actinomycin
— Noun
– English
～ any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria
actinomycosis
— Noun
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～ disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses
abdominal actinomycosis
— Noun
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～ a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the abdomen
actinomycotic
— Adjective
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～ of or related to actinomycosis infection
actinon
— Noun
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～ any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103
actinopod
— Noun
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～ protozoa having stiff rodlike radiating pseudopods
Actinopoda
— Noun
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～ heliozoans; radiolarians
actinotherapy
— Noun
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～ (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
Actinozoa
— Noun
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～ a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
actinozoan
— Noun
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～ sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
action
— Verb
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～ institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"
action
— Verb
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～ put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
action
— Noun
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～ something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
action
— Noun
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～ the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"
action
— Noun
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～ the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; "a man of action"
action
— Noun
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～ a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
action
— Noun
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～ an act by a government body or supranational organization; "recent federal action undermined the segregationist position"; "the United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues"; "the Union action of emancipating Southern slaves"
action
— Noun
– English
～ a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea"