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- HYPERTONICHaving a greater osmotic pressure than another.
- HYPOTONICHaving a lower osmotic pressure than another.
- IBUPROFENA synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.
- INBREDBred within; innate.
- INTERCOMAn independent, telephonic communication system, set up around and throughout a building, complex, or residence, typically for access control.
- IODINATETo treat, or to combine, with iodine.
- ISOTONICHaving the same osmotic pressure.
- ISOTOPEAny of two or more forms of an element where the atoms have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons within their nuclei. Thus, isotopes have the same atomic
- JALOPYAn old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.
- JOCULARITYJoking, humorous remarks or behaviour.
- KEWPIEA kewpie doll.
- KREWEA private organization in New Orleans or elsewhere that exists to stage a Mardi Gras Ball, Mardi Gras Parade, or both.
- LAMERcomparative form of lame: more lame
- LINOClipping of linoleum.
- LOONYInsane.
- LYCHEEThe Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family.
- LYSINEAn amino acid, C6H14N2O2, in L- or D-forms. The L-form of such a molecule, as it occurs in living organisms; in humans it is an essential amino acid.
- MAVERICKUnbranded.
- MEDUSAA jellyfish; specifically, a non-polyp form of individual cnidarians, consisting of a gelatinous umbrella-shaped bell and trailing tentacles.
- MEERA boundary.
- METHOMethylated spirits.
- MINISCULEAlternative form of minuscule.
- MONIKERA personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.
- MOPEYGiven to moping; in a depressed condition, low in spirits; lackadaisical.
- MOTTLEDColored in patches; spotted.
- MOXIENerve, spunk, strength of character.
- MUCKYCovered in muck.
- MYALGIAMuscular pain or tenderness.
- MYLARA polyester film.
- NATTYSmart and fashionable.
- NIFTYGood, smart; useful or beneficial, often in an impressively clever way.
- NUDIEEntertainment involving naked people, especially women.
- ODIFEROUSOdoriferous; smelly
- ODOMETRYMeasurement of distances by the odometer.
- OKRAThe edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.
- PANDEROUSResembling or relating to a pander; illicit, debauching.
- PHOBICRelating to a phobia.
- PHONETICSThe study of the physical sounds of human speech, concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory re
- PHYLLOA type of dough, originating in Mediterranean cuisine, that is used in thin layers to make pastries (such as baklava and apple strudel) and pies and becomes very flaky when cooked.
- PIMAA soft form of cotton having long fibres (Gossypium barbadense)
- PLASMICOf or pertaining to plasma.
- PODGEA fat person.
- POLYATOMIC(of a molecule or ion) Consisting of two or more atoms.
- PRIVETAny of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum.
- PROTOGENICOf or pertaining to an early or original race or lineage; primitive.
- PUNCTILIOUSStrictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
- PYRENEA polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four fused benzene rings; first isolated from coal tar
- QUOTABLECapable or worthy of being quoted
- RAMBUNCTIOUSBoisterous, energetic, noisy, and difficult to control.
- REMOULDTo mould or shape again.
- RHEUMATOIDInvolving or pertaining to rheumatism, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
- RICKETUnsteady, rickety.
- RICKETSA disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D, causing soft or weak bones.
- RIMEDCovered in rime (etymology 1) or frost.
- RIPTIDEA particularly strong tidal current.
- ROGUEA scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
- ROQUEA form of croquet using short-handled mallets, and played on a hard surface.
- RUBELAlternative form of ruble (“the monetary unit of Belarus, equal to 100 kopeks”).
- SARANA plastic resin used to make packaging films.
- SHERPAA local mountain guide or porter, particularly a male of the Nepalese Sherpa people so employed.
- SHOOKA set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood.
- SIMPA simple person lacking common sense; a fool or simpleton.
- SLEWEDsimple past and past participle of slew
- SMIDGENChiefly in the form a smidgen of: a very small amount or quantity; a bit, a trace.
- SMOLTA young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color.
- SNOGTo kiss passionately.
- SORBITOLA faintly sweet alcohol C6H14O6 that occurs in some fruits, is made synthetically, and is used especially as a humectant and softener and in making ascorbic acid.
- SOUVLAKIA Greek fast food consisting of pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables grilled on a skewer, variously also called kalamaki or kebab or, in sandwich form, gyro or shawarma.
- SPORKAn eating utensil shaped like a spoon, the bowl of which is divided into tines like those of a fork, and so has the function of both implements; some sporks have a serrated edge so
- STANDEROne who stands.
- SWANKYRather posh, elegant, ritzy.
- SWOONYTending to swoon (in any sense).
- SYNTHA musical synthesizer.
- TARPClipping of tarpaulin (“covering”).
- TELEMETRYThe science, and associated technology, of the automatic recording and transmission of data from a remote source to a receiving station for analysis.
- THIAMINEOne of the constituents of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast and bran, that is necessary for the metabolism of carbohydrates.
- THROMBOSETo affect with, or be affected by, thrombosis.
- TITRATIONThe determination of the concentration of some substance in a solution by slowly adding measured amounts of some other substance (normally using a burette) until a reaction is show
- TOKEA gratuity.
- TROVEA treasure trove; a collection of treasure.
- UNMOOREDNot moored.
- UNTIEDNot tied; undone
- URANIUMThe element with atomic number 92 and symbol U. A radioactive silvery-grey metal in the actinide series.
- VAPIDITYThe state or quality of being vapid; vapidness.
- VESTIBULAROf or pertaining to a vestibule in a building (or railway coach).
- VIERSpoken by a player during a match with one or more visually impaired players to indicate the fourth rank in algebraic notation.
- WHIMSYA quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.
- WISTERIAAny of several woody climbing vines, of the genus Wisteria, native to the East Asian countries of China, Korea, and Japan and the eastern United States.
- WISTFULFull of longing or yearning.
- WOLVERINEA solitary, fierce mammal of the Mustelidae family, Gulo gulo.
- WOMBATA herbivorous, burrowing marsupial of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.
- WONDEROUSWondrous.
- WUTHERAlternative form of whither.
- XYLOPHONEAny musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard West
- ZOOTA zoot suit.