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- ABDUCENTDrawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.
- ABNORMOUSAbnormal; irregular; misshapen.
- ACAROIDShaped like or resembling a mite.
- ACIFORMShaped like a needle.
- AJUTAGEA tube through which is water is discharged; an efflux tube.
- ALBUMINOUSRelating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
- AMBROSIALPertaining to or worthy of the gods.
- APOSTILLEA special certification established in 1961 for certifying foreign documents.
- ARGUMENTAplural of argumentum
- AURICOf or pertaining to trivalent gold.
- AVULSETo tear off forcibly.
- BADIOUSChestnut-coloured.
- CAMERATIONSA vaulting or arching over.
- CASEATIONA necrotic degeneration of tissue to a cheese-like condition.
- COAGULANTThat causes coagulation or that coagulates.
- CONSUETUDECustom, familiarity.
- CONVERTIBLEAble to be converted, particularly: Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially Able to be exchanged for specie. Able to be exchanged for foreign currency. Able to be excha
- CUPIDINOUSCharacterized by or related to cupidity (greed, desire for wealth).
- DESCANTA lengthy discourse on a subject.
- DEVOLUTIONA rolling down.
- DILUVIANPertaining to a deluge, or flood.
- DISCOMFITTo embarrass (someone) greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.
- EQUINOCTIALOf or relating to the spring or autumnal equinox.
- EQUISETUMA horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum)
- ERINACEOUSOf, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog.
- EXUVIAEplural of exuvia
- FULMINATETo make a verbal attack.
- IMPIGNORATETo pledge or pawn.
- JOCULATORA jester; a joker.
- LUDICPlayful.
- MINATORYThreatening, menacing.
- NAPIFORMShaped like a turnip; spherical at the top, but with a tapering bottom.
- NIVEOUSSnowy; resembling snow.
- OLEAGINOUSOily, greasy.
- OMNIFEROUSThat bears everything; producing all types.
- ORPIMENTArsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment.
- ORTHOEPYThe study of pronunciation.
- OSSIFYTo transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals.
- OTIOSEHaving no effect.
- PARVENUEFemale equivalent of parvenu.
- PERSIFLAGEGood-natured banter; raillery.
- PHYSETERA member of the genus Physeter; a sperm whale.
- PISIFORMResembling a pea or peas in size and shape
- PLEXIFORMHaving the form of a plexus.
- PLUMBAGOA plant of the genus Plumbago; leadwort.
- POPLITEALOf or pertaining to the popliteus (the area behind the knee).
- PRECLUSIONThe act of precluding.
- PUPILLARITYThe period before puberty, or from birth to fourteen in males, and twelve in females
- QUADRANSA bronze coin of the Roman republic worth one quarter of an as.
- QUADRATAn area of land, marked for studying its plants, animals, soil, natural processes, etc.
- RHIGOLENEA mixture of volatile hydrocarbons intermediate between gasolene and cymogene, formerly used as a refrigerant.
- SEDITIONOrganized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state, usually by speech or writing.
- SPICATEHaving the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes.
- SUPERNALPertaining to heaven or to the sky; celestial.
- SYNCARPA kind of aggregate fruit in which the ovaries cohere in a solid mass, with a slender receptacle, as in the magnolia.
- SYNGRAPHA document signed by both or all of the parties to a contract or bond.
- SYNOVIALRelating to or denoting a type of joint which is surrounded by a thick flexible membrane forming a sac into which is secreted a viscous fluid that lubricates the joint. Of, relatin
- TONSORIALRelating to barbering, shaving, or hairdressing.
- TRIFORIUMThe gallery of arches above the side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church.
- TUTIORISTA rigorist.
- ULTRONEOUSspontaneous; voluntary
- UNCIFORMOf the shape of a hook; hook-shaped.
- VAINGLORIOUSPossessing excessive vanity or unwarranted pride.
- VIMINEOUSOf or pertaining to twigs.
- VIRAGINOUSResembling an overbearing woman; shrew-like.
- VISCERAplural of viscus
- ZELOTYPIAjealousy
- ZOOLATRYThe worship of animals.