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- ALEXINA protective substance that exists in the serum or other bodily fluid and is capable of killing microorganisms; complement.
- ALMSSomething given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
- APOGEEThe point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- ARCTOPHILEOne who has a fondness for teddy bears, usually a collector of them.
- AUTACOIDA hormone or similar compound that has a short-term, local effect
- CHYMEThe thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.
- CLINEA gradation in a character or phenotype within a species, deme, or other systematic group.
- COTYLEDONEach of the patches of villi on the foetal chorion in the placenta of ruminants and some other mammals.
- CYMAThe wavelike, curved shape of a cymatium, consisting of a concave and a convex line; the cymatium itself.
- DACTYLA metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |:
- DIACTINEdiactinal; having two rays
- GASTROPODAny member of a class of molluscs (Gastropoda) that includes snails, slugs, and limpets; univalve mollusc.
- GYVEA shackle or fetter, especially for the leg.
- HERMA rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.
- KYLIXAn Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body.
- LAICA layperson as opposed to a cleric, i.e. not a member of the clergy.
- LAITYPeople of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
- MYRISTICPertaining to nutmeg.
- OSTRACODAny of many small crustaceans, of the class Ostracoda, that resemble a shrimp enclosed in a bivalve shell.
- OXYNTICProducing acid.
- PALINODEAn ode or other poem in which the author retracts something said in an earlier poem; a recantation.
- PHILANDERA lover.
- PHONETICRelating to the sounds of spoken language.
- PLEONASMRedundancy in wording.
- RAVAGETo devastate, destroy or lay waste to something.
- SCOLEXThe structure at the front end of a tapeworm which, in the adult, has suckers and hooks by which it attaches itself to a host.
- SCOTOMAAn area of impaired or lost vision within a visual field otherwise in a good (or at least healthy) state.
- SCOTOMYdizziness with dimness of sight
- SEPTICOf or pertaining to sepsis.
- SIPHONA bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.
- TYLOPODAny even-toed ungulate mammal, of the suborder Tylopoda, including the camels.
- XENIALHospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners.
- XENOGAMYThe transfer of pollen from the anthers of one plant to the stigma of another; cross-pollination.
- TINSELA shining fabric used for ornamental purposes. A silk or wool fabric with gold or silver thread woven into it; brocade.
- CHOTTA dry salt lake, in the Saharan area of Africa, that stays dry in the summer but receives some water in the winter.
- JORUMA large vessel for drinking (usually alcoholic beverages).
- SALEPA starch or jelly made out of plants in the Orchidaceae family, such as early-purple orchids (Orchis mascula).
- USNEAAny lichen of the genus Usnea.
- SYCEEAny of various gold or silver ingots used as currency in imperial China.
- HENBITAn annual herb, of species Lamium amplexicaule, with pink or purple flowers and deeply crenate leaves.
- WINTLETo wind, to reel.
- WITLOOFBelgian endive, common chicory (Cichorium intybus)
- ABOIDEAUA tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.
- BOUTADEA sudden outbreak or outburst; a caprice, a whim.
- BYCOKETA type of medieval cap with a wide brim that comes to a point in the front and is turned up at the rear, originally worn by Western European nobility and royalty.
- CAPOTA winning of all the tricks in the game of piquet, counting for forty points.
- COQUETRYCoquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending to reciprocate such feelings (chiefly of women towards men); flirtatious teasing.
- CORONISA device, curved stroke, or flourish formed with a pen, coming at the end of a book or chapter; a colophon. For example: ⸎, ۞.
- ENVOYA diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
- ESCARGOTA dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails.
- EXONAn officer of the King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.
- FLOCA floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid, or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed.
- FOGLEA handkerchief.
- GELATINOUSJelly-like.
- LAICITYThe control or influence of the laity or the fact of being lay.
- MALADROITNot adroit; awkward, clumsy, inept.
- NITERIEA nightclub or nightspot.
- PAWLA pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to mov
- PHAETONa light four-wheeled open carriage drawn by four horses
- PICOTAn embroidery trim made of a series of small loops.
- PINOCHLEA card game, similar to bezique.
- ROYNISHMangy; scabby.
- THYMOLa monoterpene phenol, C10H13OH, found in the oil extracted from thyme; used as in perfume, as an antiseptic and fungicide, and in embalming
- VELODROMEAn indoor arena, having an oval banked track for bicycle racing.
- WARISONA war cry played to order the soldiers to attack (normally played on a bugle).
- ALDOSTERONEA mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.
- BESOMA broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft.
- BOLEThe trunk or stem of a tree.
- CYTONperikaryon
- GECKFool; idiot; imbecile.
- GHOSTLYOf or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.
- HOTCHTo move irregularly up and down.
- KIESELGUHRDiatomaceous earth, a kind of soft rock containing the remains of diatoms; it absorbs nitroglycerine and is used to manufacture dynamite.
- KNAVEA boy; especially, a boy servant.
- MIRTHThe emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.
- OFLAGA German prisoner-of-war camp for officers only.
- THIVELa wooden stick for stirring porridge.
- THIVELSa wooden stick for stirring porridge.
- GIMELThe third letter of the several Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac).
- SCRIBESomeone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist. A person who writes books or doc
- DUNGAREESHeavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing.
- KIERA bleaching vat.
- SKYREDA yogurt-like product made of curdled milk, curds stored up for food; a thick dairy product unique to Icelandic cuisine.
- QIVIUTThe underwool of the Arctic muskox, used as a fibre.
- QIVIUTSThe underwool of the Arctic muskox, used as a fibre.
- AISLINGA kind of Irish poem, developed during the late 17th and 18th centuries, in which Ireland appears to the poet in a vision in the form of a woman, lamenting the state of the Irish p
- ARDRIA high king of Ireland.
- ESKERA long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier.
- FIACREA small horse-drawn carriage for hire; a hackney carriage.
- GELTA lunatic.
- TOCHERA dowry.
- ARCOA note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato.
- BOLOGNAA seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal.
- CANTOOne of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
- FACETEFacetious.
- SCIOLTOLight, free and easy; without strictness or legato.
- SFORZANDOA mark that indicates that a note is to be played with a strong initial attack.
- VELOCE(To be played) with great rapidity.
- ACYLAny of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid.
- ADNEXAThe appendages of an organ, such as the Fallopian tubes of the uterus.