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- AARDWOLFA nocturnal, insectivorous mammal (Proteles cristatus), having yellowish fur with vertical black stripes, and a long mane down the midline of the neck and back; it is related to an
- AARDWOLVESplural of aardwolf
- ABALONESplural of abalone
- ABJURATIONA solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
- ABLATIONA carrying or taking away; removal.
- ACHIRALSuperimposable on its mirror image; amphichiral.
- ACIDULATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of acidulate
- ACTINA globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament).
- ADIPOSEContaining, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
- ADSORPTIONThe adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.
- ADZESplural of adze
- AGAPEIn a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.
- AGOUTIA rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, mainly native to Central and South America.
- ALBUMINAny of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty
- ALOPECIABaldness.
- ANAEROBICWithout oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.
- ANHYDROUSHaving little or no water.
- ANOXICSuffering from a reduced supply of oxygen.
- ANTHERThe pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.
- ANTHERSplural of anther
- APHASICAffected by, or pertaining to, aphasia.
- AQUILINEOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.
- ARGENTThe metal silver.
- ATAXICPertaining to ataxia
- AUKSplural of auk
- AUSPEXAn officiating priest in Ancient Rome.
- AUTOLYSEAlternative spelling of autolyze.
- AVARICIOUSActuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
- AVOCATIONA calling away; a diversion.
- AVULSIONThe loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma.
- AVUNCULARIn the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
- BACTERIOPHAGESplural of bacteriophage
- BARDINGArmor for a warhorse.
- BARIATRICSThe branch of medicine dealing with obesity and weight problems.
- BARONETThe bearer of a hereditary title, below a peerage and senior to most knighthoods.
- BATHOSOverdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos.
- BILTONGA South African food categorized by strips of lean meat cured by salting and drying, similar to American jerky.
- BLENCHTo shrink; start back; give way; flinch; turn aside or fly off.
- BLOVIATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of bloviate
- BRACHIALPertaining or belonging to the arm.
- BRAESplural of brae
- BROMELIADAny of various tropical or subtropical New World herbaceous plants in the family Bromeliaceae: some are air plants (for example, Spanish moss) and some are terrestrial (for example
- BROMELIADSplural of bromeliad
- BUDOJapanese martial arts.
- CAIRNSplural of cairn
- CALYXThe outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
- CAMELOPARDSynonym of giraffe.
- CANOPICRelating to a forest canopy.
- CAPRIDOf or pertaining to the subfamily Caprinae of ruminants, of which the goat (genus Capra) is the type; Ovis (sheep) are also members.
- CAPTIONEDContaining captions.
- CARTILAGINOUSComprising soft cartilage rather than bone. Related to or resembling cartilage. Having a skeleton of cartilage.
- CARYATIDA sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head.
- CASEINA protein present in both milk and in the seeds of leguminous plants.
- CATENARYRelating to a chain; like a chain.
- CATIONA positively charged ion: one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- CAUDALPertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.
- CAULA style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the sixteenth century and later, often made of linen.
- CHAFFERINGThe act of bargaining or haggling over a price.
- CHAMFERAn obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
- CHAMFERSplural of chamfer
- CHERUBIMplural of cherub
- CHIDsimple past of chide
- CHIRALITYThe phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are otherwise identical; handedness.
- CHITINOUSMade of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin.
- CHITONSplural of chiton
- CHOLERICSenses relating to choler or yellow bile (“one of the four humours formerly believed to be secreted by the liver”). Of or relating to choler. Of a person: having an excess of chole
- CHORDATESplural of chordate
- CHROMATICUses relating to colour Characterized or caused by, or relating to, colour or hue.
- CHTHONICDwelling within the underworld.
- CHYRONSplural of chyron
- CIVETSplural of civet
- CLOACALOf or pertaining to the cloaca
- COELACANTHSplural of coelacanth
- COLOSTRUMA form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth.
- CONDYLEA smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.
- CONIFEROUSBearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
- COPROLITESplural of coprolite
- CORONALRelating to a crown or coronation.
- CORUSCATETo give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.
- COTERIEA circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose.
- COVARIATEA variable that is possibly predictive of the outcome under study.
- COVARIATESplural of covariate
- COWRIEA small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.
- CUBITThe distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
- CUPRICOf, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper.
- CUVEEAlternative form of cuvée.
- CYTOSINEA heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).
- DACOITA bandit or armed robber, especially in former parts of British India.
- DAEMONA minor deity or divinity.
- DEACIDIFYTo remove or neutralize the acidic content of
- DEBOUCHETo enter into battle.
- DEBOUCHESplural of debouch
- DEIFYTo make into a god.
- DENATURETo take away a natural characteristic or inherent property of (a thing or a person).
- DESCANTA lengthy discourse on a subject.
- DHOLEAn Asian wild dog, Cuon alpinus.
- DHOLESplural of dhole
- 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
- DIASPORAThe dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).
- DIATOMACEOUSOf, pertaining to, or containing diatoms or their coverings.