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- LICENTIOUSLacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.
- LIGHTENERSplural of lightener
- LITERALITYThe condition of being literal
- LITHIUMSplural of lithium
- LOCKSMITHOne who practices locksmithing.
- LOCKSMITHINGThe science and art of making and defeating locks.
- LOINCLOTHSplural of loincloth
- LOQUATSplural of loquat
- LOVEBUGAn insect, the honeymoon fly (Plecia nearctica, family Biblionidae), native to Central America and the southeastern United States.
- LUNARISTOne who believes in the influence of the Moon on the weather of the Earth.
- LYCANTHROPESplural of lycanthrope
- LYCANTHROPIESplural of lycanthropy
- MADRIGALSplural of madrigal
- MALADROITSplural of maladroit
- MALEDICTORYOf or relating to malediction.
- MALIGNERSplural of maligner
- MANCHETA type of high-quality bread or cracker made from flour.
- MANCHETSplural of manchet
- MARSHLANDMarshy land; bog or fen.
- MATRICIDALRelating to matricide, the killing of a mother.
- MATRICIDESplural of matricide
- MEADOWLARKSplural of meadowlark
- MEANDERSplural of meander
- MEGAPHONICOf, or pertaining to, a megaphone
- MESCALINEA hallucinogenic and intoxicating compound present in the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii), the San Pedro cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi), and the Peruvian torch (Echinopsis peru
- MESMERISTOne who mesmerizes.
- METHADONESplural of methadone
- MICROWAVINGpresent participle and gerund of microwave
- MIGHTILYIn a mighty manner.
- MILDEWINGpresent participle and gerund of mildew
- MINCEMEATA mixture of fruit, spices and suet used as a filling for mince pies.
- MINIATUREDsimple past and past participle of miniature
- MISANDRYHatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men.
- MISOPHONIAA neurological disorder in which negative experiences, such as anger or disgust, are triggered by specific sounds.
- MITOCHONDRIALOf, or relating to mitochondria.
- MODALITIESplural of modality
- MYCELIALOf or pertaining to the mycelium
- MYCOPHAGEAny organism that eats fungus.
- MYCOPHILEA person who likes hunting for, cooking or eating mushrooms and other edible fungi.
- MYCOPHILESplural of mycophile
- MYCOPHILIAThe love of mushrooms.
- MYSTIFIERA person who obscures or muddles information, making something appear to be a mystery.
- NAMEWORTHYWorthy of being named or having a name; nameable; worthy of mention.
- NEBULIZERSplural of nebulizer
- NECROPHAGESplural of necrophage
- NECROPHAGIAThe consumption of dead flesh or carrion.
- NEUTRALITIESplural of neutrality
- NOVELISMThe dominance of the novel as a literary form.
- NUMEROLOGISTA practitioner of numerology
- OBDURATELYIn an obdurate manner; stubbornly, intractably or inflexibly.
- OBDURATIONA hardening of the heart; hardness of heart.
- OBDURATIONSplural of obduration
- OBEISANCEDemonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude.
- OBLOIDoblong in three dimension(s)
- OBOEISTSplural of oboeist
- OBVIATINGpresent participle and gerund of obviate
- OCCLUDERSplural of occluder
- OCCULTERSplural of occulter
- OFFSHORINGThe location of a business in another country for tax purposes or lowering production costs, as the labor.
- OMNIVORESplural of omnivore
- ORGANISMICOf or relating to organicism or organisms.
- OUTMANEUVERAmerican standard spelling of outmanoeuvre.
- OUTMANEUVERSthird-person singular simple present indicative of outmaneuver
- OUTREACHINGpresent participle and gerund of outreach
- OUTWARDLYExternally or on the outside, or on the surface.
- OUTWEIGHEDsimple past and past participle of outweigh
- OVERBITESplural of overbite
- OVERSIGHTAn omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgotten.
- OVERSIMPLIFYTo explain or present something in a way that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand.
- OVOIDSplural of ovoid
- OXIMETERSplural of oximeter
- PADLOCKINGpresent participle and gerund of padlock
- PAINTERLYCharacteristic of a painter or paintings.
- PATRICIDALOf or pertaining to patricide.
- PATRICIDESplural of patricide
- PEDIATRICSThe branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents.
- PENUMBRALOf, or pertaining to, the penumbra.
- PERAMBULATIONSplural of perambulation
- PHANTASMAAlternative form of phantasm.
- PHANTASMALOf or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantasm (“something seen but having no physical reality”); imaginary, unreal.
- PHANTASMICLike a phantasm; ghostly, unreal.
- PHLEGMATICNot easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
- PHOSPHINEA toxic gas, chemical formula PH3.
- PHOTOGRAMSplural of photogram
- PHOTONICof, or relating to photons or to photonics
- PHOTONICSThe science and technology of generating and controlling photons, particularly in the visible and near infrared light spectrum.
- PHOTOREALISMAn extremely realistic style distinguished by paintings, drawings, etc. that are nearly indistinguishable from photographs, frequently produced by tracing and emulating an original
- PICOMETERUS spelling of picometre.
- PICOMETERSplural of picometer
- PIEBALDSplural of piebald
- PINEALSplural of pineal
- PLAIDINGSplural of plaiding
- PLIGHTFULFull of risk or danger; risky; dangerous; perilous.
- POLARITIESplural of polarity
- POLYHEDRONSplural of polyhedron
- POLYTHENESplural of polythene
- POLYURETHANESplural of polyurethane
- POSITRONThe antimatter equivalent of an electron, having the same mass but a positive charge.
- POSITRONSplural of positron
- POUNDCAKESplural of poundcake