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- BISQUEA thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.
- CLOTUREIn legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate (that is, a filibuster): a motion, procedure or rule by which debate is ended so that a vote may be taken on the matter. For
- CRUDITESAlternative spelling of crudités.
- DEGUSTTo taste carefully to fully appreciate something; to savour
- DOLOMITEAn evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO3)2; it also exists as the rock dolostone.
- ECRUA beige colour.
- ERGOTAny fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
- FACETAny one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
- GALVANICOf or pertaining to galvanism; electric.
- OXALICOf or pertaining to oxalic acid or its derivatives.
- PATOISA regional dialect (usually one considered substandard) of a language (especially French).
- RADIUMThe chemical element (symbol Ra) with an atomic number of 88. It is a soft, shiny and silvery radioactive alkaline earth metal. An atom of this element.
- RALEAn abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound, made by one or both lungs and heard with a stethoscope, caused by the popping open of airways collapsed by fluid or exudate, or s
- RAYONA manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
- SABOTEURA person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.
- SULFURICOf, or relating to sulfur, especially in its higher oxidation state
- ZYDECOA form of Louisiana Creole music, characteristically performed by accordion and washboard bands, that combines Cajun and Creole roots music with elements of African-American music.