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101marijuana — /mar euh wah neuh/, n. 1. hemp (def. 1). 2. the dried leaves and female flowers of the hemp plant, used in cigarette form as a narcotic or hallucinogen. Also, marihuana. [1890 95, Amer.; < MexSp marihuana, mariguana; traditional assoc. with the… …
102meprobamate — /meuh proh beuh mayt , mep roh bam ayt/, n. Pharm. a white powder, C9H18N2O4, used in medicine chiefly as a tranquilizer for treating anxiety, tension, and skeletal muscle spasm. [1950 55; ME(THYL) + PRO(PYL) + (CAR)BAMATE] * * * ▪ drug… …
103nebula — nebular, adj. /neb yeuh leuh/, n., pl. nebulae / lee , luy /, nebulas. 1. Astron. a. Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Cf. dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula …
104punch-drunk — /punch drungk /, adj. 1. (esp. of a boxer) having cerebral concussion caused by repeated blows to the head and consequently exhibiting unsteadiness of gait, hand tremors, slow muscular movement, hesitant speech, and dulled mentality. 2. Informal …
105tranquilizer — /trang kweuh luy zeuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that tranquilizes. 2. a drug that has a sedative or calming effect without inducing sleep. 3. See antianxiety drug. 4. antipsychotic (def. 2). Also, tranquillizer. [1790 1800; TRANQUILIZE + ER1] *… …
106unsteady — unsteadily, adv. unsteadiness, n. /un sted ee/, adj., v., unsteadied, unsteadying. adj. 1. not steady or firm; unstable; shaky: an unsteady hand. 2. fluctuating or wavering: an unsteady flame; unsteady prices. 3. irregular or uneven: an unsteady… …
107vitamin E — a pale yellow viscous fluid, abundant in vegetable oils, whole grain cereals, butter, and eggs, and important as an antioxidant in the deactivation of free radicals and in maintenance of the body s cell membranes: deficiency is rare. Also called… …
108wobble — wobbler, n. /wob euhl/, v., wobbled, wobbling, n. v.i. 1. to incline to one side and to the other alternately, as a wheel, top, or other rotating body when not properly balanced. 2. to move unsteadily from side to side: The table wobbled on its… …
109mental disorder — Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g.,… …
110ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium). The human ear, like …
