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1. Type genus of the Apidae.
5. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
8. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
11. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
12. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. The act of scanning.
15. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
16. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
17. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
18. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
21. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
24. The cry made by sheep.
26. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
28. Jordan's port.
32. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
33. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
36. The capital and largest city of Zambia.
39. (computer science) A standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents.
40. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
41. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
43. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
44. 3 to 30 kilohertz.
46. A small piece of cloth.
47. A recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur.
49. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
50. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
51. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
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1. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
4. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
5. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. One millionth of a gram.
8. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
19. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
20. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
22. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
23. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
25. A state in northwestern North America.
27. 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.
29. (informal) Exceptionally good.
30. The capital of Turkey.
31. Large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns.
34. A person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers).
35. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
37. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
38. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
39. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
42. How long something has existed.
45. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
48. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
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