detergent
(ɪˈtɜr dʒənt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any synthetic organic cleaning agent that is liquid or water-soluble and has wetting-agent and emulsifying properties.
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respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn
(respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn, hyaline membrane disease)
Princeton's WordNet
an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli
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hyaline membrane disease
(respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn, hyaline membrane disease)
Princeton's WordNet
an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli
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respiratory distress syndrome
(respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn, hyaline membrane disease)
Princeton's WordNet
an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli
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enuresis
(ˌɛn yəˈri sɪs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lack of control of urination; bed-wetting; urinary incontinence.
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dry-rub
Webster Dictionary
to rub and cleanse without wetting
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dry-shod
Webster Dictionary
without wetting the feet
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submersion
(submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing)
Princeton's WordNet
the act of wetting something by submerging it
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immersion
(submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing)
Princeton's WordNet
the act of wetting something by submerging it
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dousing
(submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing)
Princeton's WordNet
the act of wetting something by submerging it
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ducking
(submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing)
Princeton's WordNet
the act of wetting something by submerging it
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watering
(watering)
Princeton's WordNet
wetting with water
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soaking
Webster Dictionary
wetting thoroughly; drenching; as, a soaking rain
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cockle
Webster Dictionary
to cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting
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carrier
(ˈkær i ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an individual harboring specific pathogenic organisms who, though often immune to the agent harbored, may transmit the agent to others.
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agency
Webster Dictionary
the office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a principal and his agent; business of one intrusted with the concerns of another
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-eur
(ˈyu plɔɪd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a suffix occurring in loanwords from French, usu. agent nouns formed from verbs (entrepreneur; voyeur), less commonly adjectives (agent provocateur).
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wash
Webster Dictionary
the act of washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or dashing with water; hence, a quantity, as of clothes, washed at once
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power
Webster Dictionary
the agent exercising an ability to act; an individual invested with authority; an institution, or government, which exercises control; as, the great powers of Europe; hence, often, a superhuman agent; a spirit; a divinity
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hypochlorous acid
(hypochlorous acid)
Princeton's WordNet
a weak unstable acid known only in solution and in its salts; used as a bleaching agent and as an oxidizing agent
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reflexive
(reflexive pronoun, reflexive)
Princeton's WordNet
a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
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commercial bribery
(commercial bribery)
Princeton's WordNet
bribery of a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into a transaction
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reflexive pronoun
(reflexive pronoun, reflexive)
Princeton's WordNet
a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
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premunition
(ˌpri myuˈnɪʃ ən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a state of balance between host and infectious agent such that the immune defense of the host is sufficient to resist further infection but insufficient to destroy the agent.
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kickback
(kickback)
Princeton's WordNet
a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
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agent
Webster Dictionary
an active power or cause; that which has the power to produce an effect; as, a physical, chemical, or medicinal agent; as, heat is a powerful agent
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signature
Webster Dictionary
a resemblance between the external characters of a disease and those of some physical agent, for instance, that existing between the red skin of scarlet fever and a red cloth; -- supposed to indicate this agent in the treatment of the disease
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reflexive verb
(reflexive verb)
Princeton's WordNet
a verb whose agent performs an action that is directed at the agent
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elisa
(ɪˈlaɪ zə, -sə)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a diagnostic test for detecting exposure to an infectious agent, as the AIDS virus, by combining a blood sample with antigen of the agent and probing with an enzyme that causes a color change when antibody to the infection is present in the sample.
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thermotype
Webster Dictionary
a picture (as of a slice of wood) obtained by first wetting the object slightly with hydrochloric or dilute sulphuric acid, then taking an impression with a press, and next strongly heating this impression
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