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81centromere — centromeric /sen treuh mer ik, mear /, adj. /sen treuh mear /, n. Cell Biol. a specialized structure on the chromosome, appearing during cell division as the constricted central region where the two chromatids are held together and form an X… …
82chromomere — chromomeric /kroh meuh mer ik, mear /, adj. /kroh meuh mear /, n. 1. Genetics. one of the beadlike granules arranged in a linear series in a chromonema. 2. Anat. the central, granular part of a blood platelet. Cf. hyalomere. [1895 1900; CHROMO +… …
83emeerate — /euh mear it, ayt, ay mear /, n. emirate (defs. 1, 2). * * * …
84emirate — /euh mear it, ayt, ay mear , em euhr it/, n. 1. the office or rank of an emir. 2. the state or territory under the jurisdiction of an emir. 3. the Emirates. See United Arab Emirates. Also, emeerate (for defs. 1, 2). [1860 65; EMIR + ATE3] * * * …
85Horowitz — /hawr euh wits, hor /, n. Vladimir /vlad euh mear , vla dee mear/, 1904 89, U.S. pianist, born in Russia. * * * …
86Kashmir — /kash mear, kazh , kash mear , kazh /, n. 1. Also, Cashmere. a former princely state in SW Asia, adjacent to India, Pakistan, Sinkiang, and Tibet: sovereignty in dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947. 2. Official name, Jammu and Kashmir.… …
87Mayakovski — /mah yeuh kawf skee, kof /; Russ. /meuh yu kawf skyee/, n. Vladimir Vladimirovich /vlad euh mear vlad euh mear euh vich /; Russ. /vlu dyee myirdd vlu dyee myi rddeuh vyich/, 1893 1930, Russian poet. Also, Mayakovsky. * * * …
88Nabokov — /neuh baw keuhf, nab euh kawf , kof /; Russ. /nu baw keuhf/, n. Vladimir Vladimirovich /vlad euh mear vlad euh mear euh vich/; Russ. /vlu dyee myirdd vlu dyee myi rddeuh vyich/, 1899 1977, U.S. novelist, short story writer, and poet, born in… …
89Pamiri — /pah mear uy, mear ee/, n., pl. Pamiris, (esp. collectively) Pamiri. a member of a Caucasian people inhabiting the Pamirs. * * * …
90premier — premiership, n. /pri mear , myear , pree mear/, n. 1. the head of the cabinet in France or Italy or certain other countries; first minister; prime minister. 2. a chief officer. adj. 3. first in rank; chief; leading. 4. first in time; earliest;… …
