an insoluble crystalline acid present in bile


water accumulated in the bilge of a ship


obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failure


a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove


a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls


a soft grey mineral; the chief ore of antimony


building material consisting of interwoven rods and twigs covered with clay


an enzyme produced by some hemolytic strains of streptococcus that dissolves fibrinous secretions from infections; used medicinally (often in combination with streptokinase)


an enzyme produced by some strains of streptococcus that can liquefy blood clots by converting plasminogen to plasmin; used medicinally in some cases of myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism


any of several hemolysins derived from strains of streptococcus


a chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish


a bitter and very toxic glycoside derived from plants of the genus Strophanthus; in moderate doses it is a cardiac stimulant but in larger doses it is a powerful poison; used in Africa as an arrow poison


a mineral consisting of strontium carbonate


a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces


obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants


a waxy fat obtained from certain plants (e.g. bayberry) and used as tallow


a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent


unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap


iron that has been cast or worked in structural shapes


a strong steel that is rolled into shapes that are used in construction


a crystalline acid made from aniline and used as a dye


a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive


a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain


a colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether; a powerful greenhouse gas widely used in the electrical utility industry


a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals


much of the O2 supporting cellular respiration is reduced to the superoxide anion O2-


a metallic oxide containing the univalent anion O2-


an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen

oxygen free radicals are normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase enzymes


methylated spirit used in the practice of medicine (especially for cleansing the skin before injections or before surgery)


wrought iron of high purity made in Sweden


a chad that is incompletely removed and still attached at two corners


a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride; a source of gold in Australia and America


a mineral consisting of native potassium chloride; an important ore of potassium that is found in sedimentary beds


the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare


a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder


a soft white compact talc used to mark cloth or to remove grease stains


a kind of soft talc; sometimes used as wood filler


an animal oil obtained by pressing tallow; used as a lubricant


any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine


a tannic acid that is extracted from black catechu as a white crystalline substance


a mineral consisting of tantalum oxide of iron and manganese that occurs with niobite or in coarse granite; an ore of tantalum


an acid found in many fruits; used in soft drinks and confectionery and baking powder


the optically inactive form of tartaric acid that is often found in grape juice


oewn-tear_gas-n oewn-teargas-n oewn-lacrimator-n oewn-lachrymator-n

a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds


any binary compound of tellurium with other more electropositive elements


an enzyme in eukaryotic cells that can add telomeres to the ends of chromosomes after they divide


a substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender


an unsaturated hydrocarbon obtained from plants


any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule


a flammable gaseous fluorocarbon used in making plastics (polytetrafluoroethylene resins)


any halide containing four halogen atoms in its molecules


any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield four monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis


a powerful neurotoxin found in the ovaries of pufferfish


an oxide containing four atoms of oxygen in the molecule


a yellow crystalline explosive solid that is used in detonators


starch is used in cooking as a thickening


depresses the function of the thyroid gland


a salt of thiocyanic acid; formed when alkaline cyanides are fused with sulfur


an unstable acid that can be obtained by distilling a thiocyanate salt


a radioactive mineral consisting of thorium silicate; it is a source of thorium that is found in coarse granite


a mineral consisting of scandium yttrium silicate; a source of scandium


a colorless crystalline amino acid found in protein; occurs in the hydrolysates of certain proteins; an essential component of human nutrition


a protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin


an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot


ion of calcium; a factor in the clotting of blood


oewn-proaccelerin-n oewn-prothrombin_accelerator-n oewn-accelerator_factor-n oewn-factor_V-n


oewn-proconvertin-n oewn-cothromboplastin-n oewn-stable_factor-n oewn-factor_VII-n

a coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K


oewn-antihemophilic_factor-n oewn-antihaemophilic_factor-n oewn-antihemophilic_globulin-n oewn-antihaemophilic_globulin-n oewn-factor_VIII-n oewn-Hemofil-n

a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A


coagulation factor whose absence is associated with hemophilia B


coagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction that depends on calcium ions and other coagulation factors


coagulation factor whose deficiency results in a hemorrhagic tendency


coagulation factor whose deficiency results in prolongation of clotting time of venous blood


in the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot


a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine


a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of adenosine and deoxyribose


a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of cytosine and deoxyribose


a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of guanine and deoxyribose


a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of thymine and deoxyribose


a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic


a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes


oewn-thyrotropin-n oewn-thyrotropic_hormone-n oewn-thyrotrophin-n oewn-thyrotrophic_hormone-n oewn-thyroid-stimulating_hormone-n oewn-TSH-n

anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland


oewn-thyrotropin-releasing_hormone-n oewn-TRH-n oewn-thyrotropin-releasing_factor-n oewn-TRF-n oewn-protirelin-n

hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary


a phenolic amino acid of which thyroxine is a derivative


a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing


unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together


a soft thin absorbent paper for use in toilets


a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels


an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding


a black or colored powder used in a printer to develop a xerographic image


a solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print


alloy steel that is suitable for making tools; is hard and tough and can retain a cutting edge


a mineral (fluosilicate of aluminum) that occurs in crystals of various colors and is used as a gemstone


a mineral that is a complex borosilicate and hydroxide of aluminum containing iron and magnesium and calcium and lithium and sodium; it is usually black but occurs in transparent colored forms that are used as gemstones


an element that occurs at very small quantities in the body but is nonetheless important for many biological processes


a semitransparent paper that is used for tracing drawings


a gum used in pharmacy, adhesives, and textile printing


a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound)


any of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compound


a paper that is coated with a preparation for transferring a design to another surface


a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron


a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion


a material having the property of admitting light diffusely; a partly transparent material


oewn-triamcinolone-n oewn-Aristocort-n oewn-Aristopak-n oewn-Kenalog-n

a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent


any of three isomeric compounds having three carbon and three nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring


a chad that is incompletely removed and still attached at three corners


a strong acid made by chlorinating acetic acid


a naturally occurring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils


a polymer (or a molecule of a polymer) consisting of three identical monomers


an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen in the molecule


a pyridine ring with three phosphorus groups


an acid that is a partial anhydride of three molecules of phosphoric acid; known chiefly in the form of its salts and esters


any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield three monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis


the tertiary phosphate of sodium used as a builder in soaps and detergents


an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units


inactive precursor of trypsin; a substance secreted by the pancreas and converted to active trypsin by enterokinase in the small intestine


an amino acid that occurs in proteins; is essential for growth and normal metabolism; a precursor of niacin


a black mucky soil with a frozen subsoil that is characteristic of Arctic and subarctic regions


a very hard heat-resistant steel containing tungsten


an oxyacid of tungsten (often polymeric in nature) formed by neutralizing alkaline tungstate solutions


a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate


writing paper suitable for use in a typewriter


amino acid derived from tyrosine; has a sympathomimetic action; found in chocolate and cola drinks and ripe cheese and beer

patients taking MAOIs should avoid foods containing tyramine


an amino acid found in most proteins; a precursor of several hormones


any of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration


blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli


ultramarine pigment prepared artificially


dark brown pigment obtained by heating umber


an acid that is a component of perspiration


gasoline that has not been treated with a lead compound


the material removed by a cut made underneath


an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia; is present in intestinal bacteria


a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine


a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore


any ore from which uranium can be extracted


the bivalent radical UO2 which forms salts with acids


a yellow salt obtained by the reaction of uranium salts with nitric acid


a salt obtained by the reaction of uranium salts with oxalic acid


the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics


a white tasteless odorless crystalline product of protein metabolism; found in the blood and urine


a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout


an essential amino acid found in proteins; important for growth in children and nitrogen balance in adults


the seed of flax used as a source of oil


a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints


a yellow oil obtained from the seeds of the tung tree


an oil from chaulmoogra trees; used in treatment of skin diseases and leprosy


a salt or ester of vanadic acid; an anion containing pentavalent vanadium


a mineral consisting of chloride and vanadate of lead; a source of vanadium


any of various oxyacids of vanadium; known mostly in the form of its salts


steel alloyed with vanadium for greater strength and high-temperature stability


a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment


any of a group of yellow or brown hydrous silicate minerals having a micaceous structure


large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides; VLDLs circulate through the blood giving up their triglycerides to fat and muscle tissue until the VLDL remnants are modified and converted into LDL


a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone


shiny and tough and flexible plastic; used especially for floor coverings


a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene


a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group


a violet photopigment in the retinal cones of the eyes of most vertebrates; plays a role in daylight vision


a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light


a special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina


any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism


oewn-vitamin_A-n oewn-antiophthalmic_factor-n oewn-axerophthol-n oewn-A-n

any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes


an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene


a viscous alcohol that is less active in mammals than is vitamin A1


vitamin precursor; a substance that is converted into a vitamin in animal tissues


an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver


oewn-B-complex_vitamin-n oewn-B_complex-n oewn-vitamin_B_complex-n oewn-vitamin_B-n oewn-B_vitamin-n oewn-B-n

originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins


oewn-vitamin_B1-n oewn-thiamine-n oewn-thiamin-n oewn-aneurin-n oewn-antiberiberi_factor-n

a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth


oewn-vitamin_B12-n oewn-cobalamin-n oewn-cyanocobalamin-n oewn-antipernicious_anemia_factor-n

a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia


oewn-vitamin_B2-n oewn-vitamin_G-n oewn-riboflavin-n oewn-lactoflavin-n oewn-ovoflavin-n oewn-hepatoflavin-n

a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss


oewn-vitamin_B6-n oewn-pyridoxine-n oewn-pyridoxal-n oewn-pyridoxamine-n oewn-adermin-n

a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch


oewn-vitamin_Bc-n oewn-vitamin_M-n oewn-folate-n oewn-folic_acid-n oewn-folacin-n oewn-pteroylglutamic_acid-n oewn-pteroylmonoglutamic_acid-n

a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction


a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract


oewn-vitamin_D-n oewn-calciferol-n oewn-viosterol-n oewn-ergocalciferol-n oewn-cholecalciferol-n oewn-D-n

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets


a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body


a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood


a form of vitamin K, based on 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone, with a 3-phytyl substituent


a synthetic chemical compound that is a form of vitamin K, it is an analog of 1,4-naphthoquinone with a methyl group in the 2-position


a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation


a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy


oewn-vitriol-n oewn-oil_of_vitriol-n oewn-sulfuric_acid-n oewn-sulphuric_acid-n

(H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry


a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor

it was heated to evaporate the volatiles


a decorative paper for the walls of rooms


any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water


a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs


a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal


from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings


a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale


a waxy substance obtained from plants (especially from the trunks of certain palms)


a hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in alcohol


a colorless toxic ptomaine with an unpleasant odor formed during the putrefaction of animal tissue


a yellow sulfide used chiefly as a pigment


pigment of cadmium sulfide and barium sulfate varying in hue from lemon yellow to orange


a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment


paper that has been waterproofed by treatment with wax or paraffin


oewn-wetting_agent-n oewn-wetter-n oewn-surfactant-n oewn-surface-active_agent-n

a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved


a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering


a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action


a white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly used as an illuminant


the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese


a poisonous white pigment that contains lead


slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork


a dark meadow soil rich in organic material; developed through poor drainage in humid grassy or sedge regions


the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees


the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)


wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)


they collected and cut their own firewood


firewood cut and stacked in cords; wood sold by the cord


the large log at the back of a hearth fire


large log traditionally burned at Christmas


a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning


a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire


oewn-kindling-n oewn-tinder-n oewn-touchwood-n oewn-spunk-n oewn-punk-n


substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)


a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes


an aromatic oil that smells like lemon and is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumes and medicines


planks collectively; a quantity of planks


a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin


a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged


a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below


a mineral consisting of iron and manganese tungstate in crystalline form; the principal ore of tungsten; found in quartz veins associated with granitic rocks


a white or greyish mineral typically found in metamorphic limestone; a silicate of calcium


wood that has been ground to a pulp; used in making cellulose products (as rayon or paper)


a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics


a fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and cadmium; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit


any tar obtained by the destructive distillation of wood


fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving


wool in its natural condition; not refined or processed


wool not used before; wool not processed or woven before


paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts


any oil used to oil wool before spinning


a yellow to orange or brown mineral used as a molybdenum ore


a brownish-black mineral consisting of zinc sulfide


a brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline form


a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent


a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey


an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore


a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar


any of a family of glassy minerals analogous to feldspar containing hydrated aluminum silicates of calcium or sodium or potassium; formed in cavities in lava flows and in plutonic rocks


a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum


a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous aluminum silicate of sodium and calcium


a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum


a group of white or reddish crystalline minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and potassium and aluminum


an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form


oewn-zinc_oxide-n oewn-flowers_of_zinc-n oewn-philosopher-ap-s_wool-n oewn-philosophers-ap-_wool-n

oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment


oewn-zinc_sulfate-n oewn-zinc_sulphate-n oewn-white_vitriol-n oewn-zinc_vitriol-n

a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc


a yellow to white crystalline fluorescent compound that occurs naturally as sphalerite or wurtzite and is used as a luminous pigment


a white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc oxide


a steel grey metallic mineral (a sulphide of lead and antimony)


a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent


a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes


a complex of enzymes that cause glycolysis; originally found in yeast but also present in higher organisms


something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.)


(spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance


any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted


a substance (an atom or molecule or radical or ion) that forms a complex around a central atom


a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection


any of a class of organic compounds that contain the divalent radical -CONHCO-


any substance involved in metabolism (either as a product of metabolism or as necessary for metabolism)


matter produced by plants or growing in the manner of a plant


any of a group of synthetic steroid hormones used to stimulate muscle and bone growth; more than 100 have been developed and each requires a prescription to be used legally in the United States; sometimes used illicitly by athletes to increase their strength


a compound found in women's urine during certain phases of the menstrual cycle and in the urine of pregnant women


a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles

curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction


a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis


any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it


a chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas)


a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus


a vitrified substance; the glassy result of being vitrified


he used a wad of cotton to wipe the counter


any of a class of unstable organic acids containing sulphur


crystalline oxidation product of the metabolism of nucleoproteins; precursor of uric acid; found in many organs and in urine


a magnetic allotrope of iron; stable below 906 degrees centigrade


a grey or green fibrous mineral; an important source of commercial asbestos


any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or paints or rubber


a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch


a salt of aluminium and nitric acid, existing normally as a crystalline hydrate, most commonly as aluminium nitrate nonahydrate, Al(NO3)3·9H2O.


an anti-inflammatory agent that is produced from willow bark.


one of a group of toxins from the death cap (Amanita phalloides) known as phallotoxins.

Phalloidin was one of the first cyclic peptides to be discovered.


an organic compound with the formula HO2CCH2CHOHCO2H; it is a dicarboxylic acid that is made by all living organisms, contributes to the pleasantly sour taste of fruits, and is used as a food additive.


a chemical compound with chemical formula BN, consisting of equal numbers of boron and nitrogen atoms.

Boron nitride has potential use in nanotechnology.


a chemical compound widely used as an abrasive.

As cubic boron nitride consists of light atoms and is very robust chemically and mechanically, it is one of the popular materials for X-ray membranes: low mass results in small X-ray absorption, and good mechanical properties allow usage of thin membranes, thus further reducing the absorption.


Bovine lactoglobulin consists of a chain of 162 amino acids.


a chemical compound with the formula H2SeO3.

Selenous acid is analogous to sulfurous acid, but it is more readily isolated.


Semicoke is a solid residue obtained by carbonization of coal at a relatively low temperature (below 700° C).

Semicoke gives a hot smokeless fire and can be used as a domestic fuel.


an organic compound that is widely used as a flavoring substance.

Anethole is an aromatic, unsaturated ether related to lignols.


Salicylic alcohol, also called saligenin, is a crystalline phenolic alcohol with the chemical formula C7H8O2, that is obtained usually by hydrolysis of salicin.

Salicylic alcohol acts as a local anesthetic and relieves pain and fever.


Oxynervonic acid is an important constituent of certain cerebrosides.


a toxic salt of selenous acid and zinc, with the chemical formula ZnSeO3..

Zinc selenite is used in the glass industry.


Syndetikon is an all-purpose adhesive manufactured from natural materials.


an ester with the chemical formula C8H7NO4S, produced in human body.

Urinary indican is produced in liver and excreted with urine.


Eucerine anhydrous (also known as eucerin anhydrous) is mainly used as a base for incorporation of other medicaments in cases of superficial skin inflammation or irritation.

Eucerin anhydrous can be used as a cleanser where soap and water contraindicated.


A cerebroside is any of various organic lipid compounds containing glucose or galactose and glucose; it occurs in the myelin sheath of cerebrospinal neurons.


an inorganic compound with the chemical formula BaSeO3; it is a salt of barium and selenous acid.

Barium selenite is highly toxic and may be fatal if inhaled, swallowed or absorbed through skin.


A monosaccharide that has both a ketone and four carbons.


any of a group of isomeric hydrocarbons that are classified as terpenes.

α-Terpinene is an example of a terpinene.


Dry snow is a type of snow that has little to no liquid water content and is therefore less dense than average, and not sticky.

Skiing in dry snow or powder conditions can be a challenge.


a herbicide and a plant growth regulator.

Maleic hydrazide's residue in food can cause liver damage.


a substance inducing positive chemotaxis in motile cells.

The major role of chemokines is to act as a chemoattractant to guide the migration of cells.


#DD: The name 'ecdysteroid' refers to the insect moulting and sex hormones which include ecdysone and its homologues such as 20-hydroxyecdysone.

Ecdysteroids also occur in other invertebrates where they can play a different role.


The term 'zooecdysone' refers to the molting hormones of insects.


a piece of soft paper on which a lock of hair is rolled up for curling.


An ion-exchange resin or ion-exchange polymer is an insoluble matrix (or support structure) normally in the form of small (0.5-1 mm diameter) beads, usually white or yellowish, fabricated from an organic polymer substrate.

Sodium polystyrene sulfonate is a strongly acidic ion-exchange resin and is used to treat hyperkalemia.


Anion-exchange resin is a positively loaded type of ion-exchange resin.

An anion-exchange resin may be either strongly or weakly basic.


A cation-exchange resin is a negatively charged type of ion-exchanged resin.

Cation-exchange resin enables the separation of positive ions.


a crystalline steroidal glycoside present in squill (Drimia maritima).

Scillaren is used in the treatment of ischaemic heart disease.


A denture adhesive is a product used to secure dentures in the oral cavity.

Denture adhesive comes in form of paste, powder or adhesive pads.


a type of benzoin resin obtained from Styrax benzoin, which grows predominantly on the island of Sumatra.

Benzoin Sumatra is used in pharmaceutical preparations.


a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)


a blue-colored cosmetic used from ancient times to twentieth century to draw blue lines on the skin on the temples and below neck, meant to imitate blue veins and thus emphasize pale complexion.

Bleu Végetal Pour Les Veines came in a form of sticks or pencils prepared from chalk, gum and blue pigment.


a pesticide with methyl cyanoformate as an active ingredient.

Research at Degesch of Germany led to the development of Zyklon A, a pesticide which released hydrogen cyanide upon exposure to water and heat.


any of the group of common autoantibodies present in blood.

The presence an antiphospholipid antibody in blood, such as the lupus anticoagulant, may lead to blood clotting.


Cellular glass, also called foam glass or expanded glass is a light, opaque, cellular glass made by adding powdered carbon to crushed glass and firing the mixture.


Guaranine is the name used to describe caffeine derived from the guarana plant.

Guaranine and caffeine are chemically identical.


a substance which is used to saturate another.

I have to coat my synthetic fiber jacket with a saturant.


a clay slip which is colored with metal oxides or stains, used for coating the surface of a pot either before or after bisque firing.

The engobe on Greek pots remained black even after re-oxidation.


a liquid that is added to the radiator to stop leaks.

Using stop leak is a quick solution to the problem, not a permanent repair.


oewn-dead-burned_lime-n oewn-deadburned_lime-n oewn-overburned_lime-n oewn-over-burned_lime-n

An over-burned lime (also called oveburned lime, or sometimes dead-burned lime and deadburned lime) is a lime that has been fired above 1,100° C, thus loosing its reactivity, which leads to poor or no bond strength.

Overburned lime will not hold up to to freeze-thaw weather cycles.


an aqueous suspension of calcium hydroxide, used in tanning as a basic agent.

After soaking, the hides and skins are taken for liming: treatment with milk of lime (a basic agent) that may involve the addition of "sharpening agents" (disulfide reducing agents) like sodium sulfide, cyanides, amines etc.


any of a group of isomers in which atoms are linked in the same order but differ in their spatial arrangement.

A configurational stereoisomer is a stereoisomer of a reference molecule that has the opposite configuration at a stereocenter (e.g., R- vs S- or E- vs Z-).


one of two stereoisomers that are mirror images of each other that are non-superposable (not identical).


a chemical compound which has the same molecular formula as another but differs in geometric configuration.


a stereoisomer that can be interconverted only by breaking covalent bonds to the stereocenter.


a laminated composite material used for electrotechnical components, inserts and bearings.

Textolite is characterized by its heat endurance, elasticity (as compared to metals) and long service period.


a mixture of chromic acid and sulphuric acid which is used as a cleaning agent for glassware.


a ceramic material having electrical, optical and magnetic properties, suitable for use as insulators for power lines and in electrical components.

Examples of electroceramic materials include: ferroelectrics - high dielectric capacitors, non-volatile memories; ferrites - data and information storage; solid electrolytes - energy storage and conversion; piezoelectrics - sonar; semiconducting oxides - environmental monitoring.


a durable, fragrant, and dark-colored Australian wood, used by the natives for spears; obtained from the small tree Acacia homolophylla.

Acacia homalophylla (myall wood) yields a fragrant timber used for ornaments.


camphorated carbolic acid, consisting of phenol, camphor, and liquid petrolatum; used as a local anesthetic and for the relief of toothache.

Don't swallow camphorated phenol - ingestion of two teaspoonfuls can result in adverse neurological effects.


a chemical compound that contains carbon-carbon double bonds or triple bonds, such as those found in alkenes or alkynes, respectively.

Saturated and unsaturated compounds need not consist only of a carbon atom chain.


a gneiss derived from a sedimentary rock.


the residue of malt and grain which remains in the mash-kettle after the mashing and lautering process.

As it mainly consists of carbohydrates and proteins, and is readily consumed by animals, spent grain is used in animal feed.


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a lightweight, precast, concrete building material invented in the mid-1920s that simultaneously provides structure, insulation, and fire- and mold-resistance.

Better thermal efficiency of AAC makes it suitable for use in areas with extreme temperature as it eliminates need for separate materials for construction and insulation leading to faster construction and savings.


a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.

Lactones are formed by intramolecular esterification of the corresponding hydroxycarboxylic acids, which takes place spontaneously when the ring that is formed is five- or six-membered.


the macrocyclic lactone having fifteen carbon atoms; it has a musky scent, similar to exaltone.

Women tend to detect exaltolide better than men, and also find its odor more intense.


a semisolid emulsion produced by the treatment of certain skins with oxidized fish oil, which extracts their soluble albuminoids.


one of the oldest and widely used cements, commonly used for luting permanent metal restorations and as a base for dental restorations.

Zinc phosphate cement is used for cementation of inlays, crowns, bridges, and orthodontic appliances and occasionally as a temporary restoration.


a powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown, amorphous, bitter substance, used to produce contraction of the uterus.


alkene hydrocarbon which contains a closed ring of carbon atoms, but has no aromatic character.

Due to geometrical considerations, smaller cycloalkenes are almost always the cis isomers, and the term cis tends to be omitted from the names.


You need a larger dose of theine than caffeine to achieve the same effect.


a chemical fertilizer containing calcium carbonate and ammonium nitrate.

Nitro-chalk is valued for its versatility.


a hydrocarbon, C6H10, of the acetylene series.

Hexine is obtained artificially as a colorless, volatile liquid.


sand that is mainly composed of quartz, used as the main raw material for commercial glass production.

Lechatelierite is an amorphous silica glass SiO2 which is formed by lightning strikes in quartz sand.


an immune body formed in the blood during infection or immunization that serves to link the complement to the antigen.

The term amboceptor is now used chiefly to denote the anti-sheep erythrocyte antibody used in the hemolytic system of complement-fixation tests.


a dental cement used as a luting agent for cementing restorations and as a cavity lining.

Polycarboxylate cement has the potential to bond to calcium contained in tooth structure as well as to any base metals contained in casting.


a material added to an explosive to make it less susceptible to detonation and thus more stable and safer to handle and transport.


a non-persistent nerve agent discovered and synthesized during or prior to World War II by Dr. Gerhard Schrader.

GB was the only G agent that was fielded by the US as a munition, specifically in rockets, aerial bombs, and artillery shells.


a sol (colloid) in which the continuous phase is water.


any of several enzymes that convert a compound into smaller, biologically-active compounds.

There are four different C5 convertases able to specifically convert C5 glycoprotein to C5a and C5b fragments.


a compound in which tar or asphalt combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber.

Kerite was formerly used as an insulating material in telegraphy.


a simple form of gunpowder, consisting of a mixture of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur; invented in the 9th century in China.

The spread of black powder across Asia from China is widely attributed to the Mongols.


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a type of aerated concrete with the addition of an air-entraining agent (or a lightweight aggregate such as expanded clay aggregate or cork granules and vermiculite).

Do not confuse cellular concrete with aerated autoclaved concrete, which is manufactured off-site using an entirely different method.


a substance used to melt ice; it can take a form of liquid or solid crystals.

Darling, the driveway is covered in ice again, I think we should buy an ice melter before someone slips and breaks a leg.


the wood of any of the padauk trees, used in decorative cabinetwork.

The padauk found most often is African Padauk from Pterocarpus soyauxii which, when freshly cut, is a very bright red/orange but when exposed to sunlight fades over time to a warm brown.


any of a class of heterocyclic compounds, formally acid anhydrides, formed by heating α-lactones.

Lactides may be prepared by heating lactic acid in the presence of an acid catalyst.


an essential oil extracted from the seeds of Pimpinella anisum (aniseed), having a pungent liquorice-like smell.

The most powerful flavor component of the essential oil of anise, anethole, is found in both anise and an unrelated spice called star anise (Illicium verum) widely used in South Asian, Southeast Asian, and East Asian dishes.


a natural fuel that is uncontaminated with harmful substances, used in bee smokers.

Smoker fuels include hessian, burlap, pine needles, corrugated cardboard, paper egg cartons, and rotten or punky wood.


a type of antibody that has an affinity for certain kinds of cells, in addition to and unrelated to its specific affinity for the antigen that induced it, because of the properties of the Fc portion of the heavy chain.

Cytophilic antibodies are responsible for the allergic immunological response of the organism.


an antibody produced in response to immunization with one antigen but having a higher affinity for a second antigen that was not present during immunization.


a special type of concrete that is capable of carrying a structural load or forming an integral part of a structure.


an immiscible liquid used to extract a substance from another liquid.

Copper can be extracted using hydroxyoximes as extractants.


oewn-wall_mural-n oewn-mural_wallpaper-n oewn-photo_mural-n oewn-photo_wallpaper-n

A decorative printed wallpaper usually placed on only one wall; the print can either be custom or chosen from a predefined set.


a solution of alcohol and camphor that can be used as a steam inhalant to bring relief in respiratory ilness; it can also be applied topically on the skin.


all types of ice formed in freezing and frozen ground.


Ice films, seams, lenses, rods, or layers generally 0.04 to 6 inches (1 to 150 millimeters) thick that grow in permafrost by drawing in water as the ground freezes.


an aqueous solution of barium hydroxide, used chiefly as a reagent.

The monohydrate (x =1) is known as baryta, or baryta-water, it is one of the principal compounds of barium.


any solution with a higher salt concentration than normal body cells so that the water is drawn out of the cells by osmosis.

A hypertonic solution has higher osmotic pressure than another solution.


a physiological buffer used in the preparation of a wide range of cell and molecular biology reagent solutions.


water that remains in the soil after gravitational water is drained out, that is subject to the laws of capillary movement, and that is in the form of a film around the soil grains.


cloudy meltwater contaminated by rock flour.

Because the material is very small, it becomes suspended in meltwater making the water appear cloudy, which is sometimes known as glacial milk.


A material that is able to generate a temporary voltage when heated or cooled.

Although artificial pyroelectric materials have been engineered, the effect was first discovered in minerals such as tourmaline.


A material posessing a property of spontaneous electric polarization that can be reversed by the application of an external electric field.

In addition to being nonlinear, ferroelectric materials demonstrate a spontaneous nonzero polarization (after entrainment, see figure) even when the applied field E is zero.


A material that accumulates an electric charge in response to mechanical stress.


the concept of either matter that is infinitely small, or an object which can be thought of as infinitely small.

However unlike point particles, point mass can only apply to an object that is infinitely small.


simple proteins that bind to nucleosomes (histones H2A, H2B, H3 and H4).


simple proteins that bind to nucleosomes (histones H1/H5).


It can be present as either a free monomer called G-actin (globular) or as part of a linear polymer microfilament called F-actin (filamentous), both of which are essential for such important cellular functions as the mobility and contraction of cells during cell division.


Any aldose having three carbon atoms; in reality, just glyceraldehyde.


Any ketose having three carbon atoms; in reality, only dihydroxyacetone.


A four-carbon aldose; for example, threose, erythrose.


a monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms.


A seven-carbon sugar possessing a ketone group.


a compound containing an alkyl or aryl radical bonded to a metal.

Tetracarbonyl nickel, and ferrocene are examples of organometallic compounds containing transition metals.


a white or yellowish crystalline heterocyclic compound extracted from coal tar and used in perfumery, medicine, and as a flavouring agent.

Indole is widely distributed in the natural environment and can be produced by a variety of bacteria.


a salt or an ester of sulphuric acid with the chemical formula HSO4-.


Any nucleotide that contains a deoxy sugar.


ZnCO3, a mild astringent used topically in dusting powders.


Smithsonite is a variably colored trigonal mineral which only rarely is found in well formed crystals.


a compound of telluride and gold with the chemical formula AuTe2.


an orthorhombic gold telluride mineral which can contain a relatively small amount of silver in the structure.

Both of the chemically similar gold-silver tellurides, calaverite and sylvanite, are in the monoclinic crystal system, whereas krennerite is orthorhombic.


any salt containing the NH 4 + ion, formed by the neutralization of ammonium hydroxide by an acid.


a compound that contains a SeO32− anion.


a chemical compound that contains the bromate ion.


an organic compound containing two carboxyl functional groups (-COOH).

The most widely used dicarboxylic acid in the industry is adipic acid, which is a precursor used in the production of nylon.


oewn-tetragen-n oewn-tetrel-n oewn-crystallogen-n oewn-Group_14_element-n oewn-carbon_group_element-n

any chemical element that belongs to the carbon group.

Carbon, the lightest carbon group element, sublimates at 3825 °C.


a chemical element required in relatively large quantities for the normal physiologic processes of the body.

Minerals in order of abundance in the human body include the seven major minerals calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, and magnesium.


A substance that acts as a base or an acid, depending on the pH of the solution into which it is introduced.


an isometric hydocarbon isolated from cardamon and marjoram oils, as well as other natural sources.

α-Terpinene is a perfume and flavoring chemical used in the cosmetics and food industries.


an isometric hydrocarbon classified as a terpene.

β-Terpinene has no known natural source, but has been prepared synthetically from sabinene.


a natural hydrocarbon classified as a terpene.

γ-Terpinene and δ-terpinene (also known as terpinolene) are natural and have been isolated from a variety of plant sources.


any compound, of general formula R-CO-NH-CO-NH2 or R-CO-NH-CO-NH-CO-R', formally derived by the acylation of urea.


The hydroxy group appears on the second carbon atom of the hydroxy amino acids serine and threonine.


an optically active compound readily hydrolysed by mineral acids, alkali, or a suitable enzyme.


any of a class of organic compounds sharing a common functional group characterized by a nitrogen to nitrogen covalent bond with 4 substituents with at least one of them being an acyl group.

The general structure for a hydrazide is E(=O)-NR-NR2, where the R's are frequently hydrogens.


one that hardens, especially a substance added to varnish or paint to give it a harder surface or finish.


a formulation added to laundry in order to stiffen the fabric.


any of a group of neurologically active compounds, such as glutamate and aspartame, that have detrimental excitatory effects on the central nervous system when taken in high concentrations.


oewn-psilocyn-n oewn-psilotsin-n oewn-psilocine-n oewn-psilocin-n

a substituted tryptamine alkaloid and a serotonergic psychedelic substance, present in most psychedelic mushrooms together with its phosphorylated counterpart psilocybin.

The mind-altering effects of psilocin are highly variable and subjective and resemble those of LSD and DMT.


any type of lightening agent that can be used to brighten the appearance of hair, skin, wood and other surfaces.

Baking soda mixed with lemon juice makes a cheap and natural skin lightener.


A substance that tends to produce acne, such as by clogging pores on the skin.

Regardless of its benefits, coconut oil is a fairly strong comedogenic substance, so be careful when incorporating it into your acne treatment.


a plant fertilizer which formula contains boron.


an inorganic fertilizer which contains trace minerals.


a substance which contains living microorganisms which, when applied to seed, plant surfaces, or soil, colonizes the rhizosphere or the interior of the plant and promotes growth by increasing the supply or availability of primary nutrients to the host plant.

Bio-fertilizers add nutrients through the natural processes of nitrogen fixation, solubilizing phosphorus, and stimulating plant growth through the synthesis of growth-promoting substances.


a bio fertilizer containing Azotobacter genus of bacteria.


any material that has ferromagnetic properties.


any material that has antiferromagnetic properties.


oewn-Palestine-n oewn-State_of_Palestine-n oewn-Palestine_National_Authority-n oewn-Palestinian_National_Authority-n oewn-Palestine_Authority-n

state combining the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and currently under Israeli occupation


the present location; this place; location, proximal pronoun; demonstrative pronoun, location; quantifier: demonstrative determiner, singular, proximal


a location other than here; that place; location, medial pronoun; demonstrative pronoun, location; quantifier: demonstrative determiner, distal; demonstrative pronoun, location; quantifier: demonstrative determiner, singular, distal


the ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations


the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based

the brain is said to be the seat of reason


the country or state or city where you live

Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home


the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end


an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip


an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is zero


an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is the same


the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with


the address where a person or organization can be communicated with


a mailing address to which answers to a newspaper ad can be sent


oewn-post-office_box_number-n oewn-PO_box_number-n oewn-PO_Box_No-n oewn-box_number-n

the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected


the address where a person or organization can be found


a district defined for administrative purposes


oewn-aerie-n oewn-aery-n oewn-eyrie-n oewn-eyry-n


oewn-air_lane-n oewn-flight_path-n oewn-airway-n oewn-skyway-n

a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another


the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport

the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded


the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state

American troops were stationed on Japanese soil


a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization


an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina)


the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air


(in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft


oewn-approach_path-n oewn-approach-n oewn-glide_path-n oewn-glide_slope-n

the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing


a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement


the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters


a line of latitude north of the south pole


a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins


the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars


the point opposite in direction from the solar apex; the point the solar system is moving away from


apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth


(astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited


apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun


(golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green


the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole


a line of latitude at the north or south poles


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


the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand


a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)


an area lying above the piedmont but below the timberline


the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north


(astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane


(physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system


(physics) the point of maximum displacement in a periodic system


the region of interplanetary space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found


there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere


an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night


the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist


you'd have to go to the back of beyond to find one of those


a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country


a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor


(plural) the deepest and most remote part


any location outside the Earth's atmosphere

the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether


the part of outer space within the solar system


an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary


the boundary marking the edge of the sun's influence; the boundary (roughly 100 AU from the sun) between the interplanetary medium and the interstellar medium; where the solar wind from the sun and the radiation from other stars meet


the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system


the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land


the Milky Way travels through intergalactic space


any region in space outside the solar system


the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole


the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction

the plane was refused permission to enter Chinese airspace


a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring


oewn-backwoods-n oewn-back_country-n oewn-boondocks-n oewn-hinterland-n


an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska


a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas)


oewn-Barbary-n oewn-Barbary_Coast-n oewn-Berbery-n oewn-Berber_Coast-n

a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries


the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates


a part of a city that is notorious for gambling dens and brothels and saloons and riotous night life (especially the waterfront of San Francisco after the gold rush of 1849)

we'll tolerate no Barbary Coast in this city!


an ancient country in northwestern Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; was absorbed into the Roman Empire by the end of the 1st century BC


an ancient city in Bithynia; founded in the 4th century BC and flourished under the Romans; the Nicene Creed was adopted there in 325


an ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile; much of Nubia is now under Lake Nasser


an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation


a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation


the bush country of the interior of Australia


the remote outback of Australia; unpopulated desert country


a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country

the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day


a region much like a desert but usually located between a desert and the surrounding regions


a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)


oewn-battlefield-n oewn-battleground-n oewn-field_of_battle-n oewn-field_of_honor-n oewn-field-n

a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought

they made a tour of Civil War battlefields


(New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world


(Arthurian legend) the battlefield where King Arthur was mortally wounded


a region in which explosives mines have been placed


a regular route for a sentry or policeman

in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name


oewn-beginning-n oewn-origin-n oewn-root-n oewn-rootage-n oewn-source-n

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

the Italian beginning of the Renaissance


the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)


the source of water from which a stream arises

they tracked him back toward the head of the stream


a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched

one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him


a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival


an area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant


an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic


an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found


southern and midwestern United States where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant


oewn-fatherland-n oewn-homeland-n oewn-motherland-n oewn-mother_country-n oewn-country_of_origin-n oewn-native_land-n


oewn-birthplace-n oewn-cradle-n oewn-place_of_origin-n oewn-provenance-n oewn-provenience-n

where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence


a surface forming part of the outside of an object


(nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel

"on her beam-ends" means heeled over on the side so that the deck is almost vertical


(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment


the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something


oewn-boundary_line-n oewn-border-n oewn-borderline-n oewn-delimitation-n oewn-mete-n


oewn-borderland-n oewn-border_district-n oewn-march-n oewn-marchland-n

district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area

the Welsh marches between England and Wales


an area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent

this Mexican town has become a narco-state that ships 100 pounds of cocaine to the United States every day


any area set aside for a particular purpose


a place where some particular activity is concentrated

they received messages from several centers


a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated


a center that provides information and control

the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam


the boundary line encompassing an area or object

he had walked the full circumference of his land


the border marking the boundaries of the land that Israel won in its 1948 war of independence


a 450-mile line that is supposed to indicate the boundary between the part of Kashmir controlled by India and the part controlled by Pakistan


the boundary line between two pieces of property


the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War


the area on a billiard table behind the balkline

a player with ball in hand must play from the balk


line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game


an area in a town that has been devastated by bombs

they opened a parking lot on the bomb site


a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls


a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer


a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain


a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy


the area over which a radio or tv transmission can be received


a small neutral state between two rival powers


the route regularly followed by a passenger bus


a place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers


a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance


a place where taxis park while awaiting customers

in England the place where taxis wait to be hired is called a `taxi rank'


oewn-campsite-n oewn-campground-n oewn-camping_site-n oewn-camping_ground-n oewn-bivouac-n oewn-encampment-n oewn-camping_area-n

a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent


a field on which the buildings of a university are situated


a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product


oewn-river_basin-n oewn-basin-n oewn-watershed-n oewn-drainage_basin-n oewn-catchment_area-n oewn-catchment_basin-n oewn-drainage_area-n

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet


a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream


a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream


a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource


a geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and to the north of Turkey that comprises Georgia and Armenia and Azerbaijan


oewn-celestial_equator-n oewn-equinoctial_circle-n oewn-equinoctial_line-n oewn-equinoctial-n

the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles


a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)


(astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic


(astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces


(astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo


oewn-celestial_sphere-n oewn-sphere-n oewn-empyrean-n oewn-firmament-n oewn-heavens-n oewn-vault_of_heaven-n oewn-welkin-n

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected


oewn-cemetery-n oewn-graveyard-n oewn-burial_site-n oewn-burial_ground-n oewn-burying_ground-n oewn-memorial_park-n oewn-necropolis-n


a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure


oewn-center_of_buoyancy-n oewn-centre_of_buoyancy-n oewn-center_of_immersion-n oewn-centre_of_immersion-n

(physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object


the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass


the center of gravity of a floating object


point representing the mean position of the matter in a body


(astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve


the center of mass of an object of uniform density


point where the hairline meets the midpoint of the forehead


oewn-center-n oewn-centre-n oewn-middle-n oewn-heart-n oewn-eye-n

an area that is approximately central within some larger region


the Incas believed that Cuzco was the navel of the universe


the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm


a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts


a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns)


a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes


a precinct in which law enforcement is the responsibility of particular police force


one of several districts into which a city or town is divided for voting; each contains one polling place


a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election


the central area or commercial center of a town or city


a city district (originally in New York) where composers and publishers of popular music do business


an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities


monotonous urban sprawl of standardized buildings


an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament


a sparsely populated borough in which all or most of the land is owned by a single family


an English parliamentary constituency with few electors


one of the administrative divisions of a large city


a small administrative division of a country


an incorporated administrative district established by state charter


the limits of the area occupied by a city or town


a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area


a region of western Antarctica along the southeastern shore of the Weddell Sea


the smallest administrative district of several European countries


any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude


any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude


the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)


a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers


a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives


the part of a city where financial institutions are centered


a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve

the playground is the hub of parental supervision


the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city


the bridge is always a chokepoint at rush hour


the midwestern states in the U.S. where corn is grown; Iowa and Illinois are excellent for raising corn and corn-fed livestock


the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn


the point where two lines meet or intersect


in many corners of the world they still practice slavery


(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

the county has a population of 12,345 people


(United States) the largest administrative district within a state


the town or city that is the seat of government for a county


the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave


line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes


the line on a mountain above which there is perpetual snow and ice


a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect


a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis


(astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon


a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers


a vertical section of soil from the ground surface to the parent rock


the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)


the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south


a district that has been developed to serve some purpose

such land is practical for small park developments


a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions


a residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single management

they live in the new housing development


a residential area where the houses were all planned and built at the same time


a housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income families


the site of an archeological exploration


the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop


the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon


the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction


the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph


the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop


a region whose population is affected by a general disaster


a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church


the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations


oewn-field-n oewn-field_of_operations-n oewn-theater-n oewn-theater_of_operations-n oewn-theatre-n oewn-theatre_of_operations-n

a region in which active military operations are in progress

the army was in the field awaiting action


the part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations


oewn-district-n oewn-territory-n oewn-territorial_dominion-n oewn-dominion-n

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes


an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it


a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation


a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine


a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences


a residential district that is planned for a certain class of residents


a planned community for residents who have retired from an active working life


a residential part of town away from the central commercial district


a residential district located on the outskirts of a city


a residential area outside of a city and beyond suburbia


a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area


a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city


a residential district occupied primarily with tenement houses


the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth


low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing


(computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk


(computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing


the disk space that is set aside for virtual memory


territory over which rule or control is exercised


the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess


the domain controlled by a duke or duchess


the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess


the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised


the domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess


the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess


(Arthurian legend) the capital of King Arthur's kingdom; according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there


the spiritual domain over which God is sovereign


any address at which you dwell more than temporarily


(law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time


a place where you are just as comfortable and content as if you were home


the address at which a business is located


oewn-dump-n oewn-garbage_dump-n oewn-trash_dump-n oewn-rubbish_dump-n oewn-wasteyard-n oewn-waste-yard-n oewn-dumpsite-n

a piece of land where waste materials are dumped


a holiday resort offering ranch activities (riding and camping)


Niagra Falls is a well-known honeymoon resort


(archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement


the range within which a voice can be heard

the children were told to stay within earshot


a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city


a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city


a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city


a location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or city


a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city


a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city


a location in the western part of a country, region, or city


a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city


the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)


the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia


oewn-Old_World-n oewn-Afro-Eurasia-n oewn-Eurafrasia-n oewn-Afroeurasia-n

regions of the world such as Africa, Europe and Asia that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas which they called the New World


a popular expression for the countries of eastern Asia (usually including China and Mongolia and Taiwan and Japan and Korea and Indochina and eastern Siberia)


the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River


the southeastern region of the United States


the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado


the northeastern region of the United States


the northwestern region of the United States


the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)


a region of the northwestern United States usually including Washington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia


urban areas in New England and Midwest characterized by concentrations of declining industries (steel or textiles)


the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator

all of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic


oewn-Eden-n oewn-paradise-n oewn-nirvana-n oewn-heaven-n oewn-promised_land-n oewn-Shangri-la-n

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace


a boundary marking the extremities of something


either extremity of something that has length


oewn-end_point-n oewn-endpoint-n oewn-termination-n oewn-terminus-n

a place where something ends or is complete


the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object

one end of the box was marked `This side up'


one of two places from which people are communicating to each other


a region of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Wilkes Land; claimed by Australia


oewn-environment-n oewn-environs-n oewn-surroundings-n oewn-surround-n

the area in which something exists or lives

the country--the flat agricultural surround


a geographical area in central New York State that is named for a series of narrow glacial lakes that lie parallel in a north-south direction


the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)


the context and environment in which something is set


a setting for a work of art or literature

the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror


the most favorable environment for a plant or animal


an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles

the equator is the boundary between the northern and Southern Hemispheres


the outermost or farthest region or point


the point located farthest from the middle of something


the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short


(geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface


somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected

anthropologists do much of their work in the field


a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed


the area that a weapon or group of weapons can cover effectively with gun fire from a given position


a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)


an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges


a piece of land covered or mostly covered with grass; a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay


oewn-playing_field-n oewn-athletic_field-n oewn-playing_area-n oewn-field-n

a piece of land prepared for playing a game

the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field


the part of a city where medical facilities are centered


(sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse)


a line indicating the location of the finish of a race


a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire


the line from which soldiers deliver fire


an open-air street market for inexpensive or secondhand articles


a street in central London where newspaper offices are situated


(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)


a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section


the part in the front or nearest the viewer


lines through 1st and 3rd base indicating the boundaries of a baseball field


a line across a bowling alley that a bowler must not cross


a line from which basketball players take penalty shots


the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases


the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate


the line along which opposing armies face each other


oewn-garbage_heap-n oewn-junk_heap-n oewn-rubbish_heap-n oewn-scrapheap-n oewn-trash_heap-n oewn-junk_pile-n oewn-trash_pile-n oewn-refuse_heap-n

an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter


a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally)


oewn-geographical_area-n oewn-geographic_area-n oewn-geographical_region-n oewn-geographic_region-n


the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake


a region subject to dust storms; especially the central region of United States subject to dust storms in the 1930s


an area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna


a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones


formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live


a line marking each end of the playing field or pitch; where the goals stand


a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center


an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course

the ball rolled across the green and into the bunker


a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city


a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)


the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weapon


the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed


the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs


the native habitat or home of an animal or plant


a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress


a street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are located


a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs)

the park authorities operated a trout hatchery


oewn-haunt-n oewn-hangout-n oewn-resort-n oewn-repair-n oewn-stamping_ground-n


an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)

they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire


the central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a culture


the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves


the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission


oewn-Heaviside_layer-n oewn-Kennelly-Heaviside_layer-n oewn-E_layer-n oewn-E_region-n

a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length


oewn-hell-n oewn-hell_on_earth-n oewn-hellhole-n oewn-snake_pit-n oewn-the_pits-n oewn-inferno-n


the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat


a breeding ground for herons; a heron rookery


the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment


the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part


a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)


a drop used for the clandestine exchange of intelligence information

a dead drop avoids the need for an intelligence officer and a spy to be present at the same time


a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws


a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself)


they stood on high and observed the countryside


the sun set behind the brow of distant hills


a small unpretentious out-of-the-way place


place where something began and flourished

the United States is the home of basketball


a concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted


the area in which an animal normally ranges


oewn-horizon-n oewn-apparent_horizon-n oewn-visible_horizon-n oewn-sensible_horizon-n oewn-skyline-n

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet


the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth


either of two belts or regions near 30 degrees north or 30 degrees south; characterized by calms and light-baffling winds


a point of relatively intense heat or radiation


oewn-hot_spot-n oewn-hotspot-n oewn-trouble_spot-n oewn-flashpoint-n

a place of political unrest and potential violence

the United States cannot police all of the world's hot spots


the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body


a great circle on the celestial sphere that passes through both celestial poles


the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located


a field where junk is collected and stored for resale


a district that is reserved for particular purpose


a reservation set aside for the use of Indians


a reservation where animals are protected


a preserve on which hunting is permitted during certain months of the year


a district whose public schools are administered together


a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county


a tract of land at a distance from city center that is designed for a cluster of businesses and factories


the inner or enclosed surface of something


the location of something surrounded by other things


the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons


a region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another


(meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time


an isogram connecting points at which something occurs or arrives at the same time


an isogram connecting points of equal magnetic inclination


a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable


an isogram connecting points receiving equal amounts of sunshine


(meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time


in law; the territory within which power can be exercised


a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system


(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court

he hit a jump shot from the top of the key


a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another


(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base


the side of something that is sheltered from the wind


(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet


the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something


the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something


a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent


in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area


a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)


place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways)


a line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attack


(military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy


the line along which warring troops meet


the path along which a freely moving object travels through the air


an imaginary straight line along which an observer looks


the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself


oewn-latitude-n oewn-line_of_latitude-n oewn-parallel_of_latitude-n oewn-parallel-n

an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator


an imaginary line around the moon parallel to its equator


oewn-littoral-n oewn-litoral-n oewn-littoral_zone-n oewn-sands-n

the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean


a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded


oewn-load_line-n oewn-Plimsoll_line-n oewn-Plimsoll_mark-n oewn-Plimsoll-n

waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded


a street in central London containing many of the major London banks


the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich


a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices


a square in central London where there is a memorial to Admiral Nelson


the region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia


either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth's magnetic field are vertical


a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves


a cross-shaped monument set up in the marketplace of a town where public business is often conducted


the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right


land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life


an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated


an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator

all points on the same meridian have the same longitude


a meridian that passes through the observer's zenith


meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich longitude in England)


the meridian passing through Greenwich; was internationally adopted as the earth's zero of longitude in 1884


an imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of the Earth


an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian


one of a network of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded


some point in the air; above ground level


the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right


an important site that is marked and preserved as public property


a tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high tide and exposed at low tide


the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected


a tract of land declared by the national government to be public property


a national park in Maine showing marine erosion and glaciation; includes seashore and also the highest point on the Atlantic coast


a national park in Utah including mountains and the Colorado River gorge and huge rock formations caused by erosion


a national park in South Dakota having multicolored peaks and spires resulting from erosion; fossil sites


a triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border; formed by a bend in the Rio Grande


a large national park in Texas featuring mountains and desert and canyons and wildlife


a national park in Florida having underwater coral reefs and marine life


a national park in Utah having multicolored rock erosions


a national park in Utah having rock formations and ancient cliff dwellings; canyons of the Green River and the Colorado River


a national park in Utah having colorful rock formations and desert plants and wildlife


a national park in New Mexico featuring what is probably the world's largest cavern with spectacular underground formations


a national park in California featuring sea birds and marine life


a national park in Oregon having the deepest lake in the United States in the crater of an extinct volcano


a large national park in Alaska having peaks of the Alaska Range (including Mount McKinley) and the huge Denali fault


a national park in Florida containing an immense subtropical wilderness with mangrove swamps and rare birds and wild animals


a large national park in Alaska featuring the Great Mendenhall Glacier


a national park in Arizona including the mile deep canyon of the Colorado River which shows geologic features and fossil plants and animals


a national park in Wyoming featuring mountains


a national park in Tennessee and North Carolina that includes the highest mountain in the eastern United States


a national park in Texas that has the highest point in Texas; includes desert wilderness and the ancient Apache hunting grounds


a national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano


a national park in Hawaii featuring active volcanoes


a national park in Arkansas featuring ancient hot springs; bathing is said to have therapeutic effects


a national park on an island in Michigan; includes prehistoric iron mines


a national park in Alaska featuring mountains


a national park in Alaska having mountains and whale watching and ancient Indian copper mines


a national park in California that has giant sequoia trees and alpine lakes and glaciers


a national park in Alaska having mountains and forests and tundra and sand dunes and archeological sites


a national park in Alaska having Eskimo and Athapaskan archeological sites


a national park in California having mountains and volcanic lakes and hot springs


a national park in Kentucky having a large cavern and an underground river


a national park in Colorado containing prehistoric cliff dwellings; semiarid landscape


a national park in Washington having mountain terrain featuring glaciers and alpine lakes and streams and swamps


a national park in Washington that is an alpine wilderness area featuring gold rush and logging campsites


a national park in Washington having rain forests of giant evergreens


a national park in Arizona having the world's largest collection of petrified coniferous trees


a national park in Oklahoma having mineral springs


a national park in California featuring a redwood forest and Pacific Ocean coastline


a national park in Colorado having mountains and lakes and streams and forests


a national park in California that includes Mount Whitney


a national park in Virginia for the Blue Ridge Mountains


a national park in North Dakota that includes the site of former President Theodore Roosevelt's ranch


a national park in the Virgin Islands having tropical plants and animals; sandy beaches and coral reefs


a national park in Minnesota having ancient rock outcroppings and evergreen forests


a national park in South Dakota featuring bison herds and limestone caverns


the side of something that is toward the wind


the largest national park of the United States; located in Alaska


the first national park in the United States; located in the border area between Wyoming and Montana and Idaho; spectacular wilderness; famous for Old Faithful geyser and for buffalo and bears


a national park in California famous for its waterfalls and rock formations


a national park in Utah having huge canyons and gorges carved by mountain rivers


an area that is dangerous or impossible to enter or to which entry is forbidden


an unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies


a space where automobiles are not allowed to park


the celestial pole above the Northern Hemisphere; near Polaris


the hemisphere that is to the north of the equator


the northernmost point of the Earth's axis


the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another


the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom


a circular orbit around the Earth having a period of 24 hours


a geosynchronous orbit that is fixed with respect to a position on the Earth


the line that appears to bound an object


the route taken when delivering newspapers every day


an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side)


an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)


oewn-outdoors-n oewn-out-of-doors-n oewn-open_air-n oewn-open-n


a station in a remote or sparsely populated location


an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown


a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area

Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia


an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses


the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located


a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement


the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor


a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park


oewn-park-n oewn-commons-n oewn-common-n oewn-green-n

a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area


oewn-parking_lot-n oewn-car_park-n oewn-park-n oewn-parking_area-n


a space where an automobile can be parked


he hasn't been seen around these parts in years


oewn-pasture-n oewn-pastureland-n oewn-pasture_land-n oewn-grazing_land-n oewn-lea-n oewn-ley-n

a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock


an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to

she's a familiar name on the club circuit


a route over which supplies can be delivered


the path of a missile discharged from a firearm


the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate


the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters


oewn-peak-n oewn-crown-n oewn-crest-n oewn-top-n oewn-tip-n oewn-summit-n

the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)


(astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited


periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth


periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun


a tract of land set aside for picnicking


an open area at the meeting of two or more streets


a public square with room for pedestrians


the precise location of something; a spatially limited location

she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street


point of contact between two objects or parts


one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface


one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere


the most favorable position at the start of a race


the first or highest or most important or most ostentatious place


the particular portion of space occupied by something


any of several points on the body where the pulse can be felt and where pressure on an underlying artery will control bleeding from that artery at a more distal point


a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons


(astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)


physical position in relation to the surroundings

the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides


the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs


a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something


the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome


the specific site in the body where an infection originates


the specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will cleave DNA


he changed the setting on the thermostat


position or manner in which something is situated


the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand


a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)

he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors


the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape

the church steeple provided a convenient landmark


location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east


the part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audience


location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east


the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience


the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer


the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer


an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government


a planned urban community created in a rural or undeveloped area and designed to be self-sufficient with its own housing and education and commerce and recreation


a cemetery for unknown or indigent people


the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)


a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty


the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle


any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes


a quarter of the circumference of a circle


a district of a city having some distinguishing character


an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located


the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa


a region of Antarctica between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea; claimed by Norway