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- ADDUCTIONThe act of adducing or bringing forward.
- ADHERINGpresent participle and gerund of adhere
- ADIPOSEContaining, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
- ADSORBINGpresent participle and gerund of adsorb
- ADSORPTIONThe adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.
- AESIRAlternative spelling of Æsir
- AGORAA place for gathering.
- AGORAEplural of agora
- ALDOSTERONEA mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.
- ALKENESplural of alkene
- ALKINESynonym of alkylamine.
- ALKYNESplural of alkyne
- AMBITSplural of ambit
- ANKHSplural of ankh
- APNEASplural of apnea
- ASCENDERA person or thing that ascends.
- ASPICA meat or fish jelly.
- ATROPINESplural of atropine
- AURICOf or pertaining to trivalent gold.
- AVULSIONThe loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma.
- BACCA
- BANCOBeing or relating to a type of court involving a bench of judges, often an appeals court.
- BASCULEA counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers.
- BASCULESplural of bascule
- BERMSplural of berm
- BERYLSplural of beryl
- BIGHTSplural of bight
- BILTONGA South African food categorized by strips of lean meat cured by salting and drying, similar to American jerky.
- BISHA minced oath .
- BOLESplural of bole
- BOLIDESplural of bolide
- BOLOSplural of bolo
- BORSCHTA beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream, called borsch in its countries of origin.
- BRUSTObsolete form of burst.
- BUNDA league or confederacy; especially the confederation of German states.
- BUNDTA baking pan with a hollow, circular, raised area in the middle.
- CABOTAGEThe transport of goods or passengers between two points in the same country.
- CAFTANAlternative spelling of kaftan.
- CALUMNYA false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
- CALYXESplural of calyx
- CAROBAn evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region.
- CATENARYRelating to a chain; like a chain.
- CATIONA positively charged ion: one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- CAUDALPertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.
- CAULKINGpresent participle and gerund of caulk
- CENTIGRAMSplural of centigram
- CHALKPITA quarry where chalk is extracted.
- CHALKPITSplural of chalkpit
- CHARWOMANA woman employed to do housework, traditionally coming and going on a daily basis and paid weekly wages.
- CHARWOMENplural of charwoman
- CHERTSplural of chert
- CHORDALOf, pertaining to, or consisting of chords.
- CLEWEDsimple past and past participle of clew
- CLEWSplural of clew
- COMELIERcomparative form of comely: more comely
- COPULASplural of copula
- CORDONA ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc.
- COUTHFamiliar, known; well-known, renowned.
- COXEDsimple past and past participle of cox
- CRUDITYThe state of being crude.
- CURLEWSplural of curlew
- CURMUDGEONLYCharacteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish.
- CWMSplural of cwm
- CYANOTICResembling or afflicted with cyanosis.
- CYTOGENEA self-replicating fragment of DNA or chromosome located in the cytoplasm
- CYTOGENESISThe formation, development, and variation of cells.
- DASHIA type of soup or cooking stock, often made from kelp.
- DECAGONALShaped like a decagon.
- DECAGRAMAn SI unit of mass equal to 10 grams. Symbol: dag
- DECAGRAMSplural of decagram
- DECIGRAMSplural of decigram
- DECIMETERSplural of decimeter
- DECIMETRESplural of decimetre
- DEFLOWERINGpresent participle and gerund of deflower
- DEPLORESthird-person singular simple present indicative of deplore
- DESPOLIATIONA stripping or plundering; spoliation.
- DHALAlternative spelling of dal.
- DHOWA traditional sailing vessel used along the coasts of Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean, generally having a single mast and a lateen sail.
- DIPHOSGENEThe highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison
- DIVVYA dividend; a share or portion.
- DOCENTInstructive; that teaches.
- DOFFINGpresent participle and gerund of doff
- DOLMENSplural of dolmen
- DOTAGEDecline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility.
- DUCALOf or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they hold.
- DUCATA gold coin minted by various European nations.
- DUDGEONSplural of dudgeon
- ECLATSplural of eclat
- ECTOPLASMA visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead.
- EDHSplural of edh
- EDUCTIONThe act of educing, of deducing: deduction.
- EIDETICSThe study of eidetic reduction.
- ELANUncommon spelling of élan.
- ELISIONThe deliberate omission of something.
- EMBANKSthird-person singular simple present indicative of embank
- ENCOREDsimple past and past participle of encore
- ENDIVESplural of endive
- ENDOCARPSplural of endocarp
- ESCHATOLOGYA system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
- ESTOPTo impede or bar by estoppel.