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- EXCIMERAny diatomic exciplex
- EXECRATINGpresent participle and gerund of execrate
- EXECRATIONAn act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.
- EXECRATIONSplural of execration
- EXIGUOUSScanty; meager.
- EXOCARPThe outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits; the skin or epicarp.
- EXOCARPSplural of exocarp
- EXORBITALprotruding beyond the orbit (of the eye)
- EXPOSITto expound
- EXUDATIONThe act or process of exuding.
- EXUDINGThe process by which something exudes.
- FABULATEDsimple past and past participle of fabulate
- FLANSplural of flan
- FLEWSplural of flew
- FLOCCULENTFlocculated, resembling bits of wool; woolly.
- FLUORSplural of fluor
- FOEHNA warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland.
- FOEHNSplural of foehn
- FONDHaving a liking or affection (for). [ with of]
- FONDUThe graded shift from one color into another.
- FOOLSCAPWriting paper sheets measuring 13.25 × 16.5 inches.
- FUNCTORSplural of functor
- GARUMA fermented fish sauce popular as a condiment in Ancient Rome.
- GASTTo frighten.
- GEISTA ghost, an apparition.
- GHASTAlternative form of gast.
- GLOMSthird-person singular simple present indicative of glom
- GNARRAlternative form of gnar.
- GNARRSthird-person singular simple present indicative of gnarr
- GNARSplural of gnar
- GNATHALRelating to the jaw.
- GNATHICOf or pertaining to the jaw.
- GOSE
- GRUETo be frightened; also, to shudder with fear; to quake, to tremble.
- GURNA distorted facial expression; grimace.
- GURNSplural of gurn
- HARTSplural of hart
- HAWSERA thick or heavy-duty cable or rope used to tow or moor a ship.
- HECTOGRAMAn SI unit of mass equal to 10 grams. Symbol: hg
- HECTOGRAMSplural of hectogram
- HEXAGRAMSplural of hexagram
- HIEDsimple past and past participle of hie
- HIESthird-person singular simple present indicative of hie
- HOLPsimple past of help: helped.
- HOMBURGSplural of homburg
- HYOIDShaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon (υ).
- HYOIDSplural of hyoid
- IAMBA metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
- IBOGAINEA naturally-occurring psychoactive compound found in a number of plants, principally iboga (Tabernanthe iboga), and used for medicinal and ritual purposes in African spiritual trad
- ICOSAHEDRONA polyhedron with twenty faces.
- INTERLEAFA leaf, often of tissue paper or other thin paper, inserted between the pages of a book to protect illustrations.
- ISOCLINEA tightly folded syncline or anticline in which the two sides are almost parallel.
- ISOGENETICHaving the same genetic make-up.
- ISOMERIC(physical chemistry, nuclear physics) Being an isomer.
- ISOTHERMALOf or pertaining to a process that takes place at constant temperature
- ISOTHERMIC(Of a thermodynamic process) during which the temperature remains constant.
- KAOLINA fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, papermaking, etc.
- KERATOSICRelating to keratosis.
- KETONESplural of ketone
- KHATA shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant.
- LAXITYThe state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension.
- LECTORSplural of lector
- LEESThe sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.
- LEKSplural of lek
- LINGAMThe aniconic phallic representation traditionally worshipped as a symbol of or in connection with Shiva.
- LOCIAlternative form of locie (“locomotive”).
- LUDICPlayful.
- MADRIGALSplural of madrigal
- MENSESThe discharge of blood and cellular tissue that flows from the inner lining of the uterus out through the vagina, occurring typically once a month in uninseminated women; a menstru
- METAPHYSICMetaphysical.
- MUDGEmud; sludge
- MYOCARDIALRelating to the myocardium, the thick muscular wall of the heart.
- NEGSthird-person singular simple present indicative of neg
- NOUSThe mind or intellect, faculty for rationality or reason using the necessary common sense or awareness.
- OCTANTThe eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
- OCTUPLESplural of octuple
- ONBOARDCarried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel.
- OSCULATEDsimple past and past participle of osculate
- OSCULATIONSplural of osculation
- OVERLAIDsimple past and past participle of overlay
- PABLUMSplural of pablum
- PENTOMICPertaining to or exhibiting the concept of structuring a division (military formation) such that it has five subordinate parts.
- PERFIDYA state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust.
- PHENOLICOf, relating to, or derived from a phenol.
- PHIALSplural of phial
- PHOSGENICOf or relating to phosgene.
- PICAA disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.
- PICAYUNEA small coin of the value of six-and-a-quarter cents; a Spanish coin with a value of half a real; a fippenny bit.
- PIKAAny of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the genus Ochotona, from the mountains of North America and Asia.
- PLASMIDA loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from — and replicates independently of — the chromosomes; such loops are most commonly found in bacteria, but they are also sometimes
- POMEA type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.
- PONSA bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ.
- PRAXISThe practical application of any branch of learning.
- PROBITYIntegrity, especially of the quality of having strong moral principles; decency and honesty.
- PSALMICOf or pertaining to psalms or psalmody
- PSIONThe psi-meson, a sub-atomic particle.
- PYICpurulent
- PYOGENICReferring to bacterial infections that make pus.
- PYRAZOLESplural of pyrazole
- QUINEA program that produces its own source code as output.