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conventional
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ace
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the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
ace meaning(s)
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- (n) the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- (n) one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
- (n) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- (n) proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II
- (n) a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey
- (n) a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
- (v) succeed at easily
- (v) score an ace against
- (v) play (a hole) in one stroke
- (v) serve an ace against (someone)
- (adj) of the highest quality
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- By interfering with the activity of this enzyme, ace inhibitors keep blood vessels relaxed and pressure down.
- Seattle buddies and night-life impresarios Wade Weigel and Alex Calderwood realized that there was really no place to stay for the people in their crowd--designers, DJs and other.
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ace inhibitor
an antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin II in…
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ace of clubs
the ace in the club suit
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ace of diamonds
the ace in the diamond suit
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ace of hearts
the ace in the heart suit
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ace of spades
the ace in the spade suit; sometimes taken as a portent of death
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acebutolol
an oral beta blocker (trade name Sectral) used in treating hypertension
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acedia
apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly…
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acellular
not made up of or divided into cells
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acellular slime mold
a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes
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acentric
lacking a centromere
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acentric chromosome
a chromosome lacking a centromere
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acephalia
absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters)
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acephalism
absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters)
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acephalous
lacking a head or a clearly defined head
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acephaly
absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters)
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acer
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type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
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acer argutum
small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes;…
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acer campestre
shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge
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acer circinatum
small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate stems that…
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acer glabrum
small maple of northwestern North America
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acer japonicum
leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan
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acer macrophyllum
maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange…
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acer negundo
common shade tree of eastern and central United States