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- BESEEMEDsimple past and past participle of beseem
- BESPRINKLEDSprinkled.
- BETHINKSthird-person singular simple present indicative of bethink
- BETHWACKSthird-person singular simple present indicative of bethwack
- BEWRAPTo wrap up or otherwise conceal; clothe; envelop.
- BEWRAPSthird-person singular simple present indicative of bewrap
- BEWRAYSthird-person singular simple present indicative of bewray
- BICORNSplural of bicorn
- BIMORPHSplural of bimorph
- BIOETHICSThe branch of ethics that studies the implications of biological and biomedical advances.
- BIOTELEMETRIESThe use of telemetry to monitor, measure and record physiological data of an organism
- BIQUADRATICSplural of biquadratic
- BISECTRIXThe line bisecting the angle between the optic axes of a biaxial crystal.
- BLACKFISHAn Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.
- BLAWORTSplural of blawort
- BLEOMYCINSplural of bleomycin
- BLUEFISHESplural of bluefish
- BLUETSplural of bluet
- BOARHOUNDSplural of boarhound
- BOOJUMSplural of boojum
- BOOZIESTsuperlative form of boozy: most boozy
- BOSHVARKAlternative form of boschvark.
- BOWDLERISEAlternative form of bowdlerize.
- BOWDLERISINGpresent participle and gerund of bowdlerise
- BOXTHORNSplural of boxthorn
- BRACHIOPODSplural of brachiopod
- BRAIDINGSplural of braiding
- BRICKINGSplural of bricking
- BRIDOONSplural of bridoon
- BROMATESplural of bromate
- BUCKHOUNDSplural of buckhound
- BUMPKINISHResembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
- BURDENSOMECharacteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
- BUREAUXplural of bureau
- BURRELSplural of burrel
- BURRHELArchaic spelling of bharal.
- BURRHELSplural of burrhel
- BUSHPIGAlternative form of bush pig.
- BUSHVELDA terrain characterized by thick scrubby trees and dense thickets of bush, interspersed with grassy groundcover.
- BYREMENplural of byreman
- BYWONERSplural of bywoner
- CADUCITYDotage or senility.
- CAFETORIUMSplural of cafetorium
- CALXThe substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, once seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston, but now recognise
- CALYPTEREither of two rounded lobes at the posterior base of the wing in many true flies.
- CAMPHORATEDTreated or impregnated with camphor.
- CANDLEPOWERSplural of candlepower
- CANDYGRAMA box of confectionery, delivered with a greeting or other prepared message, often used for Valentine's Day dances.
- CANTRIPSplural of cantrip
- CARETAKETo look after as a caretaker.
- CARTILAGINOUSComprising soft cartilage rather than bone. Related to or resembling cartilage. Having a skeleton of cartilage.
- CATFISHED
- CATHODALLYTowards a cathode.
- CAWKSplural of cawk
- CENTUMVIROne of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.
- CENTUMVIRIplural of centumvir
- CEPHEIDOf or pertaining to the family Cepheidae
- CERASTIUMAny of several plants of the genus Cerastium.
- CHAIRWOMENplural of chairwoman
- CHAPEAUXplural of chapeau
- CHAPTRELAn impost.
- CHARWOMENplural of charwoman
- CHAVA working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.
- CHEQUINGAlternative spelling of checking.
- CHEVRONYAlternative form of chevronny.
- CHEVROTAINSplural of chevrotain
- CHOANAEplural of choana
- CHOKEABLE
- CHOKEDAMPA damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
- CHOKEDAMPSplural of chokedamp
- CHOWKIDARSplural of chowkidar
- CHRYSALIDOf or relating to a chrysalis.
- CHRYSOTILEA fibrous silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4; a form of serpentine asbestos.
- CHUCKLEHEADA stupid or clumsy person.
- CHURNMILKSynonym of buttermilk.
- CHURNMILKSSynonym of buttermilk.
- CHYMOSINThe proteolytic enzyme rennin
- CHYMOSINSplural of chymosin
- CICATRISEDsimple past and past participle of cicatrise
- CIRRUSSynonym of tendril (“a thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support”). A thin tendril-like appendage, such as a barbel (“whisker-like sensory organ around the m
- CISTERNAEplural of cisterna
- CISTERNALRelating to cisterns or cisternae
- CLAVIFORMLarger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
- CLOTHESLINESplural of clothesline
- CLOWNERIESplural of clownery
- COENZYMESplural of coenzyme
- COLUMBARIESthird-person singular simple present indicative of columbary
- COMELIESTsuperlative form of comely: most comely
- CONTRAILSplural of contrail
- 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
- CORYPHAEIplural of coryphaeus
- CORYPHAEUSThe conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama.
- COXITIDESplural of coxitis
- CRAGSMENplural of cragsman
- CRAMOISYAlternative form of cramoisie.
- CRYPTALOf or pertaining to crypts (small pits or cavities in the body).
- CTENIDIAplural of ctenidium
- CTENOPHORESplural of ctenophore
- CUTWORKA form of embroidery in which intervening fabric is cut away.
- CYMBLINGSplural of cymbling