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contemporaneously — living or occurring during the same period of time; contemporary.
corpus cavernosum — either of two masses of erectile tissue in the penis of mammals
customs clearance — the permission to take goods into or out of a country once customs requirements have been satisfied
d&o insurance — D&O insurance is a personal liability insurance that provides cover to the directors and senior executives of a company.
deconstructionism — The belief in, or application of, deconstruction.
democritus junior — Harold Hitz [hits] /hɪts/ (Show IPA), 1888–1964, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1945–58.
dining room suite — a set of furniture used in a dining room
displacement hull — a hull that displaces a significant volume of water when under way.
down in the dumps — If you are down in the dumps, you are feeling very depressed and miserable.
dynamic insurance — Dynamic insurance is a type of insurance coverage where the policyholder can choose to increase benefits and premiums by a fixed percentage each year to offset the effects of inflation.
emission spectrum — the continuous spectrum or pattern of bright lines or bands seen when the electromagnetic radiation emitted by a substance is passed into a spectrometer. The spectrum is characteristic of the emitting substance and the type of excitation to which it is subjected
employee discount — When the employees of a store or other retail business are entitled to an employee discount, they do not have to pay the full price for goods they buy in the store.
enrolment figures — the numbers of people enrolling at an institution, on a course, etc
ethnomusicologist — A researcher in the field of ethnomusicology.
executive mansion — the White House (in Washington, D.C.), official home of the President of the U.S.
exhaust emissions — Exhaust emissions are substances that come out of an exhaust system into the atmosphere.
female chauvinist — a female who patronizes, disparages, or otherwise denigrates males in the belief that they are inferior to females and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit.
female-chauvinist — a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
flight instrument — any instrument used to indicate the altitude, attitude, airspeed, drift, or direction of an aircraft.
flight supplement — an additional charge payable on the price of an air ticket
fourier transform — a mapping of a function, as a signal, that is defined in one domain, as space or time, into another domain, as wavelength or frequency, where the function is represented in terms of sines and cosines.
freedmen's bureau — an agency of the War Department set up in 1865 to assist freed slaves in obtaining relief, land, jobs, fair treatment, and education.
functional isomer — any of several structural isomers that have the same molecular formula but with the atoms connected in different ways and therefore falling into different functional groups.
gastrojejunostomy — See under gastroenterostomy.
germanicus caesar — 15 b.c.–a.d. 19, Roman general.
guanine deaminase — an enzyme, found in liver, brain, spleen, pancreas, and kidney, that converts guanine into xanthine and ammonia.
guggenheim museum — an international chain of art museums, some of which are architecturally important buildings in their own right, most notably one in New York, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (1956–59), and one in Bilbao, designed by Frank O Gehry (1997)
gulf war syndrome — a group of symptoms occurring in some Gulf War veterans, most commonly including headache and memory loss, muscle pain, skin disorders, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and gastrointestinal and respiratory ailments, possibly caused by exposure to chemical weapons, vaccines, infectious diseases, or other factors.
homeland security — national defence
household ammonia — diluted ammonia, often having a small quantity of detergent, used in the home for cleaning.
hurler's syndrome — a medical condition characterized by physical deformity and mental deficiency
immunocompromised — having an impaired or compromised immune response; immunodeficient.
immunofluorescent — Of, pertaining to, or using immunofluorescence.
immunosuppressant — (pharmacology) Capable of immunosuppression, immunosuppressive.
immunosuppression — the inhibition of the normal immune response because of disease, the administration of drugs, or surgery.
immunosuppressive — capable of causing immunosuppression: immunosuppressive drugs.
imputation system — a former taxation system in which some, or all, of the corporation tax on a company was treated as a tax credit on account of the income tax paid by its shareholders on their dividends; discontinued from 1999
in forma pauperis — as a poor person; i.e. without paying court costs
inclusion complex — a solid solution in which molecules of one compound occupy places in the crystal lattice of another compound. Compare adduct (def 2).
instrument flying — the control and navigation of an aircraft by reference to its gauges, with no or only limited visual reference outside the cockpit.
instrumentalities — Plural form of instrumentality.
insulin treatment — treatment of diabetes with insulin
insurance company — company that sells insurance policies
insurance premium — payment on an insurance policy
intercommunicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intercommunicate.
judgment of paris — the decision by Paris to award Aphrodite the golden apple of discord competed for by Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera.
jus primae noctis — droit du seigneur.
kennesaw mountain — a mountain in N Georgia, near Atlanta: battle 1864. 1809 feet (551 meters).
key man insurance — Key man insurance is an insurance policy taken out by a small company on the life of a senior executive whose death would create a serious loss.
key-man assurance — an assurance policy taken out, esp by a small company, on the life of a senior executive whose death would create a serious loss

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