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  • fibromuscular — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to both fibrous and muscular tissue.
  • fibrovascular — composed of fibrous and conductive tissue, as in the vascular systems of higher plants: a fibrovascular bundle.
  • fluorocarbons — Plural form of fluorocarbon.
  • forced labour — labour done because of force; compulsory labour
  • fume cupboard — vent used in a laboratory
  • guzman blanco — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1829–99, Venezuelan political leader: president 1870–88.
  • habeas corpus — a writ requiring a person to be brought before a judge or court, especially for investigation of a restraint of the person's liberty, used as a protection against illegal imprisonment.
  • hail columbia — hell (used as a euphemism): He caught Hail Columbia for coming home late.
  • halobacterium — Any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacterium, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.
  • inconcludable — Impossible to conclude; unfinishable.
  • inconquerable — That cannot be conquered; unconquerable.
  • inconstruable — unable to be construed
  • incorruptable — Misspelling of incorruptible.
  • labrador duck — an extinct sea duck, Camptorhynchus labradorius, of northern North America, having black and white plumage.
  • lactobacillus — any long, slender, rod-shaped, anaerobic bacterium of the genus Lactobacillus, that produces large amounts of lactic acid in the fermentation of carbohydrates, especially in milk.
  • lactoglobulin — A protein or mixture of similar proteins occurring in milk, obtained after the removal of casein and precipitated in a salt solution.
  • macroglobulin — A plasma globulin of high molecular weight.
  • membranaceous — Resembling or having properties of a membrane.
  • mescal button — one of the dried, buttonlike tops of a mescal of the genus Lophophora, used as a hallucinogen, especially by certain Indians of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. during religious ceremonies; peyote.
  • mycobacterium — A bacterium of a group that includes the causative agents of leprosy and tuberculosis.
  • neurofeedback — The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
  • news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
  • nonconsumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
  • notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
  • object clause — the clause that acts as the object of a verb
  • octane number — (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics.
  • overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
  • pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
  • probate court — a special court with power over administration of estates of deceased persons, the probate of wills, etc.
  • pronounceable — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
  • public domain — the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection.
  • quodlibetical — a subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate, usually on a theological or scholastic subject.
  • relubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
  • republication — publication anew.
  • saint columba — Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
  • sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
  • she-crab soup — a thick, bisquelike soup made with the meat and eggs of the female crab.
  • stock buyback — buyback (def 3).
  • strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
  • sub-political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
  • subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
  • suballocation — an allocation made from a previous allocation
  • subcategorize — to split into subcategories
  • subcollegiate — of, relating to, or characteristic of subcollege students or a subcollege
  • subcontractor — Law. a person who or business that contracts to provide some service or material necessary for the performance of another's contract.
  • subcoriaceous — almost leathery
  • subindication — the act or process of subindicating
  • sublanceolate — (of leaves, etc) almost spear-shaped
  • subtropically — in the subtropics
  • surgical boot — a specially designed boot or shoe that compensates for deformities of the foot or leg
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