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- AGONALOf or pertaining to struggle, competition or conflict; of or pertaining to an agon.
- AGONESplural of agon
- ALEXINA protective substance that exists in the serum or other bodily fluid and is capable of killing microorganisms; complement.
- APOTHEGMA short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.
- ARCTOPHILEOne who has a fondness for teddy bears, usually a collector of them.
- ARCTOPHILESplural of arctophile
- AUXETICHaving the property of counterintuitively expanding when being stretched.
- AUXETICSplural of auxetic
- AXONA nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.
- AXONALOf or pertaining to an axon.
- AXONEDated spelling of axon.
- AXONICRelating to axons.
- CHTHONICDwelling within the underworld.
- DIPTYCHA writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within.
- ENDOTHERMICOf a chemical reaction that absorbs heat energy from its surroundings.
- EPARCHYA district of the Roman Empire at the third echelon
- EPIGONICBeing or relating to an epigone or disciple; imitative.
- EXARCHYThe jurisdiction of an exarch (any definition); an exarchate.
- FUCOIDResembling or relating to seaweeds of the genus Fucus.
- GYNOECIUMThe pistils/carpels of a flower considered as a group
- HEDONICOf or relating to pleasure
- HEDONICSThe ethical study of pleasure
- HYPOCORISMA term of endearment, often a diminutive; a pet name.
- ISTHMIplural of isthmus
- NEOTERISMAn innovation or novelty
- NYMPHAEplural of nymph
- OBOLIplural of obolus
- OBOLSplural of obol
- ODYLObsolete spelling of odyle.
- OROGENICConcerned with orogeny; pertaining to the creation of mountains.
- OROGENIESplural of orogeny
- OROGENYThe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust.
- OTOLITHA small particle, composed mainly of calcium carbonate, found in the inner ear of vertebrates, being part of the balance sense.
- PHASICOf or relating to phases.
- PHATICPertaining to words used to convey any kind of social relationship and whose meaning is otherwise either deemphasized or absent.
- PHYTONICRelating to a phyton
- QUINCEThe pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.
- QUINCESplural of quince
- SIBYLA pagan female oracle or prophetess, especially the Cumaean sibyl.
- SPATHALFurnished with a spathe.
- STHENICCharacterized by nervous energy; robust, strong.
- THEURGICALOf or pertaining to theurgy.
- XENIALHospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners.
- XERICVery dry, lacking humidity and water.
- BOUCHEA slit, notch or opening in the edge of a (physical or heraldic) shield, through which the bearer's lance or sword could be used or in which it could be rested.
- CAPSIDThe outer protein shell of a virus.
- EXONAn officer of the King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.
- GEODESICThe shortest curve between two points on a specific surface.
- HYDROGENISEAlternative spelling of hydrogenize.
- HYDROGENOUSof, related to, or containing hydrogen
- MYOGENICForming muscle fibres; pertaining to myogenesis.
- PEMBINASquashberry, lowbush cranberry (Viburnum edule).
- PEMBINASplural of pembina
- REQUINSplural of requin
- SONDAGEA small test excavation or test pit to examine the stratigraphy of a site; a deeper investigation of a small part of a larger trench.
- WARISONA war cry played to order the soldiers to attack (normally played on a bugle).
- BIVOUACAn encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering.
- CATHEXISThe concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.
- CLOVERA plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.
- FUCHSINAlternative spelling of fuchsine.
- FUCHSINEA dye (rosaniline hydrochloride, C20H19N3·HCl) usually a deep red or magenta colour.
- GRUTCHTo murmur, complain.
- GRUTCHEDsimple past and past participle of grutch
- HEGEMONICALLeading; controlling; predominant.
- HEGEMONISTA person, organisation or country that practices hegemony.
- PHAGOCYTEA cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic
- PSILOCYBINA hallucinogenic alkaloid, C12H15N2O·H2PO3, present in several species of Central American mushroom and producing effects similar to LSD. The prodrug of psilocin.
- RUTHENICOf or pertaining to ruthenium
- SCULKAlternative spelling of skulk.
- QIVIUTThe underwool of the Arctic muskox, used as a fibre.
- PISHOGUEMagic, witchcraft; a spell, especially one designed to cause or cure illnesses to man or beast, or to increase or decrease the quantities of farm products such as butter or milk.
- VENTURIA venturi tube.
- SHOYUA dark form of soy sauce.
- ABLUTIONThe act of washing something. Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or
- ABNEGATOROne who abnegates, denies, or rejects.
- ABROGATETo annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.
- ADUMBRATETo foreshadow vaguely.
- ADUMBRATIONThe state of being in shadow or shade; a shadow.
- ADUMBRATIONSplural of adumbration
- AERIESplural of aerie
- ALCIDA bird of the family Alcidae, including auks, auklets, razorbills, dovekies, guillemots, and puffins.
- APHISAn aphid.
- ARBUSCLEA plant midway in height between a shrub and a tree; a dwarf tree.
- AVOWALSplural of avowal
- AVULSEDsimple past and past participle of avulse
- BACULINEOf or pertaining to a rod or cane, or punishment with either of them.
- BEZANTA coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
- BIVIOUSHaving, or leading, two ways.
- BOVIDAn animal of the family Bovidae (such as the antelope, cattle, goat, and sheep).
- CALXThe substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, once seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston, but now recognise
- CALXESplural of calx
- CRITIQUESplural of critique
- DERIVATIONA leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.
- DILUVIANPertaining to a deluge, or flood.
- DOMINESplural of domine
- DRACHMA small unit of weight, variously: One sixteenth (1⁄16) of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ʒ). One eighth (1⁄8) of an ounce apothecary (3.89 g; symbol: ʒ). Alternative form o
- EVOCATEDsimple past and past participle of evocate
- EXARCHIn the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant province.
- EXCULPATIONSplural of exculpation
- EXORDIAplural of exordium