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center(noun, cause, start, base, beginning)
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character(noun, nature, quality, spirit, significance)
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chief constituent(noun, expression, nature, quality, character)
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coccus
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colon bacillus
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commencement(cause, source, derivation)
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conceit(noun, beginning, stone, source, nut)
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concept(noun, beginning, stone, source, nut)
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conception(noun, cause, beginning, stone, heart)
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constitution(noun, nature, quality, character, spirit)
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core(noun, quality, cause, start, character)
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corn(noun, beginning, stone, source, nut)
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cradle
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crux(noun, quality, cause, start, character)
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derivation(cause, influence, connection, source, origin)
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diatom
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disease-producing microorganism
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disease germ
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ear(noun, beginning, stone, source, nut)
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echovirus
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