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- CATHODALAttracted towards a cathode
- CERUMENSplural of cerumen
- CINGULATEPertaining to a cingulum.
- CLOYINGpresent participle and gerund of cloy
- COGENTLYIn a cogent manner.
- CYSTOMAA cystic tumour
- DECOMPENSATETo deteriorate in function due to an inability to invoke normal defensive mechanisms that compensate for ailments and other stresses.
- DEXTROUSLYAlternative form of dexterously.
- DIACHRONYThe study of change over time, especially changes to language.
- DIAPHANOUSLYIn a diaphanous manner.
- DUNNYSomewhat dun, dusky brownish.
- EPICANTHUSA skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
- ERGOPHOBIASAn irrational fear of or aversion to work
- EUPHOBIASFear of hearing good news.
- EXACTINGMaking great demands; difficult to satisfy.
- EXODONTICSthe extraction of teeth
- EXOGAMOUSOf or relating to exogamy.
- EXONICOf or pertaining to an exon.
- EXOSMOTICRelating to exosmosis.
- FACETIOUSLYIn a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.
- FESTOONERYThat which is festooned; hanging ornamentation.
- FISTULARTubelike; resembling a hollow cylinder.
- FLUORESCETo emit electromagnetic radiation, especially visible light, when absorbing radiation of some other wavelength.
- GYNOPHOBIASFear of or aversion to women or girls.
- GYNOPHOBICSHaving a fear of or aversion to women.
- HISTOLOGICOf or pertaining to histology.
- HYOIDALSynonym of hyoid.
- IONICSThe study of ionic conductors.
- IONOSPHERICOf or pertaining to the ionosphere.
- JAPERYJesting, joking
- JINGLYthat jingles, having a jingling sound.
- KLENDUSICResistant to infection.
- LANGUISHERSomeone who languishes.
- LYSINEAn amino acid, C6H14N2O2, in L- or D-forms. The L-form of such a molecule, as it occurs in living organisms; in humans it is an essential amino acid.
- MISOPHONIAA neurological disorder in which negative experiences, such as anger or disgust, are triggered by specific sounds.
- MOUSYResembling a mouse.
- MUNDANITYmundaneness; the characteristic of being mundane
- MUSLINEDDecorated with, or dressed in muslin
- OOPHYTICof, pertaining to or characteristic of an oophyte
- OXYGENICof, relating to, containing or producing oxygen
- PANOPTICAll-seeing; comprehensive, inclusive.
- PEDANTICBeing overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning, like a pedant.
- PEDERASTICRelating to a man's erotic love for adolescent boys.
- PEEVISHLYIn a peevish manner.
- PENUMBRALOf, or pertaining to, the penumbra.
- PERICOPALOf or relating to a pericope.
- PERIPHYTICRelating to periphytons
- PHONETICISTAn expert in phonetics.
- PHREAKINGThe cracking or exploring of a telephone system, e.g., attempting to obtain free calls or to discover special service numbers or other internal technical information.
- POGROMISTOne who supports, or carries out, a pogrom.
- POLYMERASEAny of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of RNA or DNA respectively as a template.
- POLYMERIC(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or consisting of a polymer. Examples of such compounds include polyurethane foams, PVC foams, and styrofoam.
- PREHENSILITYThe condition, or extent, of being prehensile.
- PUSTULAROf, pertaining to, or containing pustules.
- QUANTQuantitative analysis or research.
- QUINICOf, pertaining to, or derived from quinine
- RANDILYIn a randy way.
- RESOUNDTo make (sounds), or to speak (words), loudly or reverberatingly. Of a place: to cause (a sound) to reverberate; to echo. To praise or spread the fame of (someone or something) wit
- ROUSINGLYIn a rousing manner.
- SKEANObsolete spelling of skein.
- SPHINCTERALOf or pertaining to the sphincter.
- SQUANDERTo waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
- STERNALOf, relating to, or near the sternum.
- STEROIDALOf, being, or derived from a steroid.
- SWORDINGSlashing or fighting with a sword.
- TAUTOMERAny of the multiple forms of a tautomeric compound.
- TAUTONYMA binomial name consisting of the same word twice, such as Bison bison.
- TEETOTALISTA teetotaler.
- TERATOGENICOf, relating to, malformations or defects to an embryo or fetus.
- THERMOSTATIChaving or maintaining a consistent temperature
- TITTEDsimple past and past participle of tit
- TRIBADISMLesbianism.
- TRIPODALHaving three feet or legs.
- TRUNCALOf or pertaining to the trunk (of the body).
- UNIPEDA person or creature with only one foot or leg.
- UNIPOLARHaving a single pole.
- VECTORIALOf or pertaining to a vector.
- VERTIGINOUSLYIn a vertiginous manner.
- VESICULAROf, pertaining to, having, or being vesicles (vesiculae).
- VORPALSharp or deadly.
- WARTEDHaving warts.
- WHIDAHAlternative spelling of whydah.
- WHINCHATA small Old World songbird, Saxicola rubetra, that feeds on insects.
- WHORLEDFormed from whorls; having whorls.
- WHYDAHAny of various black and white African birds with distinctive drooping long tailfeathers on males in mating season, suitable as cage birds.
- WICOPYAny of several trees, such as the leatherwood/moosewood (of the genus Dirca), the whitewood, or the American basswood/linden (of the genus Tilia).
- WIMPLEDWearing a wimple.
- XERISCAPEA kind of landscape design for arid regions, minimising the need for irrigation.
- XEROPHYTEAny plant suited for life in a habitat where water is scarce, such as in a desert or chaparral. Such plants may be succulent, have small or reduced leaves, or spines.
- XYLOMAA tumour on the woody part of a plant.
- XYLOPHAGOUSFeeding on wood. (of insects etc.)
- XYLOSEOne of the pentoses, C5H10O5, a white crystalline sugar, derived from wood.
- ZOOGAMIESThe sexual reproduction of animals.
- ZOOGAMYThe sexual reproduction of animals.