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Meaning of word thalidomide from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : A sedative and hypnotic drug. Withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis.

rusticity (noun)
The quality of being rustic or gauche.

angler fish (noun)
Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey.

astana (noun)
Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.

sunk fence (noun)
A ditch with one side being a retaining wall. Used to divide lands without defacing the landscape.

defloration (noun)
An act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something.

get stuck (verb)
Be unable to move further.

inversely (adverb)
In an inverse or contrary manner.

nepalese (noun)
A native or inhabitant of Nepal.

unmatched (adjective)
Of the remaining member of a pair.

make (noun)
A recognizable kind.