ransom means: the act of freeing from captivity or punishment
ransom means: payment for the release of someone
ransom means: money demanded for the return of a captured person
ransom means: exchange or buy back for money; under threat
reading room means: a room set aside for reading
rec room means: a room equipped for informal entertaining
reception room means: a room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a private house or hotel)
recovery room means: a hospital room for the care of patients immediately after surgery
recreation room means: a room equipped for informal entertaining
restroom means: a toilet that is available to the public
agrostis canina means: common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves
air plant means: plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
balkan state means: any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula
bioassay means: appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard
bioassay means: subject to a bio-assay
cape town means: port city in southwestern South Africa; the seat of the legislative branch of the government of South Africa
capparis mitchellii means: small Australian tree bearing edible dark purple fruit
cor pulmonale means: enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart due to disease of the lungs or of the pulmonary blood vessels
ecg means: a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph
herzberg means: Canadian physicist (born in Germany) noted for contributions to understanding the structure of molecules (born in 1904)
intermittency means: the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping
life-sustaining means: performing an essential function in the living body
lucretius means: Roman philosopher and poet; in a long didactic poem he tried to provide a scientific explanation of the universe (96-55 BC)
mifepristone means: an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU 486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo
scry means: divine by gazing into crystals
sea lettuce means: seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds
shorthand typist means: someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
starlet means: a small star
starlet means: a young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star
theraphosidae means: large tropical spiders; tarantulas
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