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1. A widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells.
4. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
7. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
13. A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains.
14. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
15. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
17. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
18. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
20. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
22. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
24. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
25. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
28. An iconic mental representation.
32. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
35. A French abbot.
36. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
44. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
45. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
47. The habitation of wild animals.
49. A city in northern India.
51. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
52. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
53. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
54. An associate degree in nursing.
55. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
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1. Danish philologist whose work on Old Norse pioneered in the field of comparative linguistics (1787-1832).
2. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
5. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
6. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
7. A ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
8. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
9. An island in Indonesia east of Java.
10. Type genus of the Amiidae.
16. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
19. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
21. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
23. A small cake leavened with yeast.
26. The sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information.
27. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
29. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
30. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
31. 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.
34. A port city in southwestern Iran.
38. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
39. A mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers).
41. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
42. A river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River.
43. Baby bed with high sides.
46. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
47. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
48. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
49. Being one more than fifty.
50. A public promotion of some product or service.
51. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
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