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1. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.
4. A strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared.
8. A member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times.
11. The residue that remains when something is burned.
12. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
13. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public.
14. The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv.
15. An informal term for a father.
16. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War.
17. Erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip.
19. The jurisdiction or office of an abbot.
22. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
23. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
29. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
33. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
34. Indigo bush.
39. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
42. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
44. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
46. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
47. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
48. The face of a timepiece.
49. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
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1. Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
2. One thousandth of a second.
3. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
4. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults.
5. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
6. Type genus of the Nepidae.
7. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
8. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker.
18. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
20. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
21. Modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave.
24. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
25. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
26. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
27. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
31. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
32. A public promotion of some product or service.
35. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
36. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
37. A small cake leavened with yeast.
38. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
40. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
41. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
42. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
43. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
45. A doctor's degree in religion.
46. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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