masks (noun)
21proenzyme — noun any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active • Syn: ↑zymogen • Hypernyms: ↑organic compound …
22Tussaud — noun French modeler (resident in England after 1802) who made wax death masks of prominent victims of the French Revolution and toured Britain with her wax models; in 1835 she opened a permanent waxworks exhibition in London (1761 1850) • Syn:… …
23zymogen — noun any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active • Syn: ↑proenzyme • Hypernyms: ↑organic compound …
24animal dance — noun : a stylized dance (as among American Indians) imitating or suggestive of the movements of an animal or bird (as a bear or owl) often marked by the use of masks …
25colorslide — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a color transparency for projection * * * /kul euhr sluyd /, n. a color transparency, mounted usually between cardboard or plastic masks or glass plates, for projection onto a screen. [1950 55; COLOR + SLIDE] …
26filmslide — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a photographic transparency for projection consisting of a small piece of film mounted between two clear glass plates or cardboard masks …
27hexamethylenetetramine — “+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hexamethylene + tetramine : a crystalline tricyclic weak base (CH2)6N4 made by the action of ammonia on formaldehyde and used chiefly as a source of formaldehyde (as in the manufacture of… …
28mudhead — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : one of a Zuñi ceremonial clown fraternity appearing in tribal rites in mud daubed masks symbolizing an early stage in the development of man …
29Mende people — The Mende people are one of the two largest and most dominant ethnic group in Sierra Leone, along with the Temne. The Mende make up 30% of Sierra Leone s total population [1] or 1,932,015 members. The Southern and Eastern Provinces of Sierra… …
30Dogon people — Dogon people, Mali Total population 400,000 to 800,000 Regions with significant populations …
