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1. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
4. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
8. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
11. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
12. The sixth month of the civil year.
13. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
14. Humorously vulgar.
16. An associate degree in nursing.
18. Informal terms for a mother.
19. Half the width of an em.
20. A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
22. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
24. (informal) Of the highest quality.
26. Divulge information or secrets.
29. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically).
30. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
31. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
35. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
39. A Nilotic language.
43. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
46. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. A graphical record of electric currents associated with muscle contractions.
50. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
51. A light touch or stroke.
52. A small cake leavened with yeast.
53. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. A republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland.
2. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
3. Extremely pleasing.
4. Indigo bush.
5. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
6. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
7. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
8. Before noon.
9. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
15. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
17. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
21. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
23. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
25. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
27. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
28. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
32. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
33. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
34. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
36. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
37. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
38. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
40. The highest level or degree attainable.
41. Powdery starch from certain sago palms.
42. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
44. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
45. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
48. A doctor's degree in optometry.
49. A Russian river.
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