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1. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
4. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
8. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
11. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
12. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. A Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic.
16. A master's degree in business.
17. Formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India.
19. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
22. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
23. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
26. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
28. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
32. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
33. Sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce.
35. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
36. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
37. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
41. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
46. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
48. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
50. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
51. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
52. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
53. By bad luck.
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1. A faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere and containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
2. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
3. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
4. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
5. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
6. (informal) Of the highest quality.
7. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
8. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
15. Being one more than fifty.
18. A (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant.
20. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
24. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
25. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
27. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
29. The month following July and preceding September.
30. A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter.
31. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
34. Measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation.
38. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
39. A wine bottle made of leather.
40. Type genus of the Anatidae.
42. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
43. The cry made by sheep.
44. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
45. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
46. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
47. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
49. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
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