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• a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas)
Example sentence • The balloon floated in the air due to the presence of helium .
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• a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
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• around the middle of a scale of evaluation
Example sentence • I prefer to paint with oil as my medium .
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• a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite
Example sentence • Bananas are a good source of potassium .
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• a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
Example sentence • Milk and dairy products are excellent sources of calcium .
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• a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
Example sentence • Table salt is a compound made up of sodium and chlorine.
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• a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry
Example sentence • The jewelry was made of pure palladium .
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• a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases
Example sentence • He was admitted to a sanitarium for treatment of his mental illness.
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• a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun
Example sentence • My house has a beautiful solarium where I can relax and enjoy the sunlight.
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• an epithelium of mesoblastic origin; a thin layer of flattened cells that lines the inside of some body cavities
Example sentence • The endothelium is a single layer of cells that lines the inside of blood vessels.
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• epithelium originating in the embryonic mesoderm; lines the primordial body cavity
Example sentence • The mesothelium is a thin layer of tissue that lines the chest cavity.
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• a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
Example sentence • The stadium was filled with cheering fans.
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• a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
Example sentence • The discovered ores of cerium are usually combined with other rare earth elements.
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• lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes
Example sentence • She used collyrium to cleanse her eyes.
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• a radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei
Example sentence • Scientists study the properties and behavior of curium to better understand its role in nuclear reactions.
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• any of various plants of the genus Cymbidium having narrow leaves and a long drooping cluster of numerous showy and variously colored boat-shaped flowers; extensively hybridized and cultivated as houseplants and important florists' flowers
Example sentence • She grew cymbidiums in her backyard.
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• any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances
Example sentence • The garden was filled with beautiful delphiniums in various shades of blue.
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• a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; forms compounds that are highly magnetic
Example sentence • The metal dysprosium is used in various industries, including electronics and nuclear reactors.
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• a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste)
Example sentence • The foul effluvium from the sewer made the entire street unbearable.
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• the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium
Example sentence • The epicardium is the outermost layer of the heart wall.
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• a bass horn (brass wind instrument) that is the tenor of the tuba family
Example sentence • He played the euphonium in the marching band.
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• a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
Example sentence • The magnetic properties of gadolinium make it useful in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
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• a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite
Example sentence • The demand for germanium in electronic devices is increasing.
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• the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone
Example sentence • The ilium is the largest and uppermost bone of the pelvis.
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• type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations
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• the upper part of the breastbone
Example sentence • The man's chest pain was due to a fracture in the manubrium of his sternum.
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• thick dark green mucoid material that is the first feces of a newborn child
Example sentence • The nurse examined the meconium to check for any abnormalities.
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• pool that provides a facility for swimming
Example sentence • The school's natatorium is equipped with an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
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• a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium
Example sentence • The neodymium in the laser stimulates the emission of light.
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• any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
Example sentence • She won first place in the orchid competition with her stunning oncidium .
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• geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated
Example sentence • The common name for pelargonium is geranium.
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• a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart
Example sentence • The pericardium is a double-layered sac that surrounds the heart.
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• the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
Example sentence • The actors stood on the proscenium and delivered their lines.
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• a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
Example sentence • The price of scandium can be quite high due to its limited availability.
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• a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts
Example sentence • The scriptorium was filled with monks diligently copying manuscripts.
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• the areas of the brain that process and register incoming sensory information and make possible the conscious awareness of the world
Example sentence • He experienced a sudden sharp pain in his sensorium .
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• a multiple star in the constellation of Orion
Example sentence • A trapezium is a quadrilateral with two parallel sides of different lengths.
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• any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three leaflets
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• any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower
Example sentence • The trillium flower is often used as a symbol of spring and rebirth.
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• The teaching office or authority of the Roman Catholic Church.
Example sentence • The magisterium of the Catholic Church is the teaching authority entrusted to the Pope and the bishops.
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Example sentence • Table salt is composed of sodium chloride, which contains natrium .
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• A small opening or orifice, as in a body organ or passage.
Example sentence • The doctor inserted a speculum into the ostium to conduct a thorough examination.
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Example sentence • Infection of the perionychium can cause pain and swelling around the nail.
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• Any local environment that has escaped regional ecological change and therefore provides a habitat for endangered species.
Example sentence • The coral reef acts as a refugium for many species of marine organisms.
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Example sentence • The electronic industry heavily relies on silicium .
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• the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum
Example sentence • The ileum is the final section of the small intestine.
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• a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
Example sentence • The museum has a collection of ancient artifacts.
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• a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera
Example sentence • The peritoneum is a thin, transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity.
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• a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
Example sentence • In its pure form, beryllium is a steel-gray, strong, lightweight, and brittle alkaline earth metal.
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• state of violent mental agitation
Example sentence • She was overwhelmed with delirium after winning the championship.
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