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- ABOIDEAUXplural of aboideau
- ABOITEAUXplural of aboiteau
- ACRIDITYBitterness or acerbity.
- ALKANETAny member of the species Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.
- ALLOBARSplural of allobar
- ALPENSTOCKA stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain.
- ALPINISTOf or pertaining to alpinism.
- AMBERGRISESplural of ambergris
- AMBLYOPICof, relating to, or suffering from amblyopia
- AMBROIDSplural of ambroid
- AMBROTYPESplural of ambrotype
- AMYLOIDA waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis.
- ANALOGISMAn argument from cause to effect; an a priori argument.
- ANALOGISTSomeone who makes an analogy, or represents something using an analogy.
- ANISOTROPICHaving properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
- ANTALGICalleviating pain
- ANTALGICSplural of antalgic
- ANTHERIDIAplural of antheridium
- ANTICAROpposed to automobiles or the excessive use of automobiles
- APLANATICFree from, or corrected for, spherical aberration and chromatic aberration
- ARCHEGONIAplural of archegonium
- ARILSplural of aril
- ARMONICAA musical instrument made of blown-glass bowls mounted on a spindle turned originally by a foot pedal, and played with wetted fingers, producing an ethereal sound. Technically, it
- ARTALplural of rotl
- ATONIALack of muscle tone.
- ATONICunstressed
- AURICULATEAlternative form of auriculated.
- AUTECISM
- AXONICRelating to axons.
- AZOTURIAAn increase in the amount of nitrogenous material (such as urea) in the urine
- AZURITESplural of azurite
- BACCHANTA priest of Bacchus.
- BACCYTobacco.
- BASALTICOf or pertaining to basalt.
- BEBLOODTo smear or stain with blood.
- BEDEWINGpresent participle and gerund of bedew
- BEESWINGA filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time.
- BEESWINGSplural of beeswing
- BERYLINEAlternative form of berylline.
- BINDLESplural of bindle
- BLOVIATETo speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
- BLOVIATEDsimple past and past participle of bloviate
- BONDUCSplural of bonduc
- BRACTEOLEA small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract.
- BRACTEOLESplural of bracteole
- BRACTLETA bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that supports several flowers
- BRAINISHhot-headed; furious
- BYRNIESplural of byrnie
- CALOTYPESplural of calotype
- CASKETA little box, e.g. for jewellery.
- CAVALIERISMThe practice or principles of cavaliers; cavalier behaviour
- CHIELDSplural of chield
- CHIELSplural of chiel
- CHILIASTSynonym of millenarian: a person who believes the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will involve his physical rule on Earth for 1000 years.
- CHRONAXIESplural of chronaxie
- CHRONAXYAlternative form of chronaxie.
- CHRYSOLITEOriginally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.
- CHRYSOTILEA fibrous silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4; a form of serpentine asbestos.
- CHUNTERTo speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter.
- CLADEA group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species.
- CLADESplural of clade
- COATIAny of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua, that live in the range from the southern United States to northern Argentina.
- COATISplural of coati
- CONATUSAn effort, an endeavour, a striving. Such a striving effort that is a life force.
- COTEAUXplural of coteau
- COWFLOPSplural of cowflop
- CRYOLITESplural of cryolite
- CYNOSUREAlternative letter-case form of Cynosure: Ursa Minor or Polaris, the North Star, used as a guide by navigators.
- CYTOLOGIESThe study of cells.
- CYTONSplural of cyton
- DAVENto recite the Jewish liturgy; to pray
- DEBOUCHETo enter into battle.
- DEIGNTo consider it appropriate or worthy to do or give (something), often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to vouchsafe. To consider it appropriate or worthy to
- DILATIVEThat dilates, or causes dilation
- DIOICOUSAlternative form of dioecious.
- DISTICHA couplet, a two-line stanza making complete sense.
- DOGVANEA small vane of bunting, feathers, or other light material, fastened to the end of a short staff and placed on the weather gunwale of a sailing ship to assist the helmsman to judge
- DOLERITEA type of fine-grained basaltic rock.
- DOVEKIEA small black and white seabird, of the genus Alle, of the north Atlantic; the little auk.
- DOVENpast participle of dive
- DOWLASA coarse linen cloth made in the north of England and in Scotland, later replaced by calico.
- DUVETYNAlternative spelling of duvetyne.
- DUVETYNEA heavy black cloth used in the motion picture and film industry to block out unwanted light.
- ECHIDNASplural of echidna
- ENCOMIASTA person who delivers an encomium or eulogy.
- ENDOBLASTentoblast
- ENDOCARPThe woody inner layer of the pericarp of some fruits that contains the seed: the tissue or the structure that it composes .
- ENDOPARASITEA parasite that lives inside the body of an organism, such as a tapeworm.
- ENDOPARASITICOf or pertaining to endoparasites.
- ENROBEDWearing a robe or robes.
- ENSORCELEDsimple past and past participle of ensorcel
- EOLITHCrudely chopped flints, believed to be naturally produced by geological processes such as glaciation.
- EOLITHICof or relating to the early period of the Stone Age marked by the use of eoliths.
- EOLITHSplural of eolith
- EPIDOTESplural of epidote
- EPIGEANThat lives on or near the surface of the land.
- EPISODICRelating to an episode.
- EPITHELIUMA membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lin
- EUCRITEAn achondritic meteoritic rock consisting chiefly of pigeonite and anorthite
- EXEUNTA stage direction for more than one actor to leave the stage.