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Solar
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Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun; operating on energy from the sun
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Sol, helio: Sun
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Solarium
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A glass-enclosed room that is exposed to the sun's rays
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Sol, helio: Sun
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Solstice
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Either of two times a year when the sun is farthest fromthe equator
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Sol, helio: Sun
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Heliotherapy
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Treatment of disease by exposure to sunight
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Sol, helio: Sun
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Heliotropic
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Turning or growing toward the light or sun
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Sol, helio: Sun
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Helium
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An inert gaseous element present in the sun's atmosphere and in natural gas
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Sol, helio: Sun
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Lunar
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Of or pertaining to the moon; round or crescent-shaped; measured by the moon's revolutions
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Luna: Moon
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Lunatic
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An insane or recklessly foolish person
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Luna: Moon
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Lunatic Fringe
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Members on the edges of a group, such as a political or religious group, who hold extreme views
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Luna: Moon
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Lunar eclipse
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An obscuring of the light of the moon when the earth is poitione between the moon and the sun
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Luna: Moon
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Lunar year
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A division of time equal to twelve lunar months in a lunar year the moon orbits the earth 12 times.
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Luna: Moon
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Asterisk
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A small, starlike symbol (*) used in writing and printing to refer to footnotes or omissions
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Aster, astro: Star
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Asteroid
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A small, solid body orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter
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Aster, astro: Star
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Astronomy
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The science that deals iwth the universe beyound the earth's atmosphere
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Aster, astro: Star
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Astronomical
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Pertaining to astronomy; extremely large or enormous
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Aster, astro: Star
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Astrology
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The study that attempts to foretell the future by interpreting the influence of the start on human lives
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Aster, astro: Star
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Astronauts
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A person trained for space flight
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Aster, astro: Star
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