12 3 noun
n
noun
• any of various fluorescent substances used in fluorescence microscopy to stain specimens
Example sentence • The fluorescence emitted by a fluorochrome can be detected using a specific filter.
4 1 verb
v
verb
• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Example sentence • The tourists decided to roam around the ancient ruins.
6 1 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments
Example sentence • I love the shiny chrome finish on my new car.
4 1 verb, noun
v, n
adjective
• used of your own ground
noun
• where you live at a particular time
adverb
• at or to or in the direction of one's home or family
verb
• provide with, or send to, a home
Example sentence • I can't wait to go home and relax after work.
8 2 noun
n
noun
• a complex of concurrent things
Example sentence • Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes intellectual disability and distinctive physical features.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
Example sentence • He landed his private jet at the small local aerodrome .
10 3 noun
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noun
• a stadium for horse shows or horse races
Example sentence • The ancient hippodrome in Constantinople was a famous venue for chariot races.
4 1 noun
n
noun
• a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
Example sentence • The stadium has a retractable dome .
11 3 noun
n
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Example sentence • The production of ferrochrome is an important part of the stainless steel manufacturing process.
10 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• a piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors
adjective satellite
• having or exhibiting many colors
verb
• color with many colors; make polychrome
Example sentence • The museum displayed a beautiful polychrome vase from ancient Greece.
4 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
Example sentence • She used a comb to style her hair.
4 1 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
verb
• become bubbly or frothy or foaming
Example sentence • The waves crashed against the rocks, creating white foam .
5 1 noun
n
noun
• a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
Example sentence • I have a small gnome figurine in my garden.
11 3 noun
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Example sentence • The hypsochrome in this dye causes it to appear blue instead of red.
9 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• a banked oval track for bicycle or motorcycle racing
Example sentence • The velodrome track is made of smooth, wooden boards.
10 3 noun
n
noun
• a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
Example sentence • Humans typically have 23 pairs of chromosomes.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism
Example sentence • The human genome consists of approximately 3 billion base pairs.
12 4 noun
n
noun
• a reddish coloring material found in some algae
Example sentence • The color of the hematochrome gives the blood its characteristic red hue.
10 3 noun
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Example sentence • The cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is one of the largest in the world.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae
verb
• carve a honeycomb pattern into
Example sentence • I love eating honeycomb with my breakfast.
9 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• a light resilient foam of polystyrene
Example sentence • I need a styrofoam cup for my coffee.
4 1 noun
n
noun
• a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
Example sentence • The gardener prepared the soil by adding a layer of loam .
9 3 noun
n
noun
• a transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations
7 2 noun
n
noun
• a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
Example sentence • Ginger is a rhizome that is commonly used in cooking.
4 1 noun
n
noun
• a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
4 1 noun
n
noun
• a (usually) large and scholarly book
Example sentence • I found an old tome in the library.
8 3 noun
n
noun
• an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome)
Example sentence • The catacomb is a series of underground tunnels used as burial places.
10 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• primitive aquatic vertebrate
Example sentence • The cyclostome is a type of jawless fish.
3 1 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• German physicist who formulated Ohm's law (1787-1854)
Example sentence • The unit of electrical resistance is measured in ohms.
4 1 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• (obsolete outside dialectal) The holly.
Example sentence • The small island of Öland is home to several holms.
6 2
interjection
• A traditional Jewish greeting or farewell.
8 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector
Example sentence • The liposome encapsulated the medication, allowing it to be targeted to a specific area of the body.
5 2 noun
n
noun
• a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate
Example sentence • The Amazon rainforest is a biome that is home to millions of species.
5 1 noun
n
noun
• A valley, often wooded and often with no river
Example sentence • She hiked along the picturesque combe , enjoying the stunning views.
6 2 noun
n
noun
• (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
5 1 noun
n
noun
• the time of day immediately following sunset
Example sentence • The gloam of the evening enveloped the landscape in a serene darkness.
8 3 noun
n
noun
• the full complement of proteins produced by a particular genome
Example sentence • The scientists analyzed the proteome of cancer cells to better understand the disease.
3 1 noun
n
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Example sentence • In Genesis, the creation of the world took place over six yom .
8 3 noun
n
noun
• any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa
Example sentence • An autosome is any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome.
8 2 noun, adjective
n, adj
Example sentence • The artist used bichrome to create a striking contrast in the painting.
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