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- KOANSplural of koan
- LAXITYThe state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension.
- LEUCINDated form of leucine.
- LEVOGYRE(chemistry) Levorotatory.
- LIBATIONSplural of libation
- LIEDAn art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano.
- LUSTREUK standard spelling of luster (shine, etc.).
- LYCANTHROPEA werewolf.
- MATCHBOXA small box, usually a small cardboard box, in which matches are kept.
- MODALOf, or relating to a mode or modus.
- MYOPICNear-sighted; unable to see distant objects unaided.
- NEOPLASTICof or relating to a neoplasm, neoplastics, neoplasty or neoplasia
- NEUROTOXICHaving a toxic effect on nerve tissue.
- NEUTROPHILOf a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
- NOUSThe mind or intellect, faculty for rationality or reason using the necessary common sense or awareness.
- OAKENMade from the wood of the oak tree. Also in metaphorical uses, suggesting robustness.
- OCCLUDESthird-person singular simple present indicative of occlude
- OCULUSA window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye). The central boss of a volute. An opening at the apex of a dome.
- OVIDUCTA duct through which an ovum passes from an ovary to the uterus or to the exterior.
- OXALICOf or pertaining to oxalic acid or its derivatives.
- OXIDATESplural of oxidate
- OXYTOCINA hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding.
- PEDOMETERA device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.
- PETABYTESplural of petabyte
- PETRIEllipsis of petri dish.
- PHENOLICOf, relating to, or derived from a phenol.
- PHILTRUMSplural of philtrum
- PHLOEMSplural of phloem
- PHYLOGENETICOf, or relating to phylogeny or phylogenetics.
- PIGMENTALOf or pertaining to pigment.
- POLITIESplural of polity
- PROTEANExceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms.
- PSEUDAn intellectually pretentious person; a poseur.
- PSIONICOf or relating to psionics.
- QADIA judge who is trained in and practices Islamic law.
- QUAGMIREDResembling a quagmire
- QUEANA woman, now especially an impudent or disreputable woman; a prostitute.
- QUIMThe female genitalia; the vulva.
- QUIMSplural of quim
- REDUCTASEAn enzyme that chemically reduces its substrate.
- REFLEXIVITYThe condition or state of being reflexive.
- REVOLUTIONISEDsimple past and past participle of revolutionise
- RHENIUMA metallic chemical element with the atomic number 75: a heavy, silvery-gray transition metal.
- RHESUSA macaque monkey native to southern and southeastern Asia; Macaca mulatta.
- RHINOPLASTYA type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function (reconstructive surgery) or appearance (cosmetic surgery) of a person's nose.
- RHODIUMA rare, hard, silvery-white, inert metallic chemical element (symbol Rh) with an atomic number of 45.
- RIASplural of ria
- ROUGEDsimple past and past participle of rouge
- SALACITYThe state or quality of being salacious; lewdness, obscenity, bawdiness.
- SCANTILYSparingly; not plentifully; not fully; in a scanty manner.
- SEQUELAChiefly in the plural: a condition or disease which follows chronologically after an earlier one, being either partly or wholly caused by it, or made possible by it.
- SOLENOIDA coil of wire that acts as a magnet when an electric current flows through it. An electromechanical device consisting of such a coil containing a metal core, the movement of which
- SUCCINATEAny salt or ester of succinic acid.
- TEENAGEDAged between thirteen and nineteen inclusive; teenage.
- TEFFSplural of teff
- TEFLONSSynonym of polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE.
- TELLURIDESplural of telluride
- TELOPHASEThe final stage of mitosis or meiosis during which the daughter chromosomes move towards opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
- TERABYTESplural of terabyte
- THEMAA subject or theme.
- THERMICOf, related to, or associated with heat; thermal.
- THERMOPILEAn electronic device that converts thermal energy into electrical energy. Usually constructed using a series-combination of thermocouples
- THIOLA univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen atom; a compound containing such a radical.
- TITREThe strength or concentration of a solution that has been determined by titration.
- TOLUENEA colourless, inflammable liquid hydrocarbon, methylbenzene, CH3.C6H5, used as a solvent, in high-octane fuels and in the production of many chemical compounds.
- TRAVELOGUEA description of someone's travels, given in the form of narrative, public lecture, slide show or motion picture.
- TROPISMThe turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; an instance of this.
- TWEENAlternative spelling of 'tween.
- TYROSINEA nonessential amino acid 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid found in most animal proteins, especially casein
- UVULAROf or relating to the uvula.
- UXORIOUSVery devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion.
- VARIEGATETo add variety to something.
- VELOCIPEDEAn early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.
- VENALVenous; pertaining to veins.
- VIGILANTESplural of vigilante
- VIOLATEDHaving been broken or ignored, especially in a flagrant manner.
- VOLTAICOf, relating to, or producing electricity.
- WALDGRAVEThe head forestkeeper, or nobleman who held some power in forested areas, in the Holy Roman Empire, now Germany.
- WHETTo sharpen (something, such as a knife or sword) by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone; to hone.
- WHETSthird-person singular simple present indicative of whet
- WHIMSYA quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.
- WHOMSOEVERWhatever person or persons (as object of a verb or preposition): emphasised or elaborated form of whomever.
- WHORESONAn illegitimate or misbegotten child born of unwed parents.
- WOADThe plant Isatis tinctoria.
- XENOBIOTICSplural of xenobiotic
- XYLEMA vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood.
- XYLOPHONICOf or pertaining to a xylophone.
- YAOI
- YOGHOURTDated spelling of yogurt.
- ZEUGMAThe act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one.
- ZYGOTESplural of zygote