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- ADROITLYDeftly; in an adroit manner.
- AEQUORINA photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
- AGENObsolete spelling of again.
- ALKYLAny of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons. In other words, an alkane minus one hydrogen atom.
- ARGONAUTAny of several species of shelled octopods of the family Argonautidae (of which only the genus Argonauta is not extinct).
- ARIDLYIn an arid manner.
- ASTIRIn motion; characterized by motion.
- ATELICPresenting an action or event’s significance as being the process or experience instead of the end accomplishment or goal.
- ATOKOUSProducing only asexual individuals.
- AVOWEDLYWith open acknowledgment, declaration or verification.
- AWEARIEDweary; made tired
- AWNYHaving awns; bearded, bristly
- BATHYALRelating to the ocean bottom, between the sublittoral and abyssal zones, at a depth of between 200 and 2000 metres
- BAUXITEThe principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.
- BEKNAVETo treat as a knave.
- BIRSYbristling, bristly (of an animal such as a wolf or a bear).
- BOORISHBehaving as a boor; rough in manners.
- BOORISHLYIn a boorish manner; uncultured.
- BRINYOf, relating to, resembling, or containing brine (“water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt”), such as seawater or tears; salty.
- BROADAXEA large axe, with a broad blade, once used as a weapon and also used for hewing timber.
- BUNYIPA mythical Australian monster, said to inhabit swamps and lagoons.
- BURGHALRelating to a burgh or borough.
- CAHOOTSChiefly preceded by in: collaboration or collusion, chiefly for a nefarious reason.
- CANKLEAn obese or otherwise swollen ankle that blends into the calf without clear demarcation.
- CAVIEA chicken coop.
- CHEERIOGoodbye, an interjection said upon parting.
- CHYMOUSOf or pertaining to chyme.
- CLOFFAn allowance of two pounds in every three hundredweight after the tare and tret are subtracted; now used only in a general sense, of small deductions from the original weight.
- COAXIALHaving a common central axis
- COGENTLYIn a cogent manner.
- COOEEA long, loud call used to attract attention when at a distance, mainly done in the Australian bush.
- CORONIUMA supposed chemical element, hypothesized in the 19th century in order to explain a green emission line seen during the total solar eclipse of 7 August 1869 (actually highly ionize
- CORONIUMSA supposed chemical element, hypothesized in the 19th century in order to explain a green emission line seen during the total solar eclipse of 7 August 1869 (actually highly ionize
- CROUSEbrisk; lively; bold
- DORSIFLEXTo flex a limb in a dorsal direction.
- DOSEROne who administers a dose.
- DOUCELYIn a douce manner.
- DRONGOAny bird of the genus Dicrurus.
- EPAXIALLocated above and behind an axis (typically a midline)
- EPITHETICOf or relating to epithets.
- EQUIVOCALITYThe quality of being equivocal.
- EXOPODThe outer ramus of a biramous limb of a crustacean.
- EYRAA slender, reddish-yellow wild cat (Puma yagouaroundi eyra) ranging from southern Brazil to Texas.
- FLEROVIUMThe chemical element with atomic number 114. An atom of this element.
- FLOOZIEA vulgar or sexually promiscuous woman; a hussy or slattern.
- FORDABLEAble to be forded.
- FOVEATEHaving slight depressions or pits.
- FOVEOLARRelating to the foveola.
- FOZYspongy; soft; fat and puffy
- FURZYCovered in furze.
- GAMETICOf or pertaining to gametes.
- GAWPTo stare stupidly or rudely; to gawk.
- GENOPHOBIASThe physical or psychological fear of sexual relations or sexual intercourse.
- GHOULIEA ghoul (ghostly spirit).
- GLEBYturfy; cloddy; fertile; fruitful.
- GONOCYTEA long-lived germ cell responsible for spermatogenesis in males and oogenesis in females
- GONODUCTEither of a pair of ducts, leading from a gonad to the exterior, through which gametes pass
- GRIPEYTending to gripe.
- GRISYGrim, grisly.
- GUYOTA flat-topped seamount.
- HOSIERYUndergarments worn on the legs, such as socks, stockings, and pantyhose.
- IDOLISMThe worship of idols.
- INTERFLUVEThe region of higher land between two connected river valleys.
- KLEPHTAn anti-Ottoman insurgent living in the mountains when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.
- KLEPHTICRelating to the klephts.
- LAICISEAlternative spelling of laicize.
- LAICISMSecularism.
- LEUKEMOIDResembling leukemia, but triggered by stress, infection, etc. rather than actual malignancy.
- LEXEMICOf or relating to a lexeme.
- LIFEBOATA boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger sh
- LYRISTA person who plays the lyre.
- MACROLOGYverbose meaningless talk
- MAWKISHExcessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.
- MOIDERto toil
- MOKEA donkey.
- MULISHCharacteristic of a mule; stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.
- NYCTOPHOBIAA fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness.
- OENOPHILEA person who has a fondness or appreciation for wine.
- OENOPHILYSynonym of oenophilia.
- OOCYTEA cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.
- ORNERYDisagreeable, stubborn, and troublesome to deal with; cantankerous.
- OXGATESynonym of oxgang.
- OXIDASEAny of many enzymes which catalyze oxidation reactions, especially ones using molecular oxygen.
- OXYPHILICHaving an affinity for oxygen.
- PAWKA wile
- PAWKYShrewd, sly; often also characterised by a sarcastic sense of humour.
- PIETThe magpie.
- PLATYResembling plates.
- PLOUGHSTAFFThe hind part or handle of a plough.
- PLOWSTAFFThe hind part or handle of a plow.
- PODGILYIn a podgy way.
- PODGYSlightly fat.
- PREXA president, especially of a university.
- PRONOTUMThe dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects
- PROSIFYTo convert or translate into prose.
- PUCCOONAny one of several plants yielding a red pigment which is used by the North American Indians, such as bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) and two species of Lithospermum, Lithosperm
- PYRUVATEAny salt or ester of pyruvic acid.
- QUODA quadrangle or court, as of a prison; a prison.
- QUONKUnwanted noise picked up by a microphone in a broadcasting studio.
- RARINGEager.