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- GAMBESONA defensive garment formerly in use for the body, made of cloth stuffed and quilted, often worn as padding under armor.
- GAUZEA thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
- GERMANERelated to a topic of discussion or consideration.
- GHOULA demon said to feed on corpses.
- GIMBALA device for suspending something, such as a ship's compass, so that it will remain level when its support is tipped.
- GNOMICOf, or relating to gnomes (sententious sayings).
- GONADA sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary. A testicle.
- GONADALOf or pertaining to the gonads
- GONADICRelating to the gonads.
- GRAPHITEAn allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely, that is used as a dry lubricant, in "lead" pencils, and a
- GUILDERThe former currency unit in the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.
- HADRONICof, related to, or composed of hadrons
- HAPLOIDHaving the number of chromosomes that a typical gamete has (in the given organism), namely, half the number that a typical somatic cell has (in the given organism).
- HAPTICOf or relating to the sense of touch.
- HEXADICPertaining to a hexad; hexagonal.
- HEXAGONALHaving six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon.
- HOLOCENE
- HYALURONICOf or pertaining to hyaluronic acid or its derivatives
- HYDRICCharacterized by, or requiring, moisture.
- HYDRIDEA compound of hydrogen with a more electropositive element.
- HYRAXAny of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the family Procaviidae from the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Midd
- IAMBICConsisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed–stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance.
- INFLUXA flow inward or into something; a coming in.
- ISOBARIChaving the same pressures, masses, or densities
- ISOTHERMIC(Of a thermodynamic process) during which the temperature remains constant.
- JINXA hex; an evil spell.
- JUXTAPOSETo place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.
- KETONICOf, relating to, or being a ketone.
- KILNAn oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying g
- LAGOMORPHA member of the mammalian taxonomic order Lagomorpha: a hare, a rabbit, or a pika.
- LAICISMSecularism.
- LAZURITEA mineral of metamorphosed limestones. Lazurite forms the gemstone lapis lazuli, and crushed lazurite provided the ultramarine color in artists' paint of the Old Masters. Sodalite
- LEPROTICOf or related to the disease leprosy.
- LIBATETo pour a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.
- LIVIDHaving a dark, bluish appearance.
- LOCATIVEIndicating place, or the place where, or wherein.
- LOGARITHMFor a number x, the exponent by which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain the power x. Written logbx. For example, log101000=3 because 103=1000 and log216=4 becau
- LOGARITHMICOf or relating to logarithms.
- LUMINARYOne who is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in one's chosen field; a leading light.
- LUSOPHONEAlternative letter-case form of Lusophone.
- LUXATETo dislocate; to displace a body part.
- LUXATIONThe act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation or displacement.
- LYCANTHROPEA werewolf.
- MALEDICTaccursed, cursed
- MEGARAplural of megaron
- MELODIOUSHaving a pleasant melody or sound; tuneful.
- MESONICOf or pertaining to mesons
- MISANTHROPEOne who has a negative view of the entire human race.
- MONADOne thing, one being, one item.
- MONADICof, relating to, or being a monad
- MOXIENerve, spunk, strength of character.
- MUCOUSPertaining to mucus.
- MYASTHENICOf, pertaining to, or suffering from myasthenia.
- MYCOPHILEA person who likes hunting for, cooking or eating mushrooms and other edible fungi.
- MYNAHAlternative spelling of myna.
- MYSTAGOGUEA person who prepares an initiate for entry into a mystery cult, or who teaches mystical doctrines.
- NACREOUSOf, or resembling nacre (mother of pearl).
- NAIADA female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
- NARCOLEPSYA disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations.
- NEOLITHA stone implement from the Neolithic era.
- OBLATIONThe offering of worship, thanks etc. to a deity.
- OCCLUSIONThe process of occluding, or something that occludes.
- OGHAMAlternative form of Ogham.
- OGIVALHaving the curved, pointed shape of an ogive.
- OMPHALICOf or pertaining to the umbilicus, or navel.
- OMPHALOSAn ancient religious stone artifact, or baetylus, used to denote the direction of the "center" of the world.
- OREADA mountain nymph; an anthropomorphic appearance of the spirit of a mountain.
- ORGIASTICRelating to an orgy; uncontrolled, wild.
- ORPHIC
- OVOIDShaped like an oval.
- OXIDANTan oxidizing agent
- PALEOZOICAlternative form of Paleozoic.
- PARADIGMA pattern, a way of doing something; especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
- PARITYEquality; comparability of strength or intensity.
- PELAGIANOf or pertaining to the open sea.
- PENTAGONALOf, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon.
- PENTALOGYA set of five works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as five individual works.
- PERIHELIONThe point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun.
- PHILTREAlternative spelling of philter (“kind of potion”).
- PHLEGMOne of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus.
- PHLEGMATICNot easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
- PHOTICOf, related to, or irradiated by light. Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.
- PHRENOLOGYThe pseudoscience which studies the relationships between a person's character and the morphology (structure) of the skull.
- PILEATEDHaving a pileus.
- PITUITARYOf or relating to the pituitary gland.
- PIXELATEDOf an image, visibly made of discrete pixels.
- POLYSEMICHaving a number of senses (meanings) or understandings.
- PONTIFEXA pontiff, state minister, or high priest, in Ancient Rome.
- PONTIFICALOf or pertaining to a pontiff. Of or pertaining to a bishop; episcopal. Of or pertaining to a pope; papal.
- PORCINEOf, pertaining to, or being a pig.
- PRIONA self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.
- PRISMATICOf or pertaining to a prism; having the form of a prism; containing one or more prisms.
- PROSAICPertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.
- PROSELYTICPertaining to proselytism.
- PROTEANExceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms.
- PUERILEChildish; trifling; silly.
- RADIXA root.
- REGOLITHThe layer of loose rock, dust, sand, and soil, resting on the bedrock, that constitutes the surface layer of most dry land on Earth, the Moon, and other large solid aggregated cele
- RETICULARHaving the structure of a net or a network; netlike.
- RETICULEA reticle; a grid in the eyepiece of an instrument.