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1. A widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow.
4. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
8. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
11. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
12. (New Testament) The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born.
13. Noisy talk.
14. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
16. The month following February and preceding April.
17. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
18. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
19. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
21. A waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water.
23. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
26. Framework for holding objects.
30. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
33. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
34. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
36. A public promotion of some product or service.
37. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
43. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
47. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
48. A master's degree in business.
50. 10 grams.
51. An informal term for a father.
52. Divulge information or secrets.
53. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
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1. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
2. British politician (1788-1850).
3. A narcotic that is considered a hard drug.
4. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.
5. Engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring).
6. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
7. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
8. The eighth month of the civil year.
9. Herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.
10. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
15. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
20. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
22. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
24. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
25. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
27. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
28. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
29. A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes.
31. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
32. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
35. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
41. A small cake leavened with yeast.
42. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
44. A small piece of cloth.
45. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
46. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
49. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
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