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xanthophyll |
Noun
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yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks |
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xanthophyl |
Noun
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yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks |
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xanthate |
Noun
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a salt or ester of xanthic acid |
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xanthic acid |
Noun
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any of a class of unstable organic acids containing sulphur |
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xanthine |
Noun
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crystalline oxidation product of the metabolism of nucleoproteins |
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xylose |
Noun
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a sugar extracted from wood or straw |
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xenotime |
Noun
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a brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline form |
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xylene |
Noun
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a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent |
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xylol |
Noun
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a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent |
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x-ray |
Verb
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take an x-ray of something or somebody |
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x-ray |
Verb
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examine by taking x-rays |
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yet |
Adverb
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to a greater degree or extent |
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yet |
Adverb
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despite anything to the contrary, usually following a concession |
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yet |
Adverb
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up to the present time |
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yet |
Adverb
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used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time |
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yet |
Adverb
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used after a superlative |
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yet |
Adverb
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within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time |
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yearly |
Adverb
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without missing a year |
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yearly |
Adjective
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occurring or payable every year |
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yearly |
Noun
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a reference book that is published regularly once every year |
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yonder |
Adverb
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at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is archaic and dialectal) |
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yonder |
Adjective
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distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal) |
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yon |
Adjective
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distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal) |
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you bet |
Adverb
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an expression of emphatic agreement |
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you said it |
Adverb
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an expression of emphatic agreement |
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yieldingly |
Adverb
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in an obedient manner |
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yearningly |
Adverb
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in a yearning manner |
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yea |
Adverb
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not only so, but |
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yea |
Noun
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an affirmative |
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yeah |
Adverb
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casual way of answering yes |
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youthfully |
Adverb
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in a youthful manner |
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yesterday |
Adverb
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on the day preceding today |
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yesterday |
Adverb
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in the recent past |
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yesterday |
Noun
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the day immediately before today |
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yesterday |
Noun
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the recent past |
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yellow |
Adjective
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typical of tabloids |
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yellow |
Adjective
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easily frightened |
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yellow |
Adjective
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of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum |
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yellow |
Adjective
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affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc |
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yellow |
Adjective
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cowardly or treacherous |
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yellow |
Adjective
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changed to a yellowish color by age |
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yellow |
Noun
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yellow color or pigment |
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yellow |
Verb
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turn yellow |
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yellow-bellied |
Adjective
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easily frightened |
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yellowish |
Adjective
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of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum |
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yellow-beige |
Adjective
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of beige tinged with yellow |
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yellow-green |
Adjective
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of a color midway between yellow and green |
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yellow-orange |
Adjective
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of orange tinged with yellow |
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yellow-grey |
Adjective
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of grey tinged with yellow |
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yellow-white |
Adjective
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of a white tinged with yellow |