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Initial
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Clue
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Answer
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A
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Person who flies on a spaceship
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Astronaut
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B
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The field of computers and similar machines which interact with living organisms
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Bioelectronics
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C
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Essential oil obtained from the leaves and stems of lemongrass
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Citronella
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D
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Unstable subatomic particle which is double the mass of the usual version (which is part of the nucleus)
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Dineutron
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E
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Having microchips and transistors that control and direct current; digital
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Electronic
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F
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Town in Chile where you find nothing
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Futrono
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G
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The field of cooking and food
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Gastronomy
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H
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Stubborn, determined
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Headstrong
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I
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Having the same numbers of electrons, or structure
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Isoelectronic
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J
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Huge screen installed in some sports stadiums
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Jumbotron
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K
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Type of diode which provides a current flowing in only one direction, for high-voltage, low-current machines
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Kenotron
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L
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Town in Ecuador which is the twin of Los Angeles, Cal.
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La Troncal
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M
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Device which emits a simple beat as an accompaniment for musicians
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Metronome
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N
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Particle which is found next to protons
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Neutron
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O
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Small instrument utilizing the principle of the cyclotron for the measurement of the masses of atomic particles
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Omegatron
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P
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Anti-matter equivalent of an electron
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Positron
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Q
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An American oak tree which is present thanks to an unusual cure that was found for it
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Quercitron
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R
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A term, such as film camera or snail mail, that is created to distinguish the older version from the newer one
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Retronym
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S
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Chemical element named after a Scottish village
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Strontium
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T
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A type of sodium carbonate mineral
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Trona
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U
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Having few or no customers
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Unpatronised
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V
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I contrive a type of glycoprotein containing tin
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Vitronectin
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W
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Medication sometimes given to women for menstrual problems
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Wytron
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X
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A plate in the underside of a turtle's shell, a term containing one Greek letter and some rearranged friends
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Xiphiplastron
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Y
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A technology company
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Yatron
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Z
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Small town in Free State, S.A, around 20 miles from the border with Lesotho
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Zastron
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