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- ABIOGENISTOne who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
- ABODESplural of abode
- ACERVULUSA small cluster, as of fungi appearing on bark or leaves.
- ACROPHOBIASplural of acrophobia
- ADONIS
- ADSORPTIVELYIn an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
- AEPYORNIS
- AGENTIALOf or pertaining to an agent or an agency.
- AGRARIANISMA social and political philosophy that advocates an equitable distribution of land.
- AGRIMONIESplural of agrimony
- AHOYUsed to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.
- AILERONSplural of aileron
- AIRMANSHIPSkill in and knowledge of the work of navigating and operating an aircraft.
- ALEWIVESplural of alewife
- ALIGHTEDsimple past and past participle of alight
- ALONGSHOREAt or along a shore or coast.
- AMBIVERTSplural of ambivert
- AMORPHOUSLYIn an amorphous manner.
- ANALOGOUSHaving analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)
- ANARCHISTOne who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.
- ANASTROPHEUnusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
- ANCHOVYAny small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in sixteen genera, those of the genus Engraulis being widely sold as food.
- ANTHERIDIUMAn organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
- ARCHEGONIAplural of archegonium
- ARCHEGONIUMA multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
- ARCHFIENDSplural of archfiend
- ARMATUREDFitted with an armature.
- ARYTENOIDSplural of arytenoid
- ASPIRATINGpresent participle and gerund of aspirate
- ASTOUNDTo astonish, bewilder or dazzle.
- ASUNDEROf two or more people or things: Apart or separate from each other. Moving apart from each other.
- AUTEURISTOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of auteurism.
- AUTHORISEDAlternative spelling of authorized.
- AUTOGENIESspontaneous generation
- AUTOLYSINGpresent participle and gerund of autolyse
- AVICULTURESplural of aviculture
- AVIRULENTNot virulent.
- AWESTRUCKFilled or overcome with awe or wonder.
- AXISAn imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).
- BATONSplural of baton
- BAULKIESTsuperlative form of baulky: most baulky
- BAWDRIESplural of bawdry
- BEDWARFSthird-person singular simple present indicative of bedwarf
- BEGGARDOMSThe realm or state of beggars.
- BEGUILEDsimple past and past participle of beguile
- BEHESTA command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest.
- BEHOLDENObligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged for a bounden duty.
- BEHOOVEDsimple past and past participle of behoove
- BELAYINGpresent participle and gerund of belay
- BELFRIESplural of belfry
- BELIEDsimple past and past participle of belie
- BELUGAA whale, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.
- BEQUEATHSthird-person singular simple present indicative of bequeath
- BERATEDsimple past and past participle of berate
- BERATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of berate
- BESPATTERINGpresent participle and gerund of bespatter
- BEWORMEDattached with a worm, or containing worms
- BIFURCATEDDivided into two branches.
- BIGLYIn a big way, greatly; to a great extent, on a large scale.
- BIJOUTERIESmall articles of jewellery, trinkets, etc.
- BIMANOUSHaving two hands (rather than any other distal part of a forelimb).
- BIOELECTRICOf or pertaining to bioelectricity
- BIOGRAPHIESplural of biography
- BIPYRAMIDSplural of bipyramid
- BITTYContaining bits; fragmented.
- BIVOUACSplural of bivouac
- BLANKETEDsimple past and past participle of blanket
- BLEATINGSplural of bleating
- BLOVIATINGpresent participle and gerund of bloviate
- BODYSURFINGpresent participle and gerund of bodysurf
- BOSONA particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer
- BOTHERSOMECausing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity.
- BOTULISMPoisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.
- BOUDOIRSplural of boudoir
- BOUGIESplural of bougie
- BOULDERINGSA large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.
- BOWLINGSA roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
- BRACHIAplural of brachium
- BRICOLAGESplural of bricolage
- BRILLA type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus.
- BRINKMANSHIPSplural of brinkmanship
- BROGUESplural of brogue
- BROMATESplural of bromate
- BRUTINGpresent participle and gerund of brute
- BUMPKINISHResembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
- BUOYANCYThe upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.
- BUTCHERIESplural of butchery
- BUTTERFLIESplural of butterfly
- BUTTONYHaving a large number of buttons.
- BUXOMHaving a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.
- BYGONESThings that happened in the past.
- CANOESplural of canoe
- CAPOEIRASplural of capoeira
- CAREENSthird-person singular simple present indicative of careen
- CASTLINGAn abortion, or a premature birth.
- CATATONICOf, relating to, or suffering from catatonia; having a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.
- CATERWAULINGgerund of caterwaul: a sound that caterwauls.
- CENTERFOLDSplural of centerfold
- CEROTYPESplural of cerotype
- CHAETAEplural of chaeta