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  • 101wolffian body — noun Usage: often capitalized W Etymology: wolffian (II) : mesonephros * * * Embryol. the mesonephros. [1835 45; named after Kaspar Friedrich WOLFF; see IAN] * * * Wolffian body noun The organ of excretion in the embryo, t …

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  • 102black body radiation — noun That emitted by a black body • • • Main Entry: ↑black …

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  • 103black body temperature — noun That at which a black body would emit the same radiation as is emitted by a given radiator at a given temperature • • • Main Entry: ↑black …

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  • 104dog's-body — dog sˈ body noun (orig naut sl) 1. Pease pudding 2. A dish of biscuit, water and sugar 3. A junior naval (or other) officer 4. (usu dogsˈbody) a general drudge 5. Someone who does menial, monotonous work for others • • • Main Entry: ↑dog …

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  • 105whole-body monitor — noun (nuclear eng) An assembly of large scintillation detectors, heavily shielded against background radiation, used to identify and measure the gamma radiation emitted by the human body • • • Main Entry: ↑whole …

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  • 106not have a bad bone in your body — not have a bad/jealous/etc bone in your body phrase used for emphasizing that someone is not bad/​jealous etc in any way I don’t believe that Karl has a bad bone in his body. Thesaurus: words used to describe someone s personalityhyponym general… …

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  • 107not have a jealous bone in your body — not have a bad/jealous/etc bone in your body phrase used for emphasizing that someone is not bad/​jealous etc in any way I don’t believe that Karl has a bad bone in his body. Thesaurus: words used to describe someone s personalityhyponym general… …

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  • 108not have a … bone in your body — idiom to have none of the quality mentioned • She was honest and hard working, and didn t have an unkind bone in her body. Main entry: ↑boneidiom …

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  • 109regulatory agency/authority/body — ► [C] an official organization that is responsible for checking whether a business is working legally and according to rules or laws: »Any regulatory agency can shut down a project if it does not meet health and safety standards. »Regulatory… …

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  • 110regulatory authority/body — regulatory agency/authority/body ► [C] an official organization that is responsible for checking whether a business is working legally and according to rules or laws: »Any regulatory agency can shut down a project if it does not meet health and… …

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