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• DALLIERSnoun1 finderplural of dallier
• DAMARnounMalay5 findersA large tree of the order Coniferae, indigenous to the East Indies and Australasia, now genus Agathis.
• DANKERadjective36 finderscomparative form of dank: more dank
• DECEITnounLatin18 findersAn act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
• DEFILERnoun27 findersone who defiles.
• DELAMINATEverb62 findersTo cause (something assembled by lamination) to come apart into the layers that make it up.
• DEMONICALadjective102 findersAlternative form of daemonical.
• DENDRITESnoun63 findersplural of dendrite
• DENDROIDadjective9 findersResembling a shrub or tree.
• DENTOPHOBIAnoun58 findersFear of dentists or their medical procedures.
• DEODARnounSanskrit4 findersAny member of the species Cedrus deodara of cedar trees native to the western Himalayas.
• DEVALUATIONSnoun92 findersplural of devaluation
• DEWPOINTSnoun42 findersplural of dewpoint
• DIAPHANOUSadjectiveAncient Greek386 findersTransparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
• DIASPORAnounAncient Greek256 findersThe dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).
• DIATOMnounAncient Greek341 findersAny of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.
• DIGESTORnoun11 findersDated spelling of digester.
• DIGLYPHSnoun161 findersplural of diglyph
• DIKAnoun7 findersSynonym of African mango (Irvingia gabonensis)
• DIPLOEnounAncient Greek5 findersThe thin layer of soft, spongy, or cancellate tissue between the bone plates which constitute the skull.
• DIPLOPIAnoun1 finderAn ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images for a single object; double vision.
• DOSIMETERnoun48 findersA device used to measure a dose of ionizing radiation.
• DRAWLINGnoun54 findersThe act of speaking with a drawl.
• DROPSYnounAncient Greek408 findersEdema, swelling.
• DUALITYnounLatin318 findersThe quality of containing or comprising two often opposed parts or aspects.
• DUCTALadjective130 findersOf, relating to, or originating in a duct.
• DUCTILEadjectiveLatin390 findersCapable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.
• DYSPHAGICadjective127 findersHaving or relating to dysphagia.
• DYSPHORICadjective169 findersPertaining to dysphoria, or of being in a state of dysphoria.
• ECOPHOBIAnounAncient Greek69 findersFear of one’s home.
• ECTOMORPHYnoun15 findersThe condition of being ectomorphic
• EDEMATOUSadjective35 findersAfflicted with edema.
• EDIFYverbLatin192 findersTo build, construct.
• EGREGIOUSadjectiveLatin254 findersConspicuous, exceptional, outstanding; usually in a negative sense.
• ELUCIDATEverbProto-Indo-European378 findersTo make (something) lucid (“bright, luminous; also, clear, transparent”).
• EMBOLICadjective91 findersOf or relating to an embolus or an embolism.
• EMULSIONnounLatin116 findersA stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.
• ENCAPSULATEverb64 findersTo enclose something in, or as if in, a capsule.
• ENCEPHALITISnoun185 findersInflammation of the brain.
• ENDEMICALadjective55 findersendemic
• ENDEMICITYnoun22 findersThe quality of being endemic.
• ENDOMORPHICadjective114 findersOf or pertaining to an endomorph.
• ENDOSCOPEnoun168 findersAn instrument used to examine a bodily orifice or canal, or a hollow organ.
• ENTERICadjectiveAncient Greek106 findersOf, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines.
• ENTOPICadjectiveAncient Greek22 findersin the usual place, referring to medical or anatomical objects.
• ENTROPIESnoun87 findersplural of entropy
• ENVELOPEDverb17 finderssimple past and past participle of envelop
• EPICONDYLEnoun26 findersA protuberance above the condyle of a bone to which ligaments or tendons are attached.
• EPIGASTRICadjectiveLatin32 findersOf or relating to the epigastrium.
• EQUATORIALadjective106 findersOf, near, or relating to the equator.
• ERODINGverb17 finderspresent participle and gerund of erode
• ERYTHEMAnounProto-Indo-European21 findersAbnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation.
• ESOTERICadjectiveAncient Greek266 findersIntended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest, or an enlightened inner circle.
• ETYMOLOGIESnoun38 findersplural of etymology
• EVERTverbProto-Indo-European32 findersTo turn inside out (like a pocket being emptied) or outwards.
• EVISCERATIONnoun166 findersA disemboweling; the removal of viscera.
• EXCORIATEDverb436 finderssimple past and past participle of excoriate
• EXCORIATIONnoun132 findersThe act of excoriating or flaying.
• EXCULPATORYadjectiveLatin510 findersTending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
• EXPLANTnoun7 findersAny portion taken from a plant or an animal that will be used to initiate a culture. It can be a portion of the shoot, or of the leaves, or even just some cells.
• EXPLANTEDverb3 finderssimple past and past participle of explant
• FARLINGverb3 finderspresent participle and gerund of farl
• FARRINGverb91 finderspresent participle and gerund of far
• FASCIALadjective92 findersRelating to a fascia.
• FASHINGverb29 finderspresent participle and gerund of fash
• FATUOUSadjectiveLatin664 findersObnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.
• FEMINISTadjective130 findersRelating to or in accordance with feminism.
• FEMORALadjectiveLatin245 findersOf, pertaining to, or near the femur or thigh.
• FEROCITYnounLatin91 findersThe condition of being ferocious.
• FESTERnounLatin223 findersA fistula.
• FIBULARadjective110 findersOf or pertaining to the fibula
• FILAMENTOUSadjective68 findersThin and elongated; wirelike.
• FISTULAnounLatin684 findersAn abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
• FISTULARadjective146 findersTubelike; resembling a hollow cylinder.
• FISTULOUSadjectiveLatin31 findersOf or pertaining to a fistula.
• FLACKERYnoun16 findersThe aggressive public relations activity associated with press agents
• FLAMnounOld Norse93 findersA freak or whim; an idle fancy.
• FLOUTverbDutch215 findersTo express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
• FLUXEDverb138 finderssimple past and past participle of flux
• FORNIXnounLatin81 findersAn archlike or vaulted structure or fold: The junction where the conjunctiva lining the eyelid meets the conjunctiva overlying the sclera. A triangular area of white matter in the
• FRACTIOUSadjective519 findersGiven to troublemaking.
• FRIABLEadjectiveLatin184 findersEasily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
• FRIGATESnoun240 findersplural of frigate
• FROTHINGverb103 finderspresent participle and gerund of froth
• FULMINATEverbLatin535 findersTo make a verbal attack.
• FULMINATEDverb400 finderssimple past and past participle of fulminate
• FUNDISnoun31 findersplural of fundi
• FUNGICIDEnoun106 findersA substance used to kill fungus, whether yeasts, molds, mildews, or mushrooms.
• FUNGICIDESnoun102 findersplural of fungicide
• FUSILEadjectiveLatin73 findersThat can be melted; meltable
• FUSSILYadverb26 findersIn a fussy manner.
• GAFFEDverb46 finderssimple past and past participle of gaff
• GAFFINGverb41 finderspresent participle and gerund of gaff
• GANDEREDverb15 finderssimple past and past participle of gander
• GANGLIERadjective26 finderscomparative form of gangly: more gangly
• GAREnoun35 findersCoarse wool on the legs of sheep.
• GENICULARadjective10 findersRelating to the knee.
• GENUnounLatin18 findersThe knee.
• GERUNDSnoun238 findersplural of gerund
• GIARDIAnoun158 findersThe human intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia.

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