aspergillosis
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~ disease especially in agricultural workers caused by inhalation of Aspergillus spores causing lumps in skin and ears and respiratory organs
aspergillus
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~ genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals
asperity
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~ something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"
asperity
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~ harshness of manner
aspersion
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~ a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"
aspersion
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~ an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
aspersion
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~ the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
aspersorium
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~ the basin or other vessel that holds holy water in Roman Catholic Churches
aspersorium
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~ a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water
asphalt
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~ a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons
asphalt
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~ mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing
asphodel
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~ any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers
Asphodelaceae
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~ one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
Asphodeline
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~ genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical racemes; Mediterranean region to Caucasus; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
Asphodelus
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~ small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
asphyxia
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~ a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas
asphyxiation
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~ killing by depriving of oxygen
asphyxiation
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~ the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture"
asphyxiator
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~ a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires