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"Monogenic"

adj.

Definition:

relating to or controlled by a single gene (= part of a cell that is passed on by your parents and that controls physical development, behaviour, etc.)

Example usage:

There are several monogenic conditions for which there is a genetic test available.

1. relating to or controlled by a single gene (= part of a cell that is passed…

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"(to) connotate"

verb

Definition:

a word sometimes used to mean connote

Example usage:

Doesn't "stable" connotate a feeling of security?

1. a word sometimes used to mean connote: 2. a word sometimes used to mean…

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"Dinette"

noun

Definition:

a small room or part of a room used for eating meals in

Example usage:

The first floor includes a child's bedroom, the living room, the kitchen and a dinette.

1. a small room or part of a room used for eating meals in: 2. a table for…

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"Commination"

noun

Definition:

the act of threatening to punish someone, or an occasion when someone does this

Example usage:

Other people she knew would have nothing but commination for him.

1. the act of threatening to punish someone, or an occasion when someone does…

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"Agnosticism"

noun

Definition:

the beliefs of someone who does not know, or believes that it is impossible to know, if a god exists

Example usage:

My agnosticism is easily explainable: I can't prove that God exists, and I can't prove that God does not exist.

1. the beliefs of someone who does not know, or believes that it is impossible…

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"Nomophobia"

noun

Definition:

fear or worry at the idea of being without your mobile phone or unable to use it

Example usage:

You may suffer from nomophobia, the fear of being without your phone.

1. fear or worry at the idea of being without your mobile phone or unable to…

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"Fascicle"

noun

Definition:

one part of a book that is published or made available separately

Example usage:

I take my pen-knife and slit the whole book up into forty or so fascicles.

1. one part of a book that is published or made available separately: 2. a…

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"Cathartic"

adj.

Definition:

involving the release of strong emotions through a particular activity or experience

Example usage:

I find it very cathartic to dance.

1. involving the release of strong emotions through a particular activity or…

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"Stereotactic"

adj.

Definition:

used to refer to a system for finding the exact position of a particular part inside the body before an operation or other procedure

Example usage:

If lung cancer is caught at an early stage, treatments usually include surgically removing the cancerous tumor or stereotactic body radiotherapy, radiation that targets the cancerous cells, said Dr. Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, a thoracic surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital.