1. Noun
the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known
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2. Noun
a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
Vocabulary classified under Chemistry
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