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Clue
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Thing
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A
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Breathable substance which is all around us
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Air
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B
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Dense object in space where you wouldn't want to go on holiday
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Black hole
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C
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Tiny thing which causes COVID-19 and some colds
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Coronavirus
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D
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Same type of thing as the above, but borne by mosquitos and causing a fever
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Dengue virus
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E
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The area surrounding charged particles
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Electric field
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F
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The smallest single unit of an element used in toothpaste
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Fluorine atom
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G
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The electromagnetic radiation with the shortest wavelength and highest energy
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Gamma ray
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H
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Microscopic entity which can cause AIDS
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HIV
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I
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Radiant energy which causes the sensation of heat, from the sun, etc
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Infrared
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J
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Female-sounding bacterium, bearing the name of a country
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Jordanella
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K
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Unit of another element, a gas associated with Superman
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Krypton atom
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L
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Bacterium which sometimes causes food poisoning
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Listeria
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M
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Radiation used in a type of oven, with a long wavelength
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Microwave
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N
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Very lightweight particle which can pass straight through solid matter
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Neutrino
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O
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New flavour of the COVID item in C and S which evolved and appeared in 2021
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Omicron variant
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P
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Anti-matter which is like an electron but with the opposite charge
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Positron
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Q
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Minute subatomic particle
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Quark
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R
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EM radiation of the longest wavelength, used for TV broadcasts and mobile phones
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Radio wave
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S
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The specific name of the infective agent which causes COVID-19
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SARS-CoV-2
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T
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A single unit of element number 22, a strong metal
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Titanium atom
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U
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Short-wavelength radiation which causes us to get a suntan
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Ultraviolet
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V
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Infective organic entity already mentioned; also, malicious software
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Virus
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W
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The particle said to be responsible for the weak nuclear force
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W boson
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X
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Radiation which helps medics to see inside our bodies
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X-ray
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Y
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One single-celled fungus used in making bread
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Yeast
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Z
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Drifting sea animals that are normally too small to sea
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Zooplankton
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