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1. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
4. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
8. An American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation.
11. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
12. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
13. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
14. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
16. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
17. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
20. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
21. Squash bugs.
24. Of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base.
27. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
30. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
33. A Scottish word.
34. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
36. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
38. An associate degree in nursing.
39. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
43. The airforce of Great Britain.
45. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
48. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
49. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
50. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
51. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
52. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
53. By bad luck.
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1. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
2. A vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs.
3. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
4. Tag the base runner to get him out.
5. A public promotion of some product or service.
6. A formal expression of praise.
7. Before noon.
8. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
9. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
10. An informal term for a father.
15. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
18. 10 grams.
19. The cry made by sheep.
22. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
23. (Babylonian) The sky god.
25. 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.
26. Being one more than ninety.
28. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
29. A doctor's degree in religion.
31. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
32. (plate tectonic theory) A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
35. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
36. Before noon.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
40. The food served and eaten at one time.
41. A small cake leavened with yeast.
42. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
44. At a great distance in time or space or degree.
46. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
47. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
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