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- BUSHVELDA terrain characterized by thick scrubby trees and dense thickets of bush, interspersed with grassy groundcover.
- KONFYTSplural of konfyt
- ADYTUMThe innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given.
- AGRYPNIAPersistent loss of sleep; insomnia; sleeplessness.
- AGRYPNIASPersistent loss of sleep; insomnia; sleeplessness.
- ALCHYMIESplural of alchymy
- AMOEBAEplural of amoeba
- AMPHIBOLESplural of amphibole
- AMPHORAEplural of amphora
- ANDROECIAplural of androecium
- ANDROECIUMThe set of a flower's stamens.
- APOTHEOSIZEDsimple past and past participle of apotheosize
- APSIDALOf, pertaining to, or in the form of an apse.
- AZYMSplural of azym
- CALYPTEREither of two rounded lobes at the posterior base of the wing in many true flies.
- CHAIRWOMENplural of chairwoman
- CHOANAEplural of choana
- CHRYSALIDOf or relating to a chrysalis.
- CISTERNALRelating to cisterns or cisternae
- CORMA short, vertical, swollen, underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditio
- CRYPTALOf or pertaining to crypts (small pits or cavities in the body).
- DIACHYLONA plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants, later made of an oxide of lead and oil, and consisting essentially of glycerine mixed with lead salts of the fat acid
- DIDACTSplural of didact
- DITHYRAMBA raucous and ardent choral hymn sung in ancient Athens in honor of the god Dionysus.
- DITHYRAMBSplural of dithyramb
- DULCIMERA stringed instrument, with strings stretched across a sounding board, usually trapezoidal, played by plucking on the strings (traditionally with a quill) or by tapping on them (in
- DYSCHROMIAAny disorder affecting the pigmentation of the skin, hair or nails.
- EIKONAlternative spelling of icon (“religious image”).
- ELAEOPTENEThe more liquid or volatile portion of certain oily substances, such as rose oil.
- ENCARPUSAn ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc.
- ENCOMIASTA person who delivers an encomium or eulogy.
- ENZYMSplural of enzym
- EOLITHICof or relating to the early period of the Stone Age marked by the use of eoliths.
- EOLITHSplural of eolith
- EPHEBICPertaining to a young man or to early manhood, especially in Ancient Greek contexts.
- EPULOTICPromoting the scarring or healing of sores.
- HAEMONIESA magical plant mentioned by John Milton, said to be good against enchantments.
- HEURISTICThat employs a practical method not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect; either not following or derived from any theory, or based on an advisedly oversimplified one.
- HIPPOGRIFFSplural of hippogriff
- HYAENICAlternative form of hyenic.
- HYPERTONIAAn abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
- HYPERTONIASplural of hypertonia
- HYPOPHYSESplural of hypophysis
- HYPOPHYSISThe pituitary gland.
- IAMBICConsisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed–stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance.
- ISCHAEMIAAlternative spelling of ischemia.
- ISOCHRONALHaving the same duration.
- JYNXESA bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill omen (Jynx torquilla).
- KERYGMATAplural of kerygma
- KYLIXAn Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body.
- KYPHOTICRelating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis.
- LEPTONSplural of lepton
- LYCEUMSplural of lyceum
- METALLIKEResembling or characteristic of a metal.
- METALWORKSplural of metalwork
- MICROPYLAROf or pertaining to micropyles
- MICROPYLESplural of micropyle
- MYTHOPOEICGiving rise to myths; pertaining to the creation of myth.
- MYTHOPOESISCreation of myth.
- MYXOVIRUSAny of a group of RNA viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families.
- NOMARCHSplural of nomarch
- NYMPHLIKEResembling a nymph.
- OCEANARIUMSplural of oceanarium
- OECISTA founder of a colony.
- OMPHACITEAny of a range of green, monoclinic pyroxene minerals found in eclogites and similar rocks; they are solid solutions of jadeite and diopside.
- OMPHACITESplural of omphacite
- OTALGIAearache
- OTOLITHSplural of otolith
- OXTONGUESplural of oxtongue
- PAGANISHPagan.
- PASTEROne who, or that which, pastes.
- PHALANXESplural of phalanx
- PHARYNXESplural of pharynx
- PHILTRUMThe shallow vertical groove running from the nasal septum to the center of the upper lip.
- PHRENSYObsolete spelling of frenzy.
- PHYLICOf or relating to a phyle.
- PODIAplural of podium
- POLYGAMISTOne who practices polygamy, or maintains that it is lawful.
- POLYMERIZATIONSplural of polymerization
- PROSCENIAplural of proscenium
- PROTEINURIASplural of proteinuria
- PROTHYLSAlternative form of protyle.
- PSCHENTThe double crown of ancient Egypt, combining the white crown of Upper Egypt with the red crown of Lower Egypt, worn by pharaohs after the union of the two kingdoms in around 3000 B
- PTERYGIAplural of pterygium
- PTYALISEDsimple past and past participle of ptyalise
- PTYXESplural of ptyxis
- PYCNOMETERSplural of pycnometer
- PYKNOMETERSplural of pyknometer
- PYLORUSESplural of pylorus
- PYROXENICof, relating to, or containing pyroxene
- PYROXENOIDSplural of pyroxenoid
- RHOMBUSA parallelogram having all sides of equal length. The rhombus diamond, as one of the suits seen in a deck of playing cards ( or ).
- RHYTHMICSThe study of rhythm.
- RHYTIDOMESplural of rhytidome
- RHYTONSplural of rhyton
- SKEUOMORPHICPertaining to skeuomorphs, obsolete design elements which are retained for familiarity or out of tradition, even though they no longer serve any functional purpose.
- SYNALEPHAThe suppression of a vowel at the end of word when it is followed by another word beginning with a vowel.
- TERATOLOGYThe study of congenital malformations, their development, and people with them.
- THELYTOKYA form of parthenogenesis in which females are produced from unfertilized eggs.
- THYREOIDSplural of thyreoid