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Non-Alphabet, A , B , C , D , E , F , G , H , I , J , K , L , M , N , O , P , Q , R , S , T , U , V , W , X , Y , Z
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| abo system a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O ; | | abocclusion the condition in which the upper teeth do not touch the lower teeth when biting ; | | abode housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" ; any address at which you dwell more than temporarily; "a person can have several residences" ; | | abohm a unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm ; | | abolishment the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment" ; | | abolition the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment" ; | | abolitionism the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery ; | | abolitionist a reformer who favors abolishing slavery ; | | abomasum the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place ; | | abominable snowman a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas ; | | abomination an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence; "his treatment of the children is an abomination" ; hate coupled with disgust ; a person who is loathsome or disgusting ; | | abominator one who hates or loathes ; | | abor little known Kamarupan languages ; | | aboriginal a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived ; | | aboriginal australian the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines ; | | aborigine a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived ; the earliest known inhabitants of a region ; | | abort the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area" ; | | aborticide the act of destroying a fetus ; a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion ; | | abortifacient a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion ; | | abortion termination of pregnancy ; failure of a plan ; |
| abortion-inducing drug a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion ; | | abortion pill an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU_486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo ; | | abortionist a person (who should be a doctor) who terminates pregnancies ; | | abortus a human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother's body ; | | aboulia a loss of will power ; | | about-face a major change in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy" ; act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation ; | | about turn act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation ; | | above an earlier section of a written text; "for instructions refer to the above" ; | | abracadabra gibberish and nonsense ; | | abrachia the condition of having no arms ; | | abradant a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing ; a substance that abrades or wears down ; | | abrader a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing ; | | abrading stone a primitive stone artifact (usually made of sandstone) used as an abrader ; | | abraham the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son; "Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham" ; | | abraham's bosom the place where the just enjoy the peace of heaven after death ; | | abraham lincoln 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865) ; | | abraham stoker Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912) ; | | abramis European fishes ; | | abramis brama European freshwater fish having a flattened body and silvery scales; of little value as food ; | | abrasion the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice ; erosion by friction ; an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off ; |
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