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1. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
4. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
8. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
11. Fiddler crabs.
12. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
14. An East Indian sailor.
16. A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element.
17. An expression of greeting.
18. A radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth.
19. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
24. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
26. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
28. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
32. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
33. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
34. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
38. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
41. The products of human creativity.
45. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
46. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
47. Serving as or forming a base.
48. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
49. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
50. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
51. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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1. Any soft or soggy mass.
2. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
3. An associate degree in applied science.
4. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
5. A unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries.
6. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
7. A Loloish language.
8. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
9. The ninth month of the Hindu calendar.
10. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
15. A fluorocarbon with chlorine.
20. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
21. An enclosed space.
22. Highly excited.
23. Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835).
25. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
27. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
29. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
30. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element.
31. A motley assortment of things.
35. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
36. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. A piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle.
40. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
42. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
43. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
44. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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