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- ARCTIIDAny member of the family Arctiidae of moths.
- ARCTIIDSplural of arctiid
- ARSENIDESplural of arsenide
- ASCENDEURA metal grip that attaches to a rope sling and can be tightened to hold a climber or loosened to allow the climber to move.
- BASIDIAplural of basidium
- BIOPIRATEOne who engages in biopiracy.
- BIOTRONA chamber in which the effects of climate on organisms can be studied
- BIOTYPESplural of biotype
- CAULICLESplural of caulicle
- CYCADEOIDSplural of cycadeoid
- DEPHLEGMATETo deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.
- DICHROITESplural of dichroite
- DIVALENCIESplural of divalency
- DRAISENE
- DUNCICALLike a dunce; stupid or silly.
- ENDOTHERMIESA form of thermoregulation in which heat is generated by the organism's metabolism.
- ENTEROLITHA mineral concretion in the intestinal tract.
- HALOBIONTSplural of halobiont
- HYPOCENTERSplural of hypocenter
- ISOSTERICOf or pertaining to isosteres
- IZARAlternative form of izaar.
- LEPTOCEPHALIplural of leptocephalus
- MESONEPHROIplural of mesonephros
- NOTAPHILIESThe study or collecting of paper money or banknotes
- NOTAPHILISM
- OUTGENERALTo outdo or surpass (someone) in military skill or leadership.
- OUTGENERALSthird-person singular simple present indicative of outgeneral
- OUTRELIEFSAlternative form of out-relief.
- PHYLLODIAplural of phyllodium
- SATURNIIDSplural of saturniid
- STOLNObsolete form of stolen.
- SUPERCABINETA political cabinet with special powers or abilities.
- SUPERDIPLOMATA very skilled or successful diplomat (government representative).
- TRIDARNSplural of tridarn
- ACHAENIUMSAlternative form of achenium.
- ALNICOSplural of alnico
- ANARTHRIASA speech impairment in which the ability to articulate is lost completely.
- BIOTYPEA group of organisms having the same specific genotype
- CLADODIALHaving or relating to a cladode.
- COENUREthe larva of Taenia coenurus, the canine tapeworm - causes staggers in sheep
- CONDOTTIERIplural of condottiere
- DEINOTHERESplural of deinothere
- DICHROITEIolite.
- DISINTHRALAlternative spelling of disenthrall.
- ENTAMOEBAAlternative spelling of entameba.
- ERIOSTEMON
- ETHANEDIOLSethylene glycol
- HALOBIONTan organism that lives in a salty environment
- MESOGLOEAAlternative form of mesoglea.
- NEPHROSTOMEThe funnel-shaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity.
- OUTCHEATINGpresent participle and gerund of outcheat
- OUTDESIGNTo surpass in design; to design better than.
- OUTGLITTERSthird-person singular simple present indicative of outglitter
- OUTORGANISE
- PHILOGYNIESLove or fondness for women.
- PLATINOTYPEA method of making photographic prints using platinum salts.
- PROPHYLLThe frequently specialised or reduced leaf produced at the first node of a new shoot.
- SABKHAAn area of coastal salt flats, especially in North Africa and Arabia.
- SPOROPHYTICOf or pertaining to a sporophyte plant.
- SUPERCOILEDsimple past and past participle of supercoil
- THEORBISTSomeone who plays a theorbo.
- THOLEIITESplural of tholeiite
- TRIPHYLITEAn orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing iron, lithium, oxygen, and phosphorus.
- UNISERIATEHaving a single line or series
- AERONOMIESplural of aeronomy
- AEROPULSEpulsejet
- ANARTHRICOf, relating to, or suffering from anarthria; unable to articulate owing to muscle weakness.
- ARABINOSIDEA glycoside which yields arabinose after being split by hydrolysis.
- BIOPIRACYThe appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge, especially by patenting naturally occurring substances.
- CANOPHILISTSynonym of cynophile (“a person who is fond of dogs”).
- CHOLELITHSplural of cholelith
- CHOTTSplural of chott
- DIENCEPHALAplural of diencephalon
- DYSPNOICAlternative form of dyspneic.
- ENCEPHALOMAA tumor of the brain.
- ENTEROLITHSplural of enterolith
- EPOXIDATIONAny reaction that converts a compound (especially an alkene) into an epoxide
- FIANCHETTOEDsimple past and past participle of fianchetto
- GAMETOGENOUSOf or pertaining to gametogenesis.
- GYNAECOMASTAlternative form of gynecomast.
- HAEMOCYTESplural of haemocyte
- KINGCRAFTThe skills needed to rule effectively as a king.
- MESONEPHRICOf or pertaining to the mesonephros.
- NEPHELOMETERAn instrument for measuring various aspects of the suspended particles in a fluid; especially in a colloid.
- OUTGLITTEREDsimple past and past participle of outglitter
- OVERIDENTIFYTo identify too much (with another person or thing).
- PROTOXIDEAny of a series of oxides of a particular metal that has the fewest atoms of oxygen per molecule
- PROTOXIDESplural of protoxide
- REPLEVYINGpresent participle and gerund of replevy
- SCULTCH
- SUPERABOUNDTo abound very much; to be superabundant.
- SUPERCOILA coil of the DNA helix upon itself, such as a figure eight.
- SUPERINDUCETo replace (someone) with someone else; to bring into another's position; especially, to take (a second wife) quickly after the death of a first, or while she is still alive.
- SUPERJUMBOThe largest passenger airliner, the Airbus A380.
- SUPEROVULATETo produce large quantities of mature ova.
- TELIOSPOREA teleutospore.
- TRILITHONSplural of trilithon
- ZOOGLEAEplural of zooglea
- AEROMAGNETICOf or pertaining to aeromagnetics
- AERONOMISTOne who studies aeronomy.