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- FRAWZEYS
- FROTHINGpresent participle and gerund of froth
- FUGLEMENplural of fugleman
- GAMETOPHYTICOf or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- GLUTEUSAny of the several muscles of the nates, each of which arises from the pelvis and inserts into a femur.
- GLYPTICOf or pertaining to engraving, especially on precious stones.
- GOATWEEDSplural of goatweed
- GOLEMSplural of golem
- GOUTWEEDSA ground elder, Aegopodium podagraria.
- GREENBACKISMA movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
- GRISTLECartilage; now especially: cartilage present, as a tough substance, in meat.
- GRYPTObsolete form of gripped.
- GYMPSplural of gymp
- GYNOPHOBESplural of gynophobe
- HAGBUTEER
- HAGBUTEERS
- HIEROMANCYDivination by interpreting sacred objects, often used in sacrificial offerings. Similar to aruspicy.
- HIRUDINOUS
- HOLOBENTHICThat inhabits the seafloor during all phases of life
- HUMECTATINGpresent participle and gerund of humectate
- HWYLA melodic chanting style of Welsh preaching.
- HWYLSplural of hwyl
- HYDRAZOICOf or pertaining to hydrazoic acid
- HYDROMAGNETICOf or pertaining to hydromagnetics.
- HYDROSOMALRelating to the hydrosoma.
- HYDROXONIUMThe cation obtained by reacting a proton with water - H3O; hydronium.
- HYPERBATONSplural of hyperbaton
- HYPERDULIASplural of hyperdulia
- HYPERPLOIDHaving a number of chromosomes that exceeds an exact multiple of the haploid number
- HYPOCRITESplural of hypocrite
- HYPOKALEMIAThe condition of having an abnormally low concentration of potassium ions in the blood (below the reference range).
- HYPOKALEMIASplural of hypokalemia
- HYPOKALEMICHaving a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- HYPOXAEMIAAlternative spelling of hypoxemia.
- HYPOXAEMIASplural of hypoxaemia
- IATROGENIESplural of iatrogeny
- IMBECILEA person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the ment
- INTIFADASplural of intifada
- INVEIGLEDsimple past and past participle of inveigle
- INVEIGLESthird-person singular simple present indicative of inveigle
- JAWBOXESplural of jawbox
- JOBERNOWLS
- JUBATEHaving a mane.
- JUBILATETo show elation or triumph; to rejoice.
- JUDOISTA person who does judo.
- JUGUMSplural of jugum
- JUMHOURIYA
- JYNXA bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill omen (Jynx torquilla).
- KALEWIVES
- KENOPHOBIAAn abnormal fear of empty spaces.
- KERATINSplural of keratin
- KNITCHA small bundle.
- KOANSplural of koan
- KOFTGARIOrnamental work produced by inlaying steel with gold; a variety of damascening common in Indian art.
- KRUMPINGSKrumping: an energetic style of hip-hop dance
- KYDSTknows (second-person singular)
- KYNDObsolete form of kind.
- LAMINARIASplural of laminaria
- LEATHERWOODSplural of leatherwood
- LIBATIONSplural of libation
- LITANYA ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation.
- LITHOMANCER
- LITHOMANTICRelating to lithomancy.
- LUTEOTROPHICAlternative form of luteotropic.
- LUTEOTROPHINAlternative form of luteotropin.
- LUTEOTROPHINSplural of luteotrophin
- LUTEOTROPINSplural of luteotropin
- LYMPHADENITISThe inflammation or swelling of the lymph nodes, often a nonspecific sign of infection but also often benign and of obscure origin.
- MAFFICKEDsimple past and past participle of maffick
- MAGNETOPAUSEThe boundary between the Earth's magnetosphere and the sun's plasma.
- MALEFICHaving an evil or harmful influence; baleful.
- MARCHLANDSplural of marchland
- MARSHWORTA small, white-flowered plant, of the genus Apium, that grows in marshy habitats.
- MASTOPEXYAny operation designed to lift or reshape a woman's breast.
- MAVERICKINGpresent participle and gerund of maverick
- MAWKISHExcessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.
- MENDACIOUSLYIn a lying or deceitful manner.
- METHYLDOPASThe compound 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methyl-L-alanine, C10H13NO4, which is used as an antihypertensive agent.
- MOIETIESplural of moiety.
- MOLYBDENOUSRelating to molybdenum in a +6 oxidation state
- MYLONITISEDAlternative spelling of mylonitize
- MYSTICALRelating to mystics or mysticism.
- MYXOVIRUSAny of a group of RNA viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families.
- NECROPHOBICRelating to necrophobia
- NYCTOPHOBICAfflicted with nyctophobia; fearful of the dark or of night.
- OBEAHISMAlternative form of obiism.
- OGHAMICIn, of, or pertaining to Ogham.
- OGHAMSplural of ogham
- OPHIDIANAny species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent.
- OUTWHIRLEDsimple past and past participle of outwhirl
- OXYPHILESAny oxyphilic organism.
- OXYPHILS
- PANARITIUMSThe purulent inflammation of a digit.
- PARVANIMITYThe state or quality of having a little or ignoble mind; pettiness; meanness.
- PERICHAETIAplural of perichaetium
- PERITHECIAplural of perithecium
- PETRIFYTo turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
- PETULANCERudeness, insolence.
- PHALANGIDSplural of phalangid
- PHALANSTERYAn association or community organized on the plan of Charles Fourier, with living space divided hierarchically and higher pay for those carrying out unpopular tasks.