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- ABNEGATORSplural of abnegator
- ACETONITRILESplural of acetonitrile
- ACQUIREDsimple past and past participle of acquire
- ADIAPHORISTOne who believes in adiaphorism.
- ADIPOCYTESplural of adipocyte
- ADOPTIANISMAlternative form of adoptionism.
- ADVOUTRIESplural of advoutry
- AEROPHYTESplural of aerophyte
- AGUELIKEResembling or characteristic of an ague.
- ALCHEMISTOne who practices alchemy.
- AMPERSANDThe symbol "&".
- AMPHICTYONOne of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
- AMPLIATIONSplural of ampliation
- ANIRIDIASplural of aniridia
- ANTIMASQUEA comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque.
- APHAERETICOf the nature of apheresis.
- APIARIANSplural of apiarian
- ASHLARINGThe act of bedding ashlar in mortar.
- ATTRITTEDsimple past and past participle of attrit
- AUTOPHYTIC
- AVARICEExcessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
- AXIOMATICSThe study of all the axioms associated with a particular subject.
- BACTERIOPHAGESplural of bacteriophage
- BACULIFORMShaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
- BARONETAGEBaronets collectively.
- BAUDRICKEObsolete form of baldric.
- BIMORPHSplural of bimorph
- BIOREAGENTAny reagent (especially an enzyme) of biological origin
- BLASTODERMThe germination point in an ovum from which the embryo develops.
- BLIGHTED(Can we verify this sense?) Having caused to suffer a blight.
- BOSCHVARKSynonym of bush pig (“type of African pig”).
- BOSCHVELDAlternative spelling of bushveld.
- BOWDLERISMA policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
- BRANCHIOPODSplural of branchiopod
- BREEDINGPropagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
- BUCKJUMPERSplural of buckjumper
- BUCKRAMEDsimple past and past participle of buckram
- CHAVVYOf or pertaining to a chav or something that a chav might do or use.
- CHEEWINKSplural of cheewink
- CHEMPADUK
- CHIFFONADEA culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.
- CHINCHIESTsuperlative form of chinchy: most chinchy
- CHOKEDAMPA damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
- CHRISTENTo perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.
- CHRISTENEDsimple past and past participle of christen
- CHROMATOLYSISThe dissolution of the Nissl bodies in the cell body of a neuron.
- CHYND
- CLUNKERSplural of clunker
- COACHWHIPA long whip used by the driver of a horse-drawn coach.
- COLLECTORSHIPSplural of collectorship
- COMPAGESplural of compage
- CORYPHAEIplural of coryphaeus
- CORYPHAEUSThe conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama.
- COWFETERIA
- CROUPThe top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped.
- CYNOPHOBIAAn irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines.
- CYTOPATHICThat damages or destroys cells
- DAEMONSplural of daemon
- DARRAIGNSthird-person singular simple present indicative of darraign
- DEMARCATETo mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit.
- DESQUAMATINGpresent participle and gerund of desquamate
- DESQUAMATIONThe shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
- DIADOCHYthe capability of an atom to replace another in a particular crystal structure
- DIAPHANEITYtransparency
- DIAPHORETICSplural of diaphoretic
- DIAPHRAGMALOf or relating to the diaphragm.
- DILATOMETERSplural of dilatometer
- DILATOMETRICOf or pertaining to dilatometry
- DISCOMFITER
- DISCOMFITUREDefeat in battle.
- DISTROUBLETo trouble greatly; to perplex.
- DOCIMASYThe art by which the nature and proportions of an ore are determined; assaying.
- DRIVELNonsense; senseless talk.
- DROICHIEST
- EMBROCATIONSplural of embrocation
- ENDOLYMPHATICPertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
- EPEIROGENICRelating to epeirogenesis.
- EPIGASTRIUMThe upper middle region of the abdomen, between the umbilical and hypochondriac regions.
- EPONYCHIUMThe thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
- ETHERThe substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities. The medium breathed by human beings; th
- ETHIONAMIDESplural of ethionamide
- EULACHONSplural of eulachon
- EULOGIAEplural of eulogia
- EUPATORIUMSplural of eupatorium
- EUPHORBIUMSAn acrid dull yellow or brown resin consisting of the concreted milky juice of several species of Euphorbia, formerly used as a purgative and emetic.
- EUPHUISTICOf or pertaining to euphuism.
- EUROPHOBIAS
- EXAMPLARAlternative form of exemplar.
- EXAMPLARSplural of examplar
- EXPLICATINGpresent participle and gerund of explicate
- EXPURGATIONSplural of expurgation
- EXUVIATIONSplural of exuviation
- FACETIOUSLYIn a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.
- FAGACEOUSOf the family Fagaceae of beeches and similar trees.
- FAMOUSWell known.
- FAUCHIONSplural of fauchion
- FINGERPICKSplural of fingerpick
- FLYPITCHESthird-person singular simple present indicative of flypitch
- FOGRAMITIES
- FORESPEAKINGpresent participle and gerund of forespeak