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• An early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere.
Example sentence • The blastulae of mammals are also known as blastocysts.
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• A bright spot or patch between sunspots
Example sentence • Scientists study the faculae on the surface of the Sun.
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Example sentence • The microscope revealed the presence of feculae in the water sample.
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• the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
Example sentence • She broke both her fibulae while skiing.
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• An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
Example sentence • The patient underwent surgery to remove the fistulae in his digestive tract.
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• A stage in the development of embryos of most animals consisting of a three-layered sac of ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm.
Example sentence • The gastrulae is an early embryonic stage in animal development.
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Example sentence • The dentist pointed out that my front teeth have prominent lingulae .
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• An oval yellow spot near the center of the retina of the human eye, histologically defined as having two or more layers of ganglion cells, responsible for detailed central vision.
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• A spherical mass of blastomeres that forms following the splitting of a zygote; it becomes the blastula
Example sentence • The morulae consist of a solid ball of cells.
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• a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer
Example sentence • Astronomers have discovered several new nebulae in the outer reaches of the galaxy.
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Example sentence • The neurulae stage is a critical period in the development of the embryo.
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Example sentence • The pinnulae of the fern fronds assist in photosynthesis.
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• In embryonic development, a vesicle filled with fluid, formed from the morula by the divergence of its cells in such a manner as to give rise to a central space, around which the cells arrange themselves as an envelope; an embryonic form intermediate between the morula and gastrula.
Example sentence • During its planulae stage, the jellyfish is highly vulnerable to predation.
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• Either of the two large, flat, bones forming the back of the shoulder.
Example sentence • The scapulae are triangular-shaped bones located on the upper back.
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• A little spike; a spikelet.
Example sentence • The microscope revealed the spiculae in the sponge sample.
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• The fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
Example sentence • The function of uvulae is not completely understood.
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Example sentence • The zonulae adherens are cell junctions that play a role in maintaining tissue integrity.
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Example sentence • The tibiofibulae are the two long bones in the lower leg that are responsible for bearing weight.
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• A small supporting beam.
Example sentence • The trabeculae of bone provide support and strength to the skeletal system.
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Example sentence • The vesiculae contain enzymes that break down nutrients.
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• Any of a number of large freshwater sedges of western North America formerly classified in the genus Scirpus, but now mostly as Schoenoplectus
Example sentence • The tule reeds grow along the riverbank.
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• completely out of control
Example sentence • The police are searching for a runaway child.
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• a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets
Example sentence • He wrote a compelling screenplay that eventually became a blockbuster movie.
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• the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Example sentence • Do you know where they went?
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• a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
Example sentence • He took her under his wing and became her protege .
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• a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
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• without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
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• performed with little or no delay
Example sentence • He ran straightaway to catch the bus.
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• used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
Example sentence • I don't really like him, but anyway , I'll go to the party.
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• used of an opponent's ground
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• from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
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• not present; having left
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• an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
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• a city in central Myanmar to the north of Rangoon
6 2 noun n Example sentence • We will meet at the park at midday .
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• naval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands
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• at half the distance; at the middle
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• equally distant from the extremes
Example sentence • They stopped for a rest at the midway .
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• a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
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• participate in games or sport
Example sentence • She loves to watch a play at the theater.
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• the present time or age
Example sentence • I have a doctor's appointment today .
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• the day immediately before today
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• on the day preceding today
Example sentence • I met an old friend for lunch yesterday .
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Example sentence • Mi madre es la persona más importante en mi vida.
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Example sentence • The development of amphiblastulae is an important stage in the life cycle of sponges.
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Example sentence • The paleontologist discovered a fossil with distinct fossulae markings.
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Example sentence • The insulae in ancient Rome were multi-story apartment buildings.
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Example sentence • The lodiculae are small, bristle-like structures found on the stamens of certain plants.
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Example sentence • The plumulae of the seedling begin to emerge after germination.
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Example sentence • The regulae of the game specify the maximum number of players.
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Example sentence • The rotulae are part of the skeletal structure in some animals.
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Example sentence • The russulae forage on decaying organic matter.
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