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Vocabulary : Science Nouns II (Word to Meaning)


What is the meaning of each word?

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1.

pterodactyl

  flying reptile now extinct.

  dependant or small heavenly body revolving round large one.

  center of turbulence or whirling motion.

  navigational instrument for angular measurements.

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2.

projectile

  representation on a miniature scale.

  harmless substance given as dummy medicine.

  size or extent.

  missile or shell.

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3.

penumbra

  discovery by accident.

  product of mass and velocity for a moving body; impetus.

  breathing.

  partly lighted shadow.

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4.

virus

  poisonous element that communicates infection.

  animal or plant living in or on another; sycophant.

  incompatibility or lack of uniformity.

  substance that helps propel or push forward.

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5.

insomnia

  navigational instrument for angular measurements.

  terms used in a science or discipline.

  slope or slanting plane.

  sleeplessness.

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6.

trough

  incompatibility or lack of uniformity.

  discovery by accident.

  supporting bar in framework or pompous walk.

  lowest point in wave; shallow receptacle.

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7.

symbiosis

  dependence (of organisms) that is mutually beneficial.

  natural environment; nutrient setting for microorganism.

  different form of an element.

  representation on a miniature scale.

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