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- ABLUTIONSplural of ablution
- ABORTIONSplural of abortion
- ABRIDGEMENTSplural of abridgement
- ABSORPTIVEHaving power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
- ACTINIAEplural of actinia
- ADAPTIVEOf, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.
- ADSORPTIVEPertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
- AERODYNAMICSThe science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere.
- AGENETICNot genetic; that does not have a genetic cause.
- 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
- ALUMINATEA compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid
- AMBIDEXTROUSHaving equal or comparable ability in both hands; in particular, able to write well with both hands.
- AMBISEXUALHermaphroditic.
- AMBULATINGpresent participle and gerund of ambulate
- AMBULATORYOf, relating to, or adapted to walking.
- AMNESIACA person who suffers from amnesia.
- AMYGDALINA glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.
- ANAEROBICWithout oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.
- ANALGESICAny medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation.
- ANEURISMALAlternative spelling of aneurysmal.
- ANKYLOSAURSynonym of ankylosaurus, Ankylosaurus magniventris, a herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous period notable for its heavy armor and clublike tail.
- ANODIZEto coat the surface of a metal electrolytically with an oxide, either as protection or decoration
- ANODYNICIn the way of an anodyne, relating to relief from pain.
- ANTIVIRALSplural of antiviral
- APIARISTbeekeeper
- APOTHECARYSynonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
- APOTHECESplural of apothece
- AQUEDUCTSplural of aqueduct
- ARRAIGNSthird-person singular simple present indicative of arraign
- AUGMENTORSplural of augmentor
- AUTOBAHNThe high-speed intercity highways of Germany and Austria.
- AUTOECIOUSOf a fungus, most often a rust: completing its life cycle on one host.
- AUTOGENICSautogenic training
- AUTONOMICActing or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control.
- AUTOSEXINGThe identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
- AUTOWINDERSplural of autowinder
- AVUNCULARIn the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
- AVUNCULARITYThe condition of being avuncular.
- AXIOMATICSelf-evident or unquestionable.
- AYURVEDICSAlternative spelling of Ayurvedic.
- BALKANIZEAlternative letter-case form of Balkanize.
- BASENJIAlternative letter-case form of Basenji.
- BEARDTONGUESplural of beardtongue
- BESHROUDINGpresent participle and gerund of beshroud
- BICAMERALBeing or having a system with two, often unequal, chambers or compartments; of, signifying, relating to, or being the product of such a two-chambered system.
- BIFURCATEDDivided into two branches.
- BOISTEROUSLYIn a boisterous manner, energetically and noisily.
- BOOKISHLYIn a bookish manner.
- BOOLEANS
- BOUILLONSplural of bouillon
- BRAILINGpresent participle and gerund of brail
- BROCCOLINIA green vegetable similar to broccoli but with smaller florets and long thin stalks; a cross between broccoli and kai-lan (Chinese broccoli).
- BROMINATEDsimple past and past participle of brominate
- CALIPHATESplural of caliphate
- CAMPHORSplural of camphor
- CARAMELISEAlternative spelling of caramelize.
- CATERWAULINGgerund of caterwaul: a sound that caterwauls.
- CATHODICProceeding from a nerve centre; efferent.
- CAVEATINGShifting the sword from one side of an adversary's sword to the other.
- CENOBITEA new or recent member of a Greek monastic religious order; a caloyer.
- CHIFFOROBESplural of chifforobe
- CHOUXplural of chou
- CHTHONICDwelling within the underworld.
- CLOISTEREDDwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary.
- COLONISEDsimple past and past participle of colonise
- COMPLEXIONSplural of complexion
- CONFABULATEDsimple past and past participle of confabulate
- CONFABULISTOne who confabulates; a companion with whom one chats or confers.
- COORDINAL
- COTERIESplural of coterie
- COUNTERFEITSplural of counterfeit
- COUNTERFOILSplural of counterfoil
- CRAPULENTExhibiting or relating to crapulence.
- CRAVENLYIn a craven manner.
- CREOSOTEDsimple past and past participle of creosote
- CRUDITEAlternative form of crudité.
- CUNEIFORMSplural of cuneiform
- CUNEUSA portion of the occipital lobe of the human brain, involved in visual processing.
- CUVEESplural of cuvee
- CYTOPATHICThat damages or destroys cells
- DAUPHINESplural of dauphine
- DEAERATINGpresent participle and gerund of deaerate
- DECALITERUS spelling of decalitre.
- DECEITFULLYin a deceitful manner
- DECOUPLINGpresent participle and gerund of decouple
- DECRYPTSthird-person singular simple present indicative of decrypt
- DEEJAYINGpresent participle and gerund of deejay
- DEFLEXIONDated spelling of deflection.
- DEFLEXIONSplural of deflexion
- DEFROCKINGpresent participle and gerund of defrock
- DEFROCKSthird-person singular simple present indicative of defrock
- DELAMINATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of delaminate
- DELOUSINGpresent participle and gerund of delouse
- DENIGRATIVESynonym of denigratory.
- DEREGULATIONSplural of deregulation
- DESIGNATIVEServing to designate.
- DESTABILIZETo make something unstable.
- DETORSIONAlternative form of detortion.
- DETOXIFYTo remove foreign and harmful substances from something.
- DIACETYLTwo acetyl groups in a compound