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Shampoo

To press or knead the whole surface of the body of (a person), and at the same time to stretch the limbs and joints, in connection with the hot bath.

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Cleaner 76% connected

One who, or that which, cleans.

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Cleanser 76% connected

One who, or that which, cleanses; a detergent.

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Lave 76% connected

To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise.

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Wash 76% connected

To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or…

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Condition 76% connected

Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength,…

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Acceptor noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated

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Breakdown noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

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Buffer noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH

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Chemical compound noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

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Chemical decomposition reaction noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

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Chemical group noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

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(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the gro…

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Compound noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

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Decomposition noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

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Decomposition reaction noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

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Displacement noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

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Displacement reaction noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

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Electrolysis noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions

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Foryml noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) the negative univalent acyl radical CHO that occurs in aldehydes

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Group noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

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(chemistry) an atom having a valence of one

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Periodic table noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements according to atomic number as based on the periodic law

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(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

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Alligator noun · 78% connection

a kind of job press, called also alligator press.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: press, knead, whole, surface, body.
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Anarthrous adjective · 78% connection

Without joints, or having the joints indistinct, as some insects.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: press, knead, whole, surface, body.
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Articulate adjective · 78% connection

Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united by joints; as, articulate animals or plants.

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Bath noun · 78% connection

The act of exposing the body, or part of the body, for purposes of cleanliness, comfort, health, etc., to water, vapor, hot air, or th…

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Bathe verb · 78% connection

To wash by immersion, as in a bath; to subject to a bath.

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Bidet noun · 78% connection

A kind of bath tub for sitting baths; a sitz bath.

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Dib noun · 78% connection

One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.

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Disjoint verb · 78% connection

To separate the joints of; to separate, as parts united by joints; to put out of joint; to force out of its socket; to dislocate; as,…

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Dough noun · 78% connection

Paste of bread; a soft mass of moistened flour or meal, kneaded or unkneaded, but not yet baked; as, to knead dough.

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Gout noun · 78% connection

A constitutional disease, occurring by paroxysms. It consists in an inflammation of the fibrous and ligamentous parts of the joints, a…

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Graphotype noun · 78% connection

A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or oxide of zinc is pressed u…

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Huddle verb · 78% connection

To press together promiscuously, from confusion, apprehension, or the like; to crowd together confusedly; to press or hurry in disorde…

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