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1. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
5. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
7. A Hindu prince or king in India.
11. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
12. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
13. In bed.
14. A doctor who practices veterinary medicine.
15. A public promotion of some product or service.
16. Offering fun and gaiety.
17. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
21. A unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions.
25. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
27. The capital of Croatia.
28. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
32. A small cake leavened with yeast.
35. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
38. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
39. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
41. (aeronautical) Pertaining to the tail section of a plane.
43. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
44. A French abbot.
45. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
46. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
47. Common Indian weaverbird.
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1. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. Take in solid food.
4. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
5. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
6. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
7. A motley assortment of things.
8. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
9. Become gelatinous.
10. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
18. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
19. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
20. Inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements.
22. A light touch or stroke.
23. A type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in Israel.
24. Hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women.
26. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
29. A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples).
30. A hat that is round and black and hard with a narrow brim.
31. (Greek mythology) A princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father.
33. Type genus of the Anatidae.
34. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
36. Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.
37. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
38. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
40. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
42. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
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