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cleft sentence
a sentence in which a simpler sentence is paraphrased by being divided into two parts, each with its own verb, in order to emphasize certain information, especially a sentence beginning with expletive it and a form of be followed by the information being emphasized, as It was a mushroom that Alice ate instead of Alice ate a mushroom. -
anabolism
a metabolic process in which complex molecules are synthesized from simpler ones with the storage of energy; constructive metabolism -
bulbil
a small bulblike organ of vegetative reproduction growing in leaf axils or on flower stalks of plants such as the onion and tiger lily -
catabolism
a metabolic process in which complex molecules are broken down into simple ones with the release of energy; destructive metabolism -
charlotte russe
a cold dessert made in a mould with sponge fingers enclosing a mixture of whipped cream, custard, etc -
construct
to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied