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1. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
4. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
7. A quantity of no importance.
11. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
12. A local computer network for communication between computers.
13. Two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts.
14. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
16. 10 grams.
17. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
18. A genus of Sylviidae.
21. Before noon.
22. A state in midwestern United States.
25. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
26. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
29. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
31. The highest level or degree attainable.
33. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
34. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
35. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
38. A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt.
41. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
45. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
46. A flexible container with a single opening.
48. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
49. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
50. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
51. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
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1. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
2. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
3. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
4. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
5. An informal term for a father.
6. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
7. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
8. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
9. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
10. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
15. An agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries.
19. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
20. A master's degree in business.
23. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
24. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
27. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
28. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
30. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
32. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
36. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
37. A small cake leavened with yeast.
39. In bed.
40. With no effort to conceal.
42. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
43. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
44. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
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