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- STETSthird-person singular simple present indicative of stet
- MENSURATETo measure absolutely the height, latitude and longitude of a point on the earth.
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- SUBTALARBelow the talus
- CHAFFERINGThe act of bargaining or haggling over a price.
- OOGENESISThe formation and development of an oocyte or ovum
- BUDOJapanese martial arts.
- DEACIDIFYTo remove or neutralize the acidic content of
- EPIFAUNAThe benthic fauna, i.e. the collection of sea animals living on the seafloor.
- INTEMPERATELacking moderation, temper or control.
- FLEURONSplural of fleuron
- IMPORTUNATEPersistent or pressing, often annoyingly so.
- POLYPHENOLAny of a large class of organic compounds, of plant origin, having more than one phenol group; they tend to be colourful and to have antioxidant properties.
- STOEPA raised veranda in front of a house.
- VERVAINAny herbaceous plant in the genus Verbena especially if used for medicinal purposes, primarily Verbena officinalis, common in Europe and formerly held to have medicinal properties.
- CUPRICOf, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper.
- LOGIT
- UTRICLESplural of utricle
- EPIPHYTEA plant that grows on another, using it for physical support but obtaining no nutrients from it and neither causing damage nor offering benefit.
- ACIDULATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of acidulate
- EPIFAUNALOf or pertaining to epifauna.
- SACRAplural of sacrum
- DEBOUCHETo enter into battle.
- DEBOUCHESplural of debouch
- HONIEDAlternative spelling of honeyed.
- SEPTENARYConsisting of or containing seven.
- DIAPAUSEA temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of
- ENERVATETo reduce strength or energy; debilitate.
- LITTORALOf or relating to the shore, especially the seashore.
- FLEURONAn ornament or knob in the shape of a flower
- ORTOLANSplural of ortolan
- POLYCHAETESplural of polychaete
- DUENDEA small, mischievous humanoid creature in Iberian (Spanish/Portuguese), Latin American, and Philippine folklore/mythology; an imp.
- IRIDIANContaining iridium
- COVARIATESplural of covariate
- FUMARICOf, pertaining to, or derived from fumitory.
- LIPOSOMEAn aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular membrane, typically of phospholipid; a lipid vesicle.
- OLMSplural of olm
- SEMIARIDSomewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would, typically defined as 25 to 50 cm of rainfall annually.
- ELASMOBRANCHAny of many cartilaginous fish of the subclass Elasmobranchii.
- FILAMENTARYOf, pertaining to, containing or resembling a filament or filaments.
- GLYCOSURIAThe presence of sugars (especially glucose) in the urine, often as a result of diabetes mellitus
- PTERYGIAplural of pterygium
- SPIROCHAETEAlternative spelling of spirochete.
- OLEORESINA homogeneous mix of essential oil and resin.
- PELLUCIDAllowing the passage of light; translucent or transparent.
- PETTIFOGTo quibble over trivial matters; nitpick.
- PTERYGIALOf or pertaining to the pterygium
- TOPIAn antelope of the species Damaliscus korrigum syn. Damaliscus lunatus.
- BLENCHTo shrink; start back; give way; flinch; turn aside or fly off.
- CHROMATICUses relating to colour Characterized or caused by, or relating to, colour or hue.
- CONDYLEA smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.
- LEUCISMAn animal condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticle, but not the eyes (