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brain — brainlike, adj. /brayn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the… … Universalium
Encephaloid — En*ceph a*loid, a. [Gr. egke falos + oid.] Resembling the material of the brain; cerebriform. [1913 Webster] {Encephaloid cancer} (Med.), a very malignant form of cancer of brainlike consistency. See under {Cancer}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Encephaloid cancer — Encephaloid En*ceph a*loid, a. [Gr. egke falos + oid.] Resembling the material of the brain; cerebriform. [1913 Webster] {Encephaloid cancer} (Med.), a very malignant form of cancer of brainlike consistency. See under {Cancer}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Super Giant — This article is about the Japanese super hero. For the life cycle stage of a star see Supergiant. nihongo|Super Giant|スーパージャイアンツ|Sūpā Jaiantsu|literally translated as Super Giants is a fictional Japanese superhero featured in a successful series… … Wikipedia
carcinoma — Any of various types of malignant neoplasm derived from epithelial cells, chiefly glandular (adenocarcinoma) or squamous (squamous cell c.); the most commonly occurring kind of cancer. [G. karkinoma, fr. karkinos, cancer, + oma, tumor] Like other … Medical dictionary
encephaloid — Resembling brain substance; denoting a carcinoma of soft, brainlike consistency, with reference to gross features. [encephalo + G. eidos, resemblance] * * * en·ceph·a·loid in sef ə .lȯid adj resembling the material of the brain * * * adj. having … Medical dictionary
artificial — 01. There is a small [artificial] lake for ducks in the center of the park. 02. There is no sugar in this gum; it only has [artificial] sweeteners. 03. Candy is full of [artificial] colors to make it attractive to children. 04. Terry Fox ran… … Grammatical examples in English
network — 01. You ll have a better chance of finding work if you can establish a [network] of contacts that know your skills and education, and can let you know if they hear of any jobs that come up. 02. I m going to walk around the conference, and… … Grammatical examples in English
property — 01. The old man yelled at the young boys to get off his [property]. 02. Ted and Barb have just bought some waterfront [property] up island, and are planning to build a house on the land. 03. These books are the [property] of the English Language… … Grammatical examples in English
resemble — 01. Salome certainly [resembles] her mother physically, but their characters are completely different. 02. This house [resembles] the house that I grew up in. 03. The flavor of snake meat apparently [resembles] that of chicken. 04. Bill and Bob… … Grammatical examples in English
