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1. A law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment.
5. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
8. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
11. A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles.
12. How long something has existed.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
15. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
16. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
17. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
19. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. A public promotion of some product or service.
22. A light touch or stroke.
23. An enclosed space.
25. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
28. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
31. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
32. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
34. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
35. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
37. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
39. 16 ounces.
44. An associate degree in applied science.
48. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
49. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
51. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
52. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
53. Divulge information or secrets.
54. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances.
3. Heal or recover.
4. A large fleet.
5. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
6. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
7. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality.
8. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
9. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
18. A small cake leavened with yeast.
20. The cry made by sheep.
24. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
26. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
27. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
29. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
30. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
33. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
36. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
38. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
40. Common Indian weaverbird.
41. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
42. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
43. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
45. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
46. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
47. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
48. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
50. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
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