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Weismannism
- - The theories and teachings in regard to heredity propounded by the German biologist August Weismann, esp. in regard to germ plasm as the basis of heredity and the impossibility of transmitting acquired characteristics; -- often called neo-Darwinism.
West Africa
- noun - an area of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea
- an area of western African between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea
Whereabouts
- noun - the general location where something is; "I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime"
Wildcatters
- noun - an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field
William III
- noun - King of England and Scotland and Ireland; he married the daughter of James II and was invited by opponents of James II to invade England; when James fled, William III and Mary II were declared joint monarchs (1650-1702)
Windbaggery
- unknown - slang word for the output of empty talking
Windjammers
- noun - a large sailing ship
Windtalkers
- noun - a secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native language; the code was unbroken by the Japanese during World War II
Winemakings
- noun - the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine
Winetasting
- unknown - tasting and evaluating wine especially professionally.