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- DODECANOICOf or pertaining to dodecanoic acid or its derivatives
- DOGGONEDERComparative form of doggoned: more doggoned.
- DOXOGRAPHICDescribing the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
- DURALUMINSplural of duralumin
- DVANDVAA copulative or coordinative type of compound in which members, if not compounded, would be in the same case and connected by the conjunction and. Common in languages such as Sansk
- DVANDVASplural of dvandva
- DYNAMETERAn instrument used to measure the magnification of a telescope.
- DYNAMISTA subscriber to the philosophy of dynamism.
- DYNAMOGRAPHA dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power
- DYSENTERICOf, relating, or pertaining to dysentery
- DYSGRAPHIAA language disorder that affects a person's ability to write.
- DYSKINETICOf or pertaining to dyskinesia
- EFFULGENTLYIn an effulgent manner; brilliantly.
- ELUCUBRATINGpresent participle and gerund of elucubrate
- EMBRYOIDOf, pertaining to, or resembling an embryo
- EMPACKETINGpresent participle and gerund of empacket
- EMPLASTERA plaster.
- ENDAMOEBAAlternative form of entameba.
- ENFEOFFSthird-person singular simple present indicative of enfeoff
- ENGRAFFEDsimple past and past participle of engraff
- ENJAMBTo carry a sentence over to the next line without a pause.
- ENJAMBEDsimple past and past participle of enjamb
- EOSINOPHILSplural of eosinophil
- EPIPHYTICALAlternative form of epiphytic.
- EQUIFINALThat have the same outcome, end or result
- EQUIMOLARContaining the same number of moles (of two or more compounds)
- EQUINOCTIALOf or relating to the spring or autumnal equinox.
- EQUIPOISEDsimple past and past participle of equipoise
- EQUISETUMA horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum)
- ERINACEOUSOf, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog.
- ETYMONThe original or earlier form of an inherited or borrowed word, affix, or morpheme either from an earlier period in a language's development, from an ancestral language, or from a f
- EUCALYPTAny tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
- EUCHLORINEA rare emerald-green sulfate mineral found as a natural sublimate in fumaroles around volcanic eruptions, and having the chemical formula KNaCu3(SO4)3O).
- EUDEMONICAlternative spelling of eudaemonic.
- EUDEMONISTAlternative form of eudaemonist.
- EUDIOMETRICOf or relating to eudiometers and eudiometry.
- EUDIOMETRYThe art or process of determining the constituents of a gaseous mixture by means of the eudiometer, or for ascertaining the purity of the air or the amount of oxygen in it.
- EUHARMONICPleasingly melodious or harmonious — applied especially to the euharmonic organ invented by Henry Ward Poole (1825-1890), in whose design mathematical principles of harmony were em
- EUKARYOTEAny of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.
- EULOGISTICConveying praise or admiration, as in a eulogy.
- EUPATRID
- EUPHONIOUSLYin a euphonious manner
- EUPHRASYThe eyebright, Euphrasia officinalis.
- EUPLOIDYThe condition of having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.
- EUPNOEAAlternative spelling of eupnea.
- EURYBATHICAble to live at different depths of water.
- EURYHALINEAble to tolerate various saltwater concentrations.
- EUSTYLEAn intercolumniation of two-and-a-quarter column diameters.
- EUTHANASYArchaic form of euthanasia.
- EUTHERIANBelonging or pertaining to the group Eutheria, comprising the mammals more closely related to animals like humans and rodents than to marsupials.
- EVAGATIONSplural of evagation
- EXCERPTINGSplural of excerpting
- EXOERGICOccurring with the release of energy.
- EXTORSIVEServing or tending to extort.
- EXTRAPOSETo move (an element of a phrase) by extraposition.
- EXTRAPOSINGpresent participle and gerund of extrapose
- EXTREMALRelating to extrema (maximal or minimal).
- EXTRUSILEJutting out; extrusive.
- EXURBANITEA person who lives in an exurb.
- EXUVIAEplural of exuvia
- EYALETSplural of eyalet
- EYEBOLTSplural of eyebolt
- FAUNULAEplural of faunula
- FENESTRAAn opening in a body, sometimes with a membrane.
- FEOFFERSplural of feoffer
- FEOFFORSplural of feoffor
- FESTSCHRIFTA collection of articles, essays, etc., published together as a memorial or tribute to an academic or some other respected person (often on their birthday).
- FILLIPThe action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick.
- FLEXITARIANOne who is usually or primarily vegetarian, but not strictly so.
- FLIVVERSplural of flivver
- FLOORHEADSplural of floorhead
- FLUNKEYDOMThe state of a being a flunkey
- FLUXIONARYfluxional
- FOEHNSplural of foehn
- FORFENDINGpresent participle and gerund of forfend
- FRIARBIRDAny of several species of large Australian honeyeaters in the genus Philemon.
- FRIARBIRDSplural of friarbird
- FRISETTEAlternative form of frizette.
- FROGGERIESplural of froggery
- FULMINATETo make a verbal attack.
- FUSTIGATINGpresent participle and gerund of fustigate
- GALVANOSCOPEA device used to detect electric currents, particularly one using the deflection of a magnetic needle.
- GANGSHAGSynonym of gangbang
- GARDYLOOA cry used to warn passersby that a vessel of wastewater is about to be emptied into the street.
- GARGARISEDsimple past and past participle of gargarise
- GAUFFERINGSplural of gauffering
- GAVELKINDSplural of gavelkind
- GEOTACTICALgeotactic
- GILRAVAGERSNoisy riotous conduct.
- GLAIKITSenseless; silly, foolish.
- GLUMPISHgrumpy; sullen; gloomy
- GNOMAEplural of gnome
- GORMANDObsolete spelling of gourmand.
- GRAWLIXA series of images or symbols used in speech bubbles in comic strips to indicate one or more swear words. An image resembling an illegible scribble used for this purpose. A string
- GRONEFULLObsolete form of groanful.
- GUDGEONEDsimple past and past participle of gudgeon
- GUITGUITSplural of guitguit
- GWEDUCKSplural of gweduck
- GWYNIADA freshwater fish of species Coregonus pennantii, native to Bala Lake in Gwynedd.
- GYMPIESplural of gympie