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1. Captcha, n. View full entry 2001
...Any of various authentication systems devised to enable a computer to distinguish human from computer input, typically in order to thwart spam or to prevent automated misuse of a web site; a...
2. roentgenium, n. View full entry 2004
...A radioactive transuranic chemical element, atomic number 111, produced artificially. Symbol Rg....
3. SARS, n. View full entry 2003
...Severe acute respiratory syndrome, an infectious disease caused by a coronavirus, usually presenting with fever, malaise, and cough, and progressing in a proportion of cases to pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome...
4. Wag, n.4 View full entry 2002
...In pl.: (collectively) the wives and girlfriends of a group of professional football players, typically characterized as having a high media profile and a glamorous or extravagant lifestyle; (in extended...
