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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Company
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Wilms' tumor (malignant tumor of the kidney)
Wilson cycle (cyclical opening and closing of ocean basins)
Wilson's phalarope (grayish American wading bird)
Wilson's snipe (North American snipe)
Wilson's warbler (North American warbler)
Wilton (carpet woven on a jacquard loom)
Wiltshire (county, England)
WIMP (subatomic particle)
Wimshurst machine (electrostatic generator)
winch (mechanical device)
Winchester (trademark)