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- MENDACIOUSLYIn a lying or deceitful manner.
- MINACIOUSLYSynonym of threateningly: in a minacious manner.
- MIRACIDIALRelating to miracidia
- MOLYBDENOUSRelating to molybdenum in a +6 oxidation state
- MONADELPHOUSHaving all its stamens within a flower fused together at least partly by the filaments.
- MORTICEDsimple past and past participle of mortice
- NALORPHINESA drug used to reverse opioid overdose.
- NAVICULAA thurible in the shape of a boat.
- NEMATOLOGIESThe branch of biology that studies nematode roundworms.
- NOSTRADAMIC
- OBDURATELYIn an obdurate manner; stubbornly, intractably or inflexibly.
- 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
- OBTUNDITYThe state or characteristic of having dulled senses or limited awareness.
- OCTAHEDRALLYIn an octahedral manner
- ODIFEROUSOdoriferous; smelly
- OMNIFYTo render universal or omniscient
- ORBICULATEDAlternative form of orbiculate.
- OSTREOPHAGY
- PACHYDERMATOUSOf or relating to the pachyderms.
- PALEOBOTANICAlternative form of paleobotanical.
- PALINDROMEA word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punc
- 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.
- PATCHOULIESAlternative spelling of patchouli.
- PATHOGENICAble to cause (harmful) disease.
- PENNYWORTHSplural of pennyworth
- PENUMBRALOf, or pertaining to, the penumbra.
- PERAMBULATIONSplural of perambulation
- PERITONEUMIn mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
- PERMEABILITYThe property of being permeable.
- PETROLICOf or pertaining to petroleum
- PETTICOATA tight, usually padded undercoat worn by women over a shirt and under the doublet.
- PHARYNGEALOf or pertaining to the pharynx.
- PHILODENDRAplural of philodendron
- PHLEGMOne of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus.
- PHOTOGENICGenerated or caused by light.
- PLANETOIDSplural of planetoid
- PLASTICITYThe quality or state of being plastic.
- PLEBISCITARYOf or pertaining to a plebiscite.
- PLUVIANThe crocodile bird
- PNEUMATOLOGISTOne versed in pneumatology.
- PNEUMOTHORACESplural of pneumothorax
- POHUTUKAWASplural of pohutukawa
- POLYANDRIESplural of polyandry
- POLYCARBONATEAny of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates.
- POLYCHAETESplural of polychaete
- POLYMERISINGpresent participle and gerund of polymerise
- PREDATISMSynonym of predatorism.
- PROVIDENTLYIn a provident manner.
- PSEUDOAn intellectually pretentious person; a pseudointellectual.
- PULMONICOf, pertaining to, or produced by the lungs.
- PURVEYTo prepare in advance (for or to do something); to plan, make provision.
- QUADRATICSquare-shaped.
- QUADRIVALENTHaving a valence of four.
- QUAESTORIALOf or relating to a quaestor.
- QUAGMIRESplural of quagmire
- QUARTILESplural of quartile
- QUATRAINSplural of quatrain
- QUEUEINGSplural of queueing
- QUICKSILVERThe metal mercury.
- QUIETIVETending to quieten or make passive.
- QUINCEThe pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.
- QUISLINGA traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
- QUITCHINGpresent participle and gerund of quitch
- RECONSTITUTEto construct something anew, or in a different manner
- REPUDIATETo reject the truth or validity of; to deny.
- RHEUMATOLOGIESThe branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints.
- RHEUMATOLOGISTA doctor specializing in the treatment of arthritis and other ailments of the joints.
- RHOMBOIDA parallelogram which is neither a rhombus nor a rectangle.
- RIBOFLAVINYellow or orange-yellow water-soluble compound, a member of the vitamin B complex, that acts as a growth-promoting factor in humans and other animals.
- RIBOSEA naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin.
- ROLLICKEDsimple past and past participle of rollick
- RUDIMENTARINESSThe quality of being rudimentary.
- SALPINGECTOMYThe surgical removal of one or both fallopian tubes, usually performed to treat conditions such as ectopic pregnancy, infection, cancer, or to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer.
- SANCTIFIEDMade holy; set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
- SATYRA sylvan deity or demigod, male companion of Pan or Dionysus, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness, sometimes pictured w
- SAUROPODAny of the extinct clade †Sauropoda of long-necked dinosaurs which walked on four thick, pillar-like legs.
- SCHOLIUMA note added to a text as an explanation, criticism or commentary.
- SCLEROIDHaving a hard texture.
- SCRUMPLINGpresent participle and gerund of scrumple
- SPERMATOGENICof or relating to spermatogenesis
- SPHERICALShaped as a sphere; being a sphere.
- SPLAYFOOTEDHaving splayfeet.
- SPORULATIVERelating to sporulation
- SQUAMATECovered in scales.
- STOLIDHaving or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
- STRATIFIEDArranged in a sequence of layers or strata.
- SUBDUCTIONThe action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object.
- SUBLUXATIONA partial dislocation of a joint, in which the articulating surfaces remain in partial contact.
- TAPHONOMIESplural of taphonomy
- TARBOOSHA red felt or cloth cap with a tassel, worn in the Arab world; a fez.
- TAUTOLOGYRedundant use of words, a pleonasm, an unnecessary and tedious repetition.
- TAXONOMICOf or relating to taxonomy.
- TELLURICPertaining to the Earth, earthly.
- TEPIDLYIn a tepid or halfhearted manner.
- TERAPHIMSplural of teraphim
- TETRAPLOIDHaving four sets of chromosomes.
- THERMOCLINESplural of thermocline
- THERMOSTATTEDEquipped with a thermostat.
- TITUBANCYstammering in speech