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| acetal |
any of a class of chemicals in which aldehydes are compounded with alcohol. [1/2 definitions] |
| albumin |
any of a class of proteins soluble in water and coagulating in heat, found in egg white, blood, milk, and various plant and animal tissues. |
| alcohol |
one of a class of colorless, flammable, and volatile liquids that in pure form is contained in beverages such as beer, wine, and whiskey, and causes intoxication when drunk to excess; ethanol. [2/3 definitions] |
| among |
in the group or class of. [1/5 definitions] |
| amphibian |
belonging or pertaining to the class of cold-blooded vertebrates that have aquatic larvae and terrestrial adults. [1/4 definitions] |
| amylase |
any of a class of enzymes, found in saliva and many tissues of plants and animals, that break down starch to sugars. |
| anomie |
the alienated feeling of an individual or class resulting from such a breakdown. [1/3 definitions] |
| A one |
superior; first-rate; first-class. |
| arachnid |
an arthropod having four pairs of legs and belonging to the class that includes scorpions, ticks, and spiders. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, esp. of criminals. |
| aristocracy |
a high-ranking social class, having special privileges and influence and usu. determined by heredity. [2/5 definitions] |
| aristocrat |
a member of a titled or privileged class. [3 definitions] |
| arthropod |
a class of invertebrates with hard, segmented bodies and jointed legs, including insects, spiders, crustaceans, and myriapods. |
| article |
a single item or thing, esp. one of a class or group. [1/4 definitions] |
| assort |
to fall into the same class or group; be matched. [1/2 definitions] |
| a whale of a |
(informal) an exceptionally large or fine example of a (class of objects or persons). |
| Babbitt |
the title character and protagonist of Sinclair Lewis's early twentieth-century novel, who is smug, conventional, and resolutely middle-class. [1/2 definitions] |
| baccalaureate |
a ceremony given for a class about to graduate from a school, or the address or sermon at such a ceremony. [1/2 definitions] |
| bantamweight |
a boxer of a weight class between flyweight and featherweight, between 112 and 118 pounds. |
| baronage |
the class of persons holding the rank of baron. [1/2 definitions] |
| benzodiazepine |
any of a class of drugs containing a benzene ring that acts as a sedative and muscle relaxant. |
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