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Lying or extending across or in a cross direction; cross. (of a flute) having a mouth hole in the side of the tube, near its end, across which the player's breath is directed. Compare end-blown. (of an automotive engine) mounted with the crankshaft oriented sideways.

A formally concluded and ratified agreement between states.

A single-celled protozoan parasite best known in medicine because one species causes vaginitis (vaginal inflammation). Infection with

An infection caused by parasitic trichomonads, chiefly affecting the urinary tract, vagina, or digestive system.

Also sodium tripolyphosphate, or tripolyphosphate, is an inorganic compound with formula Na?P?O??. It is the sodium salt of the polyphosphate penta-anion, which is the conjugate base of triphosphoric acid

Any of the class of sugars whose molecules contain three monosaccharide molecules.

Is the name of several diseases in vertebrates caused by parasitic protozoan trypanosomes of the genus Trypanosoma. In humans this includes African

Is an amino acid which is a constituent of most proteins. It is an essential nutrient in the diet of vertebrates

A bunch or collection of threads, grass, hair, etc., held or growing together at the base

Is a hydrophilic amino acid which is a constituent of most proteins and is important in the synthesis of some hormones

Showing no prejudice for or against something; impartial.

Not restricted or limited

A hoofed typically herbivorous quadruped mammal (such as a pig, cow, deer, horse, elephant, or rhinoceros) of a group formerly considered a major mammalian taxon (Ungulata) ? see artiodactyl, perissodactyl

In a way that affects only one side of an organ, the body, or another structure.

A colourless crystalline compound which is the main nitrogenous breakdown product of protein metabolism in mammals and is excreted in urine.