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- ADJUNCTIVEForming an adjunct. Forming a noun adjunct.
- AMBIPOLARReacting to both positive and negative polarity.
- ANDROLOGICALRelating to andrology.
- ASEXUALITYThe state or quality of being asexual: The quality of experiencing little or no sexual attraction.
- AUTOPHOBIAThe morbid fear of being alone or of oneself.
- AVUNCULARITYThe condition of being avuncular.
- BACTERIOLOGYThe scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.
- BEWITCHINGThe act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
- BICONVEXHaving both sides convex.
- BISECTIONALOf, pertaining to, or obtained by bisection
- BLOVIATIONA boastful or pompous manner of speaking or writing; a lengthy discourse delivered in that manner.
- BOATHOUSEA building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.
- BRUSHWOODBranches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
- BULLETPROOFCapable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.
- CHARTISMThe practices and methodologies of chartists.
- CHOWHOUNDA foodie or glutton.
- CHUFFIERFat or puffed out in the cheeks.
- CHUFFIESTFat or puffed out in the cheeks.
- CHUFFINESSThe quality of being chuffy.
- COLITISinflammation of the colon.
- COMBINATIVEOf, pertaining to, or resulting from combination.
- CONFABULATOROne who confabulates.
- CONVEXITYThe state of being convex.
- COREQUISITEA course that must be or can be taken concurrently with a given course.
- COUNTDOWNA count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.
- CREMAINSCremated remains of a deceased person.
- DAYMAREA vivid, unpleasant mental image, having the characteristics of a nightmare, during wakefulness.
- DENDROLOGICALOf, pertaining to dendrology
- DIAPHRAGMALOf or relating to the diaphragm.
- DIPOLARHaving north and south magnetic poles.
- DISEMBROILTo free or extricate from confusion
- DISHARMONICNot harmonic.
- DYSPHORICPertaining to dysphoria, or of being in a state of dysphoria.
- ECUMENISTSupporting, or in accord with, ecumenism
- EGREGIOUSLYConspicuously badly (used negatively).
- ELECTROAn electrotype.
- EMBOLICOf or relating to an embolus or an embolism.
- EMETOPHOBIAAn inordinate fear of vomit or vomiting, especially in public.
- EMOTIVEOf or relating to emotion.
- ENCEPHALITISInflammation of the brain.
- ENDOMETRIALOf or pertaining to the endometrium, the lining of the uterus
- EPITOMICALepitomic
- EPITOMISTSynonym of epitomizer, a writer of epitomes.
- ESTRADIOLA natural estrogenic hormone that is a phenolic alcohol estra-1,3,5-triene-3,17-diol (C18H24O2) secreted chiefly by the ovaries of all vertebrates, that is a major and the most pot
- ETYMOLOGISTA lexicographer or linguist who specializes in etymology (the origins of words).
- EUKARYOTICHaving complex cells in which the genetic material is organized into membrane-bound nuclei.
- EULOGISTA speaker who delivers a funeral oration (eulogy) for a deceased person.
- EXFOLIANTAn agent or substance used for the process of exfoliation
- EXHILARATINGpresent participle and gerund of exhilarate
- EXHILARATIONThe act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.
- FABULISTICBeing or resembling a fable.
- FANCIFULLYIn a fanciful manner.
- FJORDICRelating to fjords.
- FLOPHOUSEA cheap hotel or boarding house where many people sleep in large rooms.
- FLUORIDATETo add fluoride to something, especially to drinking water in order to reduce tooth decay.
- FLUORIDATIONThe act or process of adding fluoride to something, especially water.
- FRACTIOUSLYIn a fractious manner.
- FRIGHTFULLYIn a frightful manner.
- GARGOYLEDHaving gargoyles carved into it
- 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.
- GRAVIDLYIn a gravid manner.
- GRAYSCALEA printed strip of graduated tones used to check exposure and development times.
- GYNOCRATICPertaining to government by women.
- GYNOPHOBIAFear of or aversion to women or girls.
- GYNOPHOBICHaving a fear of or aversion to women.
- GYNOPHOBICSHaving a fear of or aversion to women.
- HAGIOCRACYGovernment by a priesthood; hierarchy.
- HAIRSPRINGA spring, made of a coil of fine wire, that is used to regulate the movement of a balance wheel in a watch.
- HEAVENWARDSUpwards, in the direction of the sky or heavens.
- HELIOPHOBICAverse to sunlight.
- HELIOTROPICexhibiting heliotropism
- HIEROPHOBICAverse to what is religious or sacred.
- HYDROLOGICALOf or pertaining to hydrology.
- INAUDIBLEUnable to be heard or not loud enough to be heard.
- INCULPATORYThat causes someone to be blamed for something.
- INEXACTLYIn a manner not exact or precise; inaccurately.
- INEXORABLYIn an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention.
- INEXPERTLYIn an inexpert manner.
- JARLDOMThe status or office of a jarl (Scandinavian nobleman).
- JIHADISMThe ideological movement within modern Islamism that advocates armed jihad and hostility against non-believers.
- LYSOGENICOf, relating to, or causing lysis.
- METROSEXUALA man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.
- MISFORTUNEDunlucky, unfortunate
- MOONLIGHTERA person who moonlights, working a second job on the side.
- MYCELIALOf or pertaining to the mycelium
- MYCELOIDResembling or pertaining to mycelium.
- NECROLOGICALOf or pertaining to a necrology.
- NEIGHBOURLYShowing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.
- NUCLEASEAny of several enzymes capable of cleaving the phosphodiester bonds between the nucleotide subunits of nucleic acids.
- NUCLEOTIDEThe monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer molecules. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or
- NYCTOPHOBIAA fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness.
- OCCULTLYIn an occult manner.
- OSTEOGRAPHYThe scientific description of bones; osteology.
- OVERWHELMINGpresent participle and gerund of overwhelm
- OVERWOUNDsimple past and past participle of overwind
- PATHOGENICAble to cause (harmful) disease.
- PERISTALTICof or pertaining to peristalsis
- PHOTONICof, or relating to photons or to photonics
- PHRENOLOGYThe pseudoscience which studies the relationships between a person's character and the morphology (structure) of the skull.
- PHYLOGENICOf or pertaining to phylogeny