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- ABLATIONA carrying or taking away; removal.
- ABLUTIONThe act of washing something. Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or
- ADUNCITYCrookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.
- ADVECTIONThe horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.
- ALBUMINAny of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty
- ARTHRALGIAJoint pain: pain in a joint, especially when not caused by arthritis.
- BIFURCATEDDivided into two branches.
- CAUDATETapering into a long, tail-like extension at the apex.
- CENTRIFUGALTending, or causing, to recede from the center.
- CENTRIFUGEA device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
- CENTUMVIROne of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.
- CITREOUSOf the colour of citron or a citrus fruit; yellowish.
- CLAUSTROPHOBEOne who suffers from claustrophobia.
- CRIMINATETo accuse (someone) of a crime; to incriminate.
- CURMUDGEONAn ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions, often an older man.
- CUTANEOUSOf, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis.
- DECREMENTA small quantity removed or lost; one of a series of regular subtractions.
- DEFENESTRATETo eject or throw (someone or something) from or through a window.
- DEFLUXIONA flowing down; a running down.
- DESQUAMATETo remove the scales from, to scale; (less narrowly) to peel.
- DISSEMINATETo sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.
- DUBITANCYDoubt; uncertainty.
- ELUCUBRATIONThe act of elucubrating.
- EMANCIPATORA person who emancipates.
- EMICATIONA spark, flickering or scintillation.
- EPITHELIUMA membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lin
- EXCULPATORYTending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
- FENESTRATEDHaving windows.
- FISTULAAn abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
- FLEXUOUSwinding from side to side; sinuous
- FLUXIONThe derivative of a function.
- FRONDOSELeafy.
- FUNAMBULISTA tightrope walker or a similar performer on a slack rope.
- GENICULATEBent abruptly, with the structure of a knee.
- IMPORTUNETo bother, irritate, trouble.
- INCURVATEbending inwards.
- INTERMEDIARYThat intermediates.
- LAPIDEOUSOf the nature of stone; stony.
- LIQUEFACTIONThe process of being, or state of having been, made liquid (from either a solid or a gas).
- LUBRICIOUSSmooth and glassy; slippery.
- LUBRICOUSSlimy to the touch.
- LUMINIFEROUSProducing or transmitting light; luminous.
- LURIDPruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.
- MANIFESTOA public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party.
- MARGINALIANotes in the margin of a document.
- MINACIOUSLYSynonym of threateningly: in a minacious manner.
- NAVICULAA thurible in the shape of a boat.
- OBFUSCATIONThe act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to inte
- PANDURATEHaving a shape reminiscent of a fiddle; obovate with a pair of sinuous indentations near the base.
- PARIETALOf or relating to the wall of a body part, organ or cavity.
- PHARYNGEALOf or pertaining to the pharynx.
- PULMONICOf, pertaining to, or produced by the lungs.
- PURVEYTo prepare in advance (for or to do something); to plan, make provision.
- REPUDIATETo reject the truth or validity of; to deny.
- SQUAMATECovered in scales.
- STOLIDHaving or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
- SUBDUCTIONThe action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object.
- TITUBANCYstammering in speech
- VERMICULITEA hydrated silicate mineral which expands on heating; it is used in insulation and as a medium for planting.
- VESTIBULEA small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building.
- VICEGERENTThe official administrative deputy of a ruler, head of state, or church official.
- VITUPEROUSVituperative.