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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. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
8. Piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid.
11. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
12. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
13. An accountant certified by the state.
14. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
15. 10 grams.
16. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
17. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
21. An informal term for a father.
24. A young woman making her debut into society.
27. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
28. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
32. A small cake leavened with yeast.
34. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
36. A master's degree in business.
37. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
38. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
39. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
41. Before noon.
43. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. Relating to or characteristic of a tribe.
50. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
52. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
53. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
56. British informal term.
57. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
58. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
59. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
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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. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
5. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
6. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
7. A flexible container with a single opening.
8. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
18. A public promotion of some product or service.
19. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
20. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
22. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
23. Jordan's port.
25. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
26. Any of various units of capacity.
29. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
30. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
31. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
33. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
35. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
40. A capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring.
41. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
42. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
43. A public promotion of some product or service.
44. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
45. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
46. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
48. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
49. (Irish) The sea personified.
51. 100 avos equal 1 pataca.
52. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
54. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
55. A state in northwestern North America.
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