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1. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
5. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
8. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
11. A French abbot.
12. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
13. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
14. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
15. Lower in esteem.
17. A public promotion of some product or service.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
24. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
27. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
29. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
32. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
34. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
36. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
37. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
38. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
40. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
45. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
48. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
51. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
52. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
53. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
54. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
55. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
56. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
57. Of southern Europe.
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1. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
2. In bed.
3. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
4. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
5. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically).
6. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
7. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
9. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
10. One of the common people.
16. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
18. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
19. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
21. Extremely pleasing.
23. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
25. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
26. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
28. The cry made by sheep.
30. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
33. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
35. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
39. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
41. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
42. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
43. Showing or causing joy and pleasure.
44. A small cake leavened with yeast.
46. South African term for `boss'.
47. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
49. How long something has existed.
50. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
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