CLAVIFORMadjectiveFrench18 findersLarger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.

DECOLORANTnounFrench2 findersA substance that removes colour, or bleaches.

DENATUREverbFrench84 findersTo take away a natural characteristic or inherent property of (a thing or a person).

DERACINEadjectiveFrench5 findersHaving been uprooted.

DESPUMATIONnounFrench7 findersThe act of giving off froth or scum.

DISCALCEDadjectiveFrench9 findersPertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing of shoes.

ENJAMBverbFrench84 findersTo carry a sentence over to the next line without a pause.

EUCHLORINEnounFrench3 findersA rare emerald-green sulfate mineral found as a natural sublimate in fumaroles around volcanic eruptions, and having the chemical formula KNaCu3(SO4)3O).

EUKARYOTEnounFrench126 findersAny of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.

GARDYLOOinterjectionFrench31 findersA cry used to warn passersby that a vessel of wastewater is about to be emptied into the street.

JACOBINSnounFrench14 findersAlternative letter-case form of Jacobin.

REVANCHISTnounFrench88 findersA revanchist person; occasionally, anyone seeking vengeance.

SPELEOLOGYnounFrench12 findersThe scientific study of caves.

SYLPHIDnounFrench83 findersA young or little sylph.

SYLVANERnounFrench8 findersA variety of white grape originally from central Europe.

VELOURnounFrench275 findersA knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser.

VERGLASnounFrench31 finderssilver frost