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1. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
8. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
11. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
12. One-thousandth of an equivalent.
13. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
14. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
15. Seed of a pea plant.
16. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
17. An associate degree in nursing.
18. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
20. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
24. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
26. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
31. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
34. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
35. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
39. A Hindu prince or king in India.
43. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
44. Being two more than fifty.
47. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
48. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
50. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
51. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
52. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
53. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
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1. Sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system.
2. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
3. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
4. Jordan's port.
5. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
6. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
7. Jordan's port.
8. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
9. North American yellow-breasted songbirds.
10. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
19. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
23. 1/10 gram.
25. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
27. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
28. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
29. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
30. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
32. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
33. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
36. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
37. Praise, glorify, or honor.
38. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
39. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
40. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
41. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
42. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
45. Being one more than two.
46. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
49. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
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