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- PRAXISThe practical application of any branch of learning.
- PYROCLASTSolid matter ejected into the air by an active volcano.
- PYROMANTICOf or relating to pyromancy.
- PYRUVATEAny salt or ester of pyruvic acid.
- QUADRICEPquadriceps
- QUARTILEAny of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.
- QUASARAn extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe.
- QUICKSILVERThe metal mercury.
- QUOTIDIANHappening every day; daily.
- RETICULEA reticle; a grid in the eyepiece of an instrument.
- SALPINXA trumpet-shaped tube. A Fallopian tube. A Eustachian tube.
- SIMULATINGpresent participle and gerund of simulate
- SKIRLTo make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
- SUBLUXATETo cause the subluxation of something: to partially dislocate or displace.
- TAURINEPertaining to a bull; bull-like.
- TAXONOMYThe science, technique, or process used to make a classification.
- TENACITYThe quality or state of being tenacious, or persistence of purpose; tenaciousness.
- TONSILEllipsis of palatine tonsil.
- TRICEPA triceps.
- TRIMESTERA period of three months or about three months; : quarter.
- TRIPLOIDHaving three sets of chromosomes.
- TULPAA magical creature that attains corporeal reality, having been originally merely imaginary.
- TUMESCENTSwollen or distended with fluid, as of erectile tissue.
- TURGIDDistended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
- UVULAEllipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
- UVULAROf or relating to the uvula.
- VELDTDated spelling of veld.
- VERBOSITYThe excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision.
- VEXATIONThe action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; an instance of this. The action of physically annoying or irritating a person or an animal; an instance of this;
- VEXATIOUSLYIn a vexatious manner; so as to give annoyance.
- VOLUMETRICPertaining to measurement by volume.
- VOTARYConsecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow; devoted; promised.
- VULGATEMade common, published for common use.
- WAMPUSA lout; a yokel.
- WUXIAA genre of East Asian fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists, typically set in Ancient China.
- XENOPHILEA person who has a love of foreign people and culture.