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1. The molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams.
4. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
8. The granite-like rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust.
12. A coniferous tree.
16. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
17. English monk and scholar (672-735).
18. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
19. Chief port of Yemen.
20. A city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
22. A doctor's degree in religion.
24. Having come or been brought to a conclusion.
25. The act of scanning.
26. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,201 feet high).
29. Projectiles to be fired from a gun.
30. A person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers).
32. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
34. The Palestinian uprising (beginning in 1987) against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
39. Terrestrial game birds of the Old World and Australia.
43. Set down according to a plan.
44. A shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot.
47. A self-replicating protein molecule that occupies a fixed place on a chromosome.
48. The goddess of the moon.
50. The sacred city of Lamaism.
51. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
52. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
54. Displaying a red color.
56. A slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water.
57. An elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond.
59. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
61. With eagerness.
64. Very light colored.
65. A fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers.
67. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
68. Relatively small fast-moving sloth.
69. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
71. A metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter.
72. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
73. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
75. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
76. (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) Electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line.
78. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
83. A poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States.
87. Anise-flavored Greek liquor.
90. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
91. Any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria.
93. Periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Velban) that disrupts cell division.
95. The residue that remains when something is burned.
96. The capital and largest city of France.
97. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops.
99. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
100. Towards the side away from the wind.
101. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
102. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
103. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
104. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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1. The 4th planet from the sun.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. A Russian river.
4. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
5. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
6. (of eggs) No longer edible.
7. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
8. A fraudulent business scheme.
9. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
10. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
11. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
12. Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers.
13. Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset.
14. Large semi-evergreen tree of East India.
15. (prefix) Within.
21. A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario.
23. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.
27. Property that is leased or rented out or let.
28. A material effigy that is worshipped as a god.
31. 300 to 3000 kilohertz.
33. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
35. Of or relating to the island republic of Nauru or its residents.
36. Webbing clothes moths.
37. Happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface.
38. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
40. Go away from the surface to which it is adsorbed, of a substance.
41. Fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo.
42. A Welsh terrier first bred in Sealyham (Wales).
45. Filled with fear or apprehension.
46. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
49. A village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa.
53. A large fleet.
55. Noisy talk.
58. Of or relating to the nervous system.
60. Flowing in drops.
62. The 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet.
63. Intravenous beta blocker (trade name Brevibloc) that acts for only a short time.
66. Resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible.
70. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
74. A city in northwestern Syria.
77. Smeared thickly.
79. Lower in esteem.
80. United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for research in astrophysics and nuclear physics (born 1906).
81. Grind together, of teeth.
82. Type genus of the Gavidae.
84. (Greek mythology) Daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
85. Type genus of the Amiidae.
86. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
88. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
89. An onerous or difficult concern.
92. The bill in a restaurant.
94. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
98. A doctor's degree in optometry.
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