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  • 111X-ray — I UK / US noun [countable] Word forms X ray : singular X ray plural X rays * 1) a type of radiation that is used for looking inside things, for example your body or a suitcase at an airport 2) a picture of the bones or organs inside someone s… …

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  • 112gaillardia — gail•lar•di•a [[t]geɪˈlɑr di ə[/t]] n. pln any composite plant of the genus Gaillardia, with yellow rayed or red rayed flower heads • Etymology: 1885–90; < NL, after Gaillard de Charentonneau, 18th cent. French botanical amateur …

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  • 113x-ray — or X ray [[t]ˈɛksˌreɪ[/t]] n. v. x rayed or X rayed, x ray•ing or X ray•ing, 1) phs Often, x rays. electromagnetic radiation having wavelengths in the range of approximately 0.1–10 nm, between ultraviolet radiation and gamma rays, and capable of… …

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  • 114Townsendia — noun genus of western American low tufted herbs: Easter daisy • Syn: ↑genus Townsendia • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑ …

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  • 115X ray — noun 1. electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high speed electrons strike a solid target (Freq. 6) • Syn: ↑X ray, ↑X radiation, ↑roentgen ray • Hypernyms: ↑electromagnetic radiation, ↑electromagnetic wave, ↑ …

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  • 116pentact — ˈpen.ˌtakt adjective Etymology: penta + act : having five rays * * * pentact /penˈtakt/ adjective Five rayed noun A five rayed sponge spicule ORIGIN: ↑pent and Gr aktīs, aktīnos ray • • • pentactinal / akˈtin əl or ak tīˈnəl/ adjective …

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  • 117tetractinellida —  ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnelədə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Tetractina, a division of sponges in some classifications (from tetra + actina actine) + ella + ida in some classifications : a subclass or other division of… …

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  • 118hexact — hexˈact / akt/ adjective (Gr aktīs, īnos ray) six rayed noun A six rayed sponge spicule • • • Main Entry: ↑hex …

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  • 119X|ray — «EHKS RAY», noun. U.S. a code name for the letter x, used in transmitting radio messages. X ray, 1. an electromagnetic ray having an extremely short wavelength that can go through substances that ordinary light cannot penetrate; roentgen ray. X… …

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  • 120agueweed — n. 1. 1 a gentian of East North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers. Syn: ague weed, five flowered gentian, stiff gentian, Gentianella quinquefolia, Gentiana quinquefolia [WordNet 1.5] 2. a perennial herb of the southeastern U. S.… …

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