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1. A solution containing a phosphate buffer.
4. God of death.
8. Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich.
11. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
12. Advanced in years.
13. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
14. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
16. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
18. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
20. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
21. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
22. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
24. American dramatist (1928- ).
28. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
29. An informal term for a father.
30. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
34. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
35. A bachelor's degree in architecture.
38. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
42. The highest level or degree attainable.
43. (informal) Of the highest quality.
46. The cry made by sheep.
47. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
49. A cgs unit of work or energy.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
51. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
52. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
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1. A genus of Ploceidae.
2. A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair.
3. Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784).
4. Informal terms for a mother.
5. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
6. Popular music originating in the West Indies.
7. A public promotion of some product or service.
8. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
9. A large quantity of written matter.
10. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
15. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
17. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
19. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
23. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
25. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. A state in northwestern North America.
27. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
31. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
32. Silkworm moths.
33. (prefix) Coming before or being preliminary or preparatory.
36. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
37. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
38. Animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes.
39. In bed.
40. An outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals.
41. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
44. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
45. A doctor's degree in education.
48. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
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