Example sentence • The use of parathion has been banned in many countries due to its harmful effects on human health and the environment.
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• bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad
Example sentence • The rampion is a plant that is native to Europe and western Asia.
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• an electrically charged particle (electron or ion) emitted by a substance at a high temperature
Example sentence • A thermion is commonly produced when heat is applied to a metal surface.
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• a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center
Example sentence • The triskelion is an ancient symbol consisting of three interlocked spirals or bent human legs.
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• curved rodlike motile bacterium
Example sentence • The scientist observed the motion of the vibrion under the microscope.
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• A faint, white halo rarely seen in the sky opposite the sun on the parhelic circle
Example sentence • The anthelion is caused by the reflection, refraction, and diffraction of sunlight passing through ice crystals in the atmosphere.
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• An ornamental design consisting of palmettes or lotus flowers.
Example sentence • The ancient Greek amphora was decorated with an intricate anthemion design.
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• An inversion (turning inward) of the margin of the eyelid
Example sentence • The dog's entropion caused irritation and redness in its eyes.
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• The surface layer of a liquid body, used in reference to a reservoir or body of water
Example sentence • The epilimnion is the uppermost layer of a thermally stratified lake.
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Example sentence • The use of ethion in agriculture has been restricted due to its harmful effects on human health.
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• any particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistics and is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle
Example sentence • Electrons, protons, and neutrons are examples of fermions .
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