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1. A proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages).
4. A small cake leavened with yeast.
8. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
11. Take in solid food.
12. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. Walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noise.
15. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
16. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
17. (Norse mythology) God of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature.
19. A public promotion of some product or service.
20. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
25. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
28. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
31. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
32. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
34. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
35. Of or relating to or involving an area.
37. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
41. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
44. A small piece of cloth.
45. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
48. Avatar of Vishnu.
50. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
52. A state in midwestern United States.
53. A slender double-reed instrument.
54. A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy.
55. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
56. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
57. A public promotion of some product or service.
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1. Brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes.
2. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
3. (computer science) Protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network.
4. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
5. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
6. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
7. In bed.
8. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
9. Common Indian weaverbird.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
18. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
21. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
22. An archaic name for Easter or Passover.
24. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
26. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
27. The month following March and preceding May.
29. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
30. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
33. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
36. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
37. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
40. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
42. Air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog.
43. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
46. A resource.
47. The cry made by sheep.
49. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
51. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
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