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- ABDUCENTDrawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.
- ABERDEVINESplural of aberdevine
- ABIOGENETICOf or pertaining to abiogenesis, originated by abiogenesis.
- ABIOTROPHYPremature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
- ABNORMOUSAbnormal; irregular; misshapen.
- ABORIGINSplural of aborigin
- ABSTRUSERcomparative form of abstruse: more abstruse
- ACANTHOIDHaving the shape of a spine or thorn
- ACAROIDShaped like or resembling a mite.
- ACCIDENTEDHaving had an accident. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- ACHAENIUMAlternative form of achenium.
- ACHROMATISENon-Oxford British English standard spelling of achromatize.
- ACIFORMShaped like a needle.
- ACRONYCALRising at sunset and setting at sunrise.
- ACUMINATEDsimple past and past participle of acuminate
- ADVERTENCESplural of advertence
- AEROPHAGYThe swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
- AERUGINOUSSynonym of verdigrisy, of or related to copper carbonate, bluish green.
- AFFOORDEDsimple past and past participle of affoord
- AFTERPIECESplural of afterpiece
- AGRARIANISMA social and political philosophy that advocates an equitable distribution of land.
- AGRIMONIESplural of agrimony
- AGRYPNOTICPreventing sleep; causing wakefulness; insomniac.
- AILUROPHOBESplural of ailurophobe
- AIRCRAFTMANA member of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force or the air forces of various other Commonwealth countries.
- AJUTAGEA tube through which is water is discharged; an efflux tube.
- AKARYOTEakaryocyte
- AKINESIAThe loss of the ability to control motor muscles.
- AKRATICOf or relating to akrasia.
- ALBUMINOUSRelating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
- ALEMBROTHSThe "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.
- ALIYOTHplural of aliya
- ALLODYNIASplural of allodynia
- ALTORUFFLED
- ALUMISHSomewhat like alum.
- AMBERGRISESplural of ambergris
- AMBROSIALPertaining to or worthy of the gods.
- AMIDSHIPIn the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern).
- AMUSETTESplural of amusette
- ANARTHRIAA speech impairment in which the ability to articulate is lost completely.
- ANGASHOREA pitiful person; a wretch.
- ANGIOPLASTYThe mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
- ANISOMETRICNot isometric or symmetrical
- ANKUSHAlternative form of ankus.
- ANOBIIDAny member of the family Anobiidae (now often included in family Ptinidae) of boring beetles.
- ANORTHICHaving three unequal axes that intersect obliquely
- ANTHRACOIDResembling anthrax.
- ANTHURIUMSplural of anthurium
- ANTIDANDRUFFCountering or preventing dandruff.
- ANTIFEBRILECountering fever.
- ANTIMACHOOpposing what is macho.
- ANTIPODESomething directly opposite or diametrically opposed.
- APOPHYLLITEAny of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate of potassium and calcium. Calcite on apophyllite
- APOSTILLEA special certification established in 1961 for certifying foreign documents.
- APOTROPAICIntended to ward off evil.
- APRICATETo bask in the sun.
- ARGUMENTAplural of argumentum
- ATAXICPertaining to ataxia
- ATEMOYAA hybrid between a cherimoya and a sweetsop
- ATEMOYASplural of atemoya
- ATHERMANCYInability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat; the quality of being a good insulator.
- ATHODYDA simple jet engine consisting essentially of a tube with a means of delivering fuel and ignition into the tube. The engine can only be started in a fast airflow. This type of engi
- ATMOLYSINGpresent participle and gerund of atmolyse
- AUGURSHIPThe office (or period of office) of an augur in ancient Rome.
- AUREOLAEplural of aureola
- AURICOf or pertaining to trivalent gold.
- AUSFORMINGpresent participle and gerund of ausform
- AUTOECIOUSOf a fungus, most often a rust: completing its life cycle on one host.
- AUTOECIOUSLYIn an autoecious manner.
- AUTOTYPYAn early photographic process that produced autotypes using a carbon pigment.
- AVICULAROf or pertaining to a bird or to birds.
- AVIRULENTNot virulent.
- AVOUCHEROne who avouches.
- AVOUCHMENTThe act of avouching.
- AVULSETo tear off forcibly.
- AVUNCULARITYThe condition of being avuncular.
- AWDLA long poem written in Welsh using cynghanedd and one of twenty-four strict meters.
- AWHAPETo confound; to terrify; to amaze.
- AZEOTROPICOf, pertaining to, or employing an azeotrope
- AZEOTROPYThe formation of an azeotrope; the condition of being azeotropic
- AZIMUTHAn arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object.
- BADIOUSChestnut-coloured.
- BATHYALRelating to the ocean bottom, between the sublittoral and abyssal zones, at a depth of between 200 and 2000 metres
- BAWDKINSplural of bawdkin
- BEARDTONGUEA flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
- BEDUNGSthird-person singular simple present indicative of bedung
- BEMONSTEREDsimple past and past participle of bemonster
- BEPLASTEREDsimple past and past participle of beplaster
- BESAWsimple past of besee
- BETHWACKEDsimple past and past participle of bethwack
- BIALYA flat bread roll topped with onion flakes. Instead of a hole like a bagel, it has a depression in the middle.
- BILIOUSLYIn a bilious way.
- BIOFOULINGSplural of biofouling
- BIPROPELLANTSplural of bipropellant
- BISECTRICESplural of bisectrix
- BLASTOIDA member of an extinct class of echinoderms, the Blastoidea.
- BLEACHERIESplural of bleachery
- BLEPHAROPLASTYPlastic surgery on the eyelids to improve vision or for cosmetic reasons.
- BOKEHA subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image projected by a camera lens.
- BRAINSICKLYIn a brainsick manner.