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• a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
Example sentence • She wiped the lens of her camera before taking a picture.
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• a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
Example sentence • Some birth control pills contain synthetic estrogens .
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• flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside
Example sentence • Some exogens have medicinal properties.
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• a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
Example sentence • The atmosphere contains a high concentration of nitrogens .
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• any substance characterized by its great flammability
Example sentence • The presence of pyrogens in the vaccine caused an adverse reaction.
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• any substance that acts as an antigen to cause agglutinin production
Example sentence • The presence of agglutinogens in blood determines a person's blood type.
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Example sentence • Researchers are studying amylogens to better understand their role in starch synthesis.
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Example sentence • The patient was prescribed antiestrogens to reduce the hormone levels.
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• the habitation of wild animals
Example sentence • Many animals hibernate in dens during winter.
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• any agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples
Example sentence • Exposure to certain teratogens during pregnancy can result in congenital abnormalities.
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• a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
Example sentence • I set up two playpens in the living room for the twins to play safely.
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• clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
Example sentence • She went on a cleanse to improve her health.
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• family based on male descent
Example sentence • The gens Iulia was one of the most distinguished patrician families in ancient Rome.
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• a mountain or tall hill
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• a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
Example sentence • The glens of Scotland are famous for their natural beauty.
4 1 noun n Example sentence • The hens were scratching around in the yard.
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• range of what one can know or understand
Example sentence • She kens how to play the piano beautifully.
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• a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
verb
• produce a literary work
Example sentence • I have a collection of pens on my desk.
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• the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
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• being one more than nine
Example sentence • There were tens of people waiting in line for the concert tickets.
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Example sentence • I'm not sure about the whens of the event.
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• a yearning for something or to do something
verb
• have a desire for something or someone who is not present
Example sentence • She yens for adventure and excitement in her life.
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Example sentence • The interaction between diplogens and antigens is critical for immunological responses.
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Example sentence • The scientist conducted research on the effect of leucaemogens on the human body.
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Example sentence • Mutations in oncogens can lead to uncontrolled cell growth.
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Example sentence • The doctor prescribed osteogens to help speed up the healing process.
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Example sentence • Certain types of algae contain photogens that aid in photosynthesis.
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Example sentence • Researchers are studying the effects of thrombogens on blood coagulation.
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• use up a period of time in a specific way
Example sentence • She spends hours studying for her exams.
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• street names for marijuana
Example sentence • She sensed the tension in the room and decided to leave.
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• a large number or amount
Example sentence • There were dozens of people waiting in line for the concert tickets.
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• a former agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States
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• a general direction in which something tends to move
verb
• turn sharply; change direction abruptly
Example sentence • Recent fashion trends include high-waisted jeans and oversized sunglasses.
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• half the width of an em
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• 100 fen equal 1 yuan in China
Example sentence • The fens are a type of wetland characterized by marshy, low-lying areas.
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• a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions
Example sentence • A 60-watt incandescent light bulb typically produces about 800 lumens of light output.
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• the male reproductive organ of a flower
Example sentence • The flower had five stamens .
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• any of several small active brown birds of the Northern Hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
Example sentence • We saw a family of wrens building a nest in our backyard.
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• of or relating to or characteristic of Homo sapiens
Example sentence • Homo sapiens is the scientific name for modern human beings.
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• a word used in exclamations of confusion
Example sentence • What the dickens are you doing?
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• a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
Example sentence • He rolled two sevens in a row.
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• third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy
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• a lens that focuses the image in a camera
Example sentence • The camera lens is dirty and needs to be cleaned.
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• a photographic lens with a short focal length used to take pictures at short ranges
Example sentence • I bought a closeup lens for my camera to capture detailed shots of flowers.
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• a lens system consisting of two or more lenses on the same axis
Example sentence • A compound lens is a type of lens that is made up of multiple lens elements.
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• a lens such that a parallel beam of light passing through it is caused to diverge or spread out
Example sentence • A concave lens is used to correct nearsightedness.
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• a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
Example sentence • He lost his contact lens while playing basketball.
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