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contestant contestant /kənˈtɛstənt/

noun

() A person who participates in competitions ( contestant )
a person who participates in competitions
Each contestant waited nervously for the results to be announced.
Each contestant waited nervously for the results to be announced.
A person who dissents from some established policy ( contestant , dissident , objector , dissenter , protester , protestor )
a person who dissents from some established policy

sphincter sphincter /ˈsfɪŋktər/

noun

A ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening ( anatomical sphincter , sphincter , sphincter muscle )
a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening

Irtysh Irtysh /ˈɪrtʃɪʃ/

noun

An Asian river that rises in the Altai Mountains in northern China and flows generally northwest to become a tributary of the Ob River ( Irtish , Irtish River , Irtysh , Irtysh River )
an Asian river that rises in the Altai Mountains in northern China and flows generally northwest to become a tributary of the Ob River

ovalbumin ovalbumin /oʊˈvælbjʊmɪn/

noun

The white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water ( albumen , egg white , ovalbumin , white )
the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water
She separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs
she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs

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