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- BRUXISMThe habit or practice of grinding the teeth, as while sleeping, or due to stress or certain drugs.
- DIAPHONYA form of harmony in which the parts proceeded by parallel motion in fourths, fifths, and octaves.
- ESCHATOLOGYA system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
- GLYCERINESynonym of glycerol
- KLAXONA loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century.
- KLEPTOMANIAA psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
- KLEPTOMANIACOne who steals compulsively.
- PASTICHEA work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist, usually in a positive or neutral way.
- PROSODYThe study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
- TRITIUMA radioactive isotope of the element hydrogen (symbol T, H or 31H) having one proton and two neutrons.
- HYPERGOLICIgniting spontaneously upon contact with an oxidizer.
- AMBIGUITYThe state of being ambiguous; the state of leaving room for more than one interpretation.
- AUXILIARYHelping; giving assistance or support.
- AVUNCULARIn the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
- CAUSEWAYA road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles, which in some cases may flood periodically (e.g. due to tides). Originally causeways were
- CONVULSETo suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
- DESTRUCTIVECausing destruction; damaging.
- EQUESTRIANOf horseback riding or horseback riders.
- EXCULPATIONThe act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime.
- EXCULPATORYTending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
- EXHAUSTIONThe point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
- EXTRUSIONA manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.
- FRICATIVEAny of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonan
- INQUESTA formal investigation, often held before a jury, especially one into the cause of a death
- LUXURIATETo enjoy luxury, to indulge.
- PROFLIGATEInclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
- QUIESCENTInactive, quiet, at rest.
- QUINTICOf or relating to the fifth degree, such as a quintic polynomial which has the form ax5+bx4+cx3+dx2+ex+f=0 (containing a term with the independent variable raised to the fifth powe
- REGICIDEThe killing of a king.
- TITULAROf, relating to, being, derived from, or having a title.
- UTERINEOf or pertaining to the uterus.
- UVULAEllipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
- UVULAROf or relating to the uvula.
- PAROXYSMA period (especially one of several recurring periods) during the course of an illness when symptoms worsen; a sudden attack of a disease symptom, such as a bout of coughing or a s
- AMYLASEAny of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva and also contributed to the gut by the exocrine pancreas, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler s
- ASEXUALITYThe state or quality of being asexual: The quality of experiencing little or no sexual attraction.
- AUGMENTABLECapable of being augmented or increased.
- AUGMENTEROne who, or that which, augments or increases something.
- AXIALRelating to, resembling, or situated on an axis
- BISEXUALITYThe state of being sexually attracted to members of either sex; experiencing both heterosexual and homosexual attraction.
- BUTYLENEAny of three isomeric aliphatic alkenes containing four carbon atoms and one double bond; their polymers are used as synthetic rubber.
- CHIRALITYThe phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are otherwise identical; handedness.
- COVALENTContaining or characterized by a covalent bond.
- CYSTEINEA sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid C3H7NO2S found in most animal proteins; it readily oxidizes to cystine.
- DIGESTEROne who, or that which, digests.
- ELASTOMERAny polymer having the elastic properties of rubber.
- EUKARYOTICHaving complex cells in which the genetic material is organized into membrane-bound nuclei.
- EXOGAMYMarriage to or mating with a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one's own, especially as required by custom or law.
- FLUORIDATETo add fluoride to something, especially to drinking water in order to reduce tooth decay.
- GLUCOSAMINEAn amino derivative of glucose that is a component of polysaccharides such as chitin; it is marketed as a dietary supplement supposedly to reduce the symptoms of arthritis.
- GLUTAMINEA nonessential amino acid C5H10N2O3 found in most animal and plant proteins.
- GLUTATHIONEA tripeptide formed from glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine, that is active in many biological redox reactions.
- GYNECOMASTIAExcessive development of breasts in men, resembling the breast development in women.
- HYDROLOGICOf or pertaining to hydrology.
- HYPOMANICafflicted with a mild state of mania
- ISOBUTANEA hydrocarbon, a particular isomer of C4H10 found in natural gas.
- ISOLEUCINEAn essential amino acid, C6H13NO2, isomeric with leucine, found in most animal proteins.
- NEUROLOGICAlternative form of neurological.
- NEUROTOXICHaving a toxic effect on nerve tissue.
- PALEOBOTANYThe branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils.
- PANSEXUALITYA sexual orientation characterized by the potential for aesthetic attraction, romantic love and/or sexual desire for people regardless of their gender or sex.
- PAROXYSMALOf, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms.
- PAROXYSMICRelating to paroxysms.
- PODIATRISTA health care practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments.
- SOUTHERLYA wind blowing from the south.
- TERATOGENICOf, relating to, malformations or defects to an embryo or fetus.
- UNGLUEDsimple past and past participle of unglue
- VASODILATORA substance that causes dilation of the blood vessels, thereby reducing blood pressure; it may be endogenous (such as a hormone produced by the body) or exogenous (such as a drug o