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- INFULAEplural of infula
- JUNCTURALRelating to a juncture.
- MYGALESplural of mygale
- MYRIADTHThe ordinal form of myriad.
- ORTHOEPICALSynonym of orthoepic.
- PALMATIONThe quality of being palmate.
- PHACOIDALHaving the form of the lens of the eye, or lentil; lenticular
- PHYSETERA member of the genus Physeter; a sperm whale.
- PISCIFAUNAE
- PYROVANADICof, or relating to pyrovanadic acid or its derivatives
- QINGHAOSUThe drug artemisinin.
- QUADRAPHONYSound, in a sound system, originating from four speakers.
- RHAGADESplural of rhagade
- RUMMINESSThe quality of being rummy, or odd.
- SEMILUNATEshaped like a crescent; lunate, semilunar, crescent-shaped
- SYNCARPA kind of aggregate fruit in which the ovaries cohere in a solid mass, with a slender receptacle, as in the magnolia.
- SYNFUELAny of several fuels synthesized from coal or shale etc, or fermented from grain etc.
- SYNURAE
- TRACKWALKERSplural of trackwalker
- TRIFORIUMThe gallery of arches above the side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church.
- TWICHILDBeing in second childhood.
- UNCIAEplural of uncia
- UNGODDEDsimple past and past participle of ungod
- VENTRILOQUIESplural of ventriloquy
- WINDROWERSplural of windrower
- YBLENTpast participle of blend
- YESTERNOf or pertaining to yesterday.
- YOLDRINGA bird, the yellowhammer.
- ZANYISHSomewhat zany.
- ABNORMOUSAbnormal; irregular; misshapen.
- ABSTRUSERcomparative form of abstruse: more abstruse
- ACUMINATEDsimple past and past participle of acuminate
- AGRIMONIESplural of agrimony
- AIRCRAFTMANA member of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force or the air forces of various other Commonwealth countries.
- AKARYOTEakaryocyte
- ALIYOTHplural of aliya
- AMBERGRISESplural of ambergris
- ANTHURIUMSplural of anthurium
- APOPHYLLITEAny of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate of potassium and calcium. Calcite on apophyllite
- AWDLA long poem written in Welsh using cynghanedd and one of twenty-four strict meters.
- BETHWACKEDsimple past and past participle of bethwack
- BYNAMEAny secondary name, particularly
- BYRLAWObsolete form of bylaw.
- BYWONERA poor tenant farmer who labours for the owner and does some farming of his own.
- CAMERATIONSA vaulting or arching over.
- CANVASLIKEResembling canvas (the fabric).
- CARNOSITYFleshiness.
- CHIGOESplural of chigoe
- CUPIDINOUSCharacterized by or related to cupidity (greed, desire for wealth).
- DAMASKEENArchaic form of damascene.
- DERACINEHaving been uprooted.
- DILETTANTISHamateurish
- DISANIMATETo deprive of life.
- DYNAMOGRAPHA dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power
- EQUIFINALThat have the same outcome, end or result
- EXTORSIVEServing or tending to extort.
- EXTREMALRelating to extrema (maximal or minimal).
- FORFENDINGpresent participle and gerund of forfend
- HELIOTYPEDsimple past and past participle of heliotype
- HEXACTA hexactinal structure, one with six rays.
- HEXAFOILA design with six round semicircular petals stemming from a central circle.
- HEXAMETRALhexametric
- HEXAPLAA text presented in six parallel versions, especially the version of the Old Testament presented in such a fashion by Origen.
- HEXAPLAR
- JUMARINGpresent participle and gerund of jumar
- JUNTOA group of men assembled for some common purpose; a club, or cabal.
- LOGODAEDALYCleverness or skill in the coining of new words.
- PHOTOSTATTEDsimple past and past participle of photostat
- POHUTUKAWAA coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers with prominent stamens around Christmastime.
- PYREXIASplural of pyrexia
- QUADRANSA bronze coin of the Roman republic worth one quarter of an as.
- RIANTLYIn a riant manner.
- TWELVEMOduodecimo, or 12mo, a paper size, so called because it is cut 12 to a (huge, originally made) sheet
- TYIYNA unit of currency in Kyrgyzstan, one hundredth of a som.
- VAGINULAEplural of vaginula
- VESICAEplural of vesica
- VOZHDSplural of vozhd
- WINDSUCKERA horse with the habit of windsucking.
- WIREDRAWNpast participle of wiredraw
- YOBBISHCharacteristic of a yob, lout or hooligan.
- YWROKE
- ZLOTYCHplural of zloty
- ZOOPHYTICALOf or pertaining to the zoophytes.
- ACHROMATISENon-Oxford British English standard spelling of achromatize.
- ANTICHURCHOpposed to the church; against the Christian institution.
- ANTIFEBRILECountering fever.
- BALISTAEplural of balista
- BRIDOONSplural of bridoon
- BUCKJUMPERSplural of buckjumper
- CAROTENOIDAny of a class of yellow to red organic pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls.
- CHEMOKINESplural of chemokine
- CHLORENCHYMAA mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants containing chloroplasts.
- CLODDISHLYIn a cloddish manner.
- EQUISETUMA horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum)
- EUPATRID
- EXTRUSILEJutting out; extrusive.
- FEOFFERSplural of feoffer
- HEXAGYNOUSHaving six styles.
- HEXAPLARICOf or relating to a hexapla.
- HEXAPODYA verse or measure of six metrical feet.