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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. God of love and erotic desire.
8. (usually followed by `to' or `for') On the point of or strongly disposed.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
13. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
14. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
15. Stalk of a moss capsule.
16. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
17. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
20. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
22. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
25. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
26. Slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric.
28. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
30. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
34. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
36. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
38. The cry made by sheep.
39. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
42. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
43. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
45. A state in midwestern United States.
46. Powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific.
48. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
49. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
50. The act of scanning.
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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. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
5. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
6. A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement.
7. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
8. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
9. A river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea.
10. Having a toe or toes of a specified kind.
18. Squash bugs.
19. A wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs.
21. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
23. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
24. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
27. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
29. United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959).
31. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
32. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
33. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
35. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
36. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
37. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
38. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
40. Fiddler crabs.
41. A syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation.
44. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
47. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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