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1. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
4. (computer science) A standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents.
8. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
11. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
12. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
15. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
16. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
17. A republic on the Isthmus of Panama.
20. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
23. Of or like a cecum.
27. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
29. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
30. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
33. An acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety.
40. Cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems.
43. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
44. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
45. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
46. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
47. An awkward stupid person.
48. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
49. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
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1. A movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing.
2. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
3. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
4. A fraudulent business scheme.
5. Offering fun and gaiety.
6. White crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor.
7. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
8. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
18. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
19. A public promotion of some product or service.
21. A light touch or stroke.
22. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
24. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
25. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
26. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
28. United States baseball player and manager (1873-1934).
31. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
32. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
34. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
35. A fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae.
36. God of love and erotic desire.
37. Black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail.
38. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
39. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
41. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
42. A label made of cardboard or plastic or metal.
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