Word Work
Across
- 3. express the sense of (words or text) in another language. move from one place or condition to another.
- 9. a medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.
- 10. the action of transporting someone or something or the process of being transported. the action or practice of transporting convicts to a penal colony.
- 11. make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of. the product of a transformation.
- 12. a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another. preceding in time or order; previous or preexisting.
- 15. a polysyllabic word.
- 16. a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances which the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.
Down
- 1. a liquid, typically one based on ethylene glycol, that can be added to water to lower the freezing point, chiefly used in the radiator of a motor vehicle.
- 2. crossing the Atlantic. concerning countries on both sides of the Atlantic. relating to or situated on the other side of the Atlantic; British or European (from an American point of view).
- 4. contrary to the laws and customs of society; devoid of or antagonistic to sociable instincts or practices. not sociable; not wanting the company of others.
- 5. precede in time; come before (something) in date. indicate or discover that (a document, event, or word) should be assigned to an earlier date.
- 6. nearer the front, especially situated in the front of the body or nearer to the head. coming before in time; earlier.
- 7. occurring before noon of or relating to the forenoon antemeridian chores at 9 o'clock — compare ante meridiem.
- 8. a synthetic resin in which the polymer units are linked by ester groups, used chiefly to make synthetic textile fibers. a fabric made from polyester fiber.
- 13. a plane figure with at least three straight sides and angles, and typically five or more.
- 14. knowing or using several languages. a person who knows and is able to use several languages.