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  • atomistically — Also called atomic theory. Philosophy. the theory that minute, discrete, finite, and indivisible elements are the ultimate constituents of all matter.
  • atypicalities — not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal: atypical behavior; a flower atypical of the species.
  • australia day — a public holiday in Australia, commemorating the landing of the British in 1788: observed on January 26
  • autocatalysis — the catalysis of a reaction in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction
  • autostability — the property of being stable either as a result of inherent characteristics or of built-in devices
  • bacteriolysin — an antibody which, when it combines with bacterial cells, causes lysis of those cells, thus destroying them
  • bacteriolysis — the destruction or disintegration of bacteria
  • baily's beads — the brilliant points of sunlight that appear briefly around the moon, just before and after a total eclipse
  • ballistically — of or relating to ballistics.
  • balsam family — the plant family Balsaminaceae, typified by succulent stems, alternate, opposite, or whorled simple leaves, and irregular solitary or clustered flowers, including the balsam and jewelweed.
  • barley stripe — a disease of barley, characterized by blighted heads and chlorotic, brown, or frayed stripes on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Helminthosporium gramineum.
  • belief system — The belief system of a person or society is the set of beliefs that they have about what is right and wrong and what is true and false.
  • beverly hills — a town in SW California, near Los Angeles: famous as the home of film stars. Pop: 34 941 (2003 est)
  • bias-ply tire — a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.
  • bible society — a Christian organization devoted to the printing and distribution of the Bible.
  • binary pulsar — a pulsar in a binary system.
  • biopsychology — a field of psychology that deals with the effects of biological factors on behavior.
  • biospeleology — the study of organisms that live in caves.
  • bisectionally — from a bisectional point of view
  • bittersweetly — in a bittersweet manner
  • blastomycosis — a fungal infection particularly affecting the lungs
  • blot analysis — a technique for analysing biological molecules, such as proteins (Western blot analysis), DNA (Southern blot analysis), and RNA (Northern blot analysis), involving their separation by gel electrophoresis, transfer to a nitrocellulose sheet, and subsequent analysis by autoradiography
  • blow sky-high — to destroy completely
  • bombastically — (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.
  • box jellyfish — any of various highly venomous jellyfishes of the order Cubomedusae, esp Chironex fleckeri, of Australian tropical waters, having a cuboidal body with tentacles hanging from each of the lower corners
  • burglariously — in the manner of a burglar or buglary
  • butterflyfish — any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon, Chelmon, etc, that has a deep flattened brightly coloured or strikingly marked body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae
  • calisaya bark — the bark of any of several tropical trees of the rubiaceous genus Cinchona, esp C. calisaya, from which quinine is extracted
  • carnivorously — In a carnivorous manner.
  • cashew family — the plant family Anacardiaceae, typified by trees, shrubs, or vines having resinous and sometimes poisonous juice, alternate leaves, small flowers, and a nut or fleshy fruit, and including the cashew, mango, pistachio, poison ivy, and sumac.
  • casual friday — In some companies, employees are allowed to wear clothes that are more informal than usual on a Friday. This day is known as a casual Friday.
  • casualty list — a list of servicemen who have been killed, wounded, captured, or gone missing as a result of enemy action
  • ceremoniously — If someone does something ceremoniously, they do it in an extremely formal way.
  • cerumenolysis — (medicine) The process of softening cerumen (earwax) for removal.
  • chastity belt — a locking beltlike device with a loop designed to go between a woman's legs in order to prevent her from having sexual intercourse
  • chicago style — a style of jazz flourishing in Chicago especially in the early 1920s, constituting a direct offshoot of New Orleans style, and differing from its predecessor chiefly in the diminished influence of native folk sources, the greater tension of its group improvisation, the increased emphasis on solos, and the regular use of the tenor saxophone as part of the ensemble.
  • child custody — custody (def 4).
  • child-custody — custody (def 4).
  • cholecystitis — inflammation of the gall bladder, due to bacterial infection or the presence of gallstones
  • chromatolysis — the dissolution of stained material, such as chromatin in injured cells
  • chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
  • circumspectly — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
  • civil society — the elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, etc, that make up a democratic society
  • cladistically — from a cladistic point of view
  • clandestinely — characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
  • clandestinity — secrecy; the quality of being clandestine
  • class library — (programming)   A library of reusable classes for use with an object-oriented programming system.
  • class society — a society in which class distinctions are influential
  • cloud physics — the science of the physical properties and processes of clouds.
  • coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
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