achras zapota means: large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras
acid precipitation means: rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water
acidophil means: an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment
acidophile means: an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment
acidophilic means: especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium
acidophilous means: especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium
acidophilus means: a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics
acidophilus milk means: milk fermented by bacteria; used to treat gastrointestinal disorders
acipenser means: type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons
acipenser huso means: valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas
arctic circle means: a line of latitude near but to the south of the north pole; it marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern summer solstice
cassareep means: a flavoring made by boiling down the juice of the bitter cassava; used in West Indian cooking
cocos means: coconut palms
crystal tea means: evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution
francisella means: a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans)
gametocyte means: an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis
genus clostridium means: anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung
gracile means: slender and graceful
grevy's zebra means: zebra with less continuous stripes
loquaciously means: in a chatty loquacious manner
lutecium means: a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium
nabob means: a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)
nabob means: a governor in India during the Mogul empire
oleales means: coextensive with the family Oleaceae; in some classifications included in the order Gentianales
packhorse means: a workhorse used as a pack animal
pain in the ass means: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
scald means: the act of burning with steam or hot water
scald means: a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
scald means: burn with a hot liquid or steam
scald means: heat to the boiling point
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