| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
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| signer of a 1679 address to Charles II in which those who petitioned for the reconvening of parliament were condemned and abhorred |
abhorrer
|
| professional relation between instructors and those they instruct |
academic relation
|
| any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye |
adenovirus
|
| any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the alimentary tract; obtained by specialized lavage techniques and used mainly to diagnose cancer in those parts |
alimentary tract smear
|
| usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself |
allopathy
|
| willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees |
almond-leaves willow
,
peach-leaved willow
,
peachleaf willow
,
Salix amygdaloides
|
| either of a pair of unlike gametes especially those unlike in size |
anisogamete
|
| matter consisting of elementary particles that are the antiparticles of those making up normal matter |
antimatter
|
| any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits |
apple tree
|
| milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed |
Asclepias exaltata
,
poke milkweed
|
| early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod |
Aster linosyris
,
goldilocks
,
goldilocks aster
,
Linosyris vulgaris
|
| 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) |
atomic number 2
,
He
,
helium
|
| multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia |
Aureolaria pedicularia
,
false foxglove
,
Gerardia pedicularia
|
| sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia |
Aureolaria virginica
,
false foxglove
,
Gerardia virginica
|
| radiation coming from sources other than those being observed |
background radiation
|
| record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets |
balance sheet
|
| resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations) |
ballast
,
ballast resistor
,
barretter
|
| plant of southeastern Europe having yellow flowers like those of mustard and pods with open valves resembling bucklers |
Biscutalla laevigata
,
buckler mustard
|
| herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used like those of caraway |
black caraway
,
Nigella sativa
,
nutmeg flower
,
Roman coriander
|
| gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the bank up to but not exceeding 21 |
blackjack
,
twenty-one
,
vingt-et-un
|
