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1. In Spanish, X and Y are named what?
2. Rene DesCartes advanced analytical geometry greatly when he developed the Cartesian coordinate system. The X and Y intercepts are also referred to as what?
3. A common automotive fuel additive is what?
4. In Greek, X and Y are known (in English transliteration) as what?
5. Since 1957, US military radio operators have used a standard phonetic alphabet so that letters could be understood more easily over radio transmissions. This current phonetic alphabet uses which words for X and Y, respectively?
6. X is often seen as a representation of what religious figure?
7. If an unmanipulated cell has 46 somatic chromosomes plus an X and a Y chromosome, then it is certainly of human origin. But this also means the cells come from which particular type of human?
8. Wilhelm Roentgen discovered a new type of radiation that was poorly understood but quickly found wide use. This radiation has common use in the modern world, such as when you might be ill or injured and need a diagnostic ______ . (Fill in the blank).
9. Name a common musical percussion instrument that begins with xy.
10. Oxycodone and Oxycontin are both forms of an addictive analgesic drug. These fall into what class of pharmaceutical drugs?
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