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1. In bed.
5. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
8. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
11. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
12. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
13. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
14. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
15. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
16. Noisy talk.
17. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
22. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
27. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
28. Any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudo-bulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers.
31. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
33. A small cake leavened with yeast.
40. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
43. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
44. An affirmative.
45. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
46. A magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs.
47. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
48. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
49. A branch of the Tai languages.
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1. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
4. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
5. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
8. Joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis.
9. South African term for `boss'.
10. A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax).
18. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
19. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
20. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
21. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
25. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
26. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
29. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
30. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
32. Lower in esteem.
33. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
34. Advanced in years.
35. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
36. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
37. English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829).
38. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
39. (used with singular count nouns) Colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a'.
41. A doctor who practices veterinary medicine.
42. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
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