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1. Any of various units of capacity.
4. A small fragment of something broken off from the whole.
8. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
11. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
12. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
13. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
14. Not only so, but.
16. A unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity.
17. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
18. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
19. An abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly).
21. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
24. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
26. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
28. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
31. The cry made by sheep.
32. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
33. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
35. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
37. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
40. 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.
44. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
48. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
49. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
51. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
52. 10 grams.
53. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
54. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
55. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
56. A radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium.
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1. Common Indian weaverbird.
2. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
3. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
4. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
5. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
6. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
7. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
8. A human limb.
9. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
15. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
20. Seed of a pea plant.
22. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
23. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
25. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
27. A state in midwestern United States.
29. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
30. A public promotion of some product or service.
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
36. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
38. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
39. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
41. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
42. South African term for `boss'.
43. A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard.
45. A master's degree in business.
46. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
47. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
50. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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