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1. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
4. South African term for `boss'.
8. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
11. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
12. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
14. A landlocked republic in northwestern Africa.
16. A small piece of cloth.
17. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
18. God of wealth and love.
21. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
23. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
29. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
33. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
34. (Norse mythology) The heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes.
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. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
43. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
46. The cry made by sheep.
47. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
48. A device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned.
49. A cgs unit of work or energy.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
51. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
52. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
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1. A flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge.
2. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
3. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
4. A bachelor's degree in religion.
5. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
6. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
7. A shape that sags.
8. A small cake leavened with yeast.
9. A city in northern India.
10. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
15. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
19. A public promotion of some product or service.
20. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
22. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
24. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
25. Before noon.
26. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
27. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
28. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
30. A master's degree in business.
31. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
32. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
35. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
36. Amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis.
37. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
38. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
45. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
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