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1. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
4. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
7. The dressed hairy coat of a mammal.
11. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
12. A flexible container with a single opening.
13. A state in the western United States.
14. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
15. A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel.
16. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
18. An associate degree in nursing.
23. A roll of tobacco for smoking.
25. Lower in esteem.
28. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
29. Extremely pleasing.
31. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
32. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
33. A small cake leavened with yeast.
36. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
40. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
43. Radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland.
45. (informal) Of the highest quality.
47. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
48. Having the slant of a bevel.
49. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
50. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
51. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
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1. Loose or flaccid body fat.
2. Fallow deer.
3. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
4. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
5. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
6. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
7. A historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan.
8. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
9. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
10. At a specific prior time.
17. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
19. How long something has existed.
20. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
21. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
22. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
24. The sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information.
26. A state in north central United States.
27. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
34. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
35. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
37. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
38. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element.
39. American professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948).
41. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
42. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
44. An associate degree in applied science.
45. A state in the eastern United States.
46. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
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