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- APOGAMIESAsexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a bud.
- BIRDFARMAlternative form of bird farm.
- BUCKAYROObsolete spelling of buckaroo.
- CICISBEOSplural of cicisbeo
- COMITIASA popular legislative assembly in ancient Rome.
- CUTINIZETo change into cutin.
- GEOBOTANIESThe branch of biogeography that is concerned with the geographic distribution of plant species.
- HYPERLIPEMICExhibiting or relating to hyperlipemia.
- IGUANODONAny large dinosaur of the genus †Iguanodon, of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
- INFAUNAAny aquatic organism that lives within the dominant medium of its environment, but especially within aquatic sediments.
- ISOENZYMEAny of a group of enzymes that catalyze the same reaction but have structures that are (minorly or substantially) different and have physical, biochemical, and immunological proper
- MEDICINABLEMedicinal; having healing properties.
- NAFFINGAn intensifier.
- ORPHICALLY
- PATAMARA sailing vessel resembling a grab, formerly used in the coasting trade of Bombay and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
- PRECAVAEplural of precava
- SUBECHOESplural of subecho
- TELEPORTATIONSplural of teleportation
- UFOLOGICALOf or pertaining to ufology.
- WEIGHAGEA duty or toll paid for weighing merchandise.
- AMOEBOCYTESplural of amoebocyte
- ANHINGASynonym of darter: any bird of the genus Anhinga.
- BAGUIOA typhoon.
- BEEFCAKEImagery of one or more muscular, well-built men.
- BOOGEYEDsimple past and past participle of boogey
- CALCIFUGEAny plant that does not thrive in a soil rich in lime or chalk
- CHEAPIECheap; inferior.
- CHIYOGAMIThe repeating pattern found in many origami papers, originally applied with wood blocks, but now mainly using silkscreen techniques.
- CLOMIPHENEUK and US spelling of clomifene.
- COEMBODYING
- COLICWEEDAlternative form of colic weed.
- COOEYEDsimple past and past participle of cooey
- CRAMPITAlternative form of crampet.
- CYCADEOIDAny of the extinct plants of the order Bennettitales.
- DADOINGpresent participle and gerund of dado
- ECTOZOANSynonym of ectozoon.
- EMBRACIVEDisposed to embrace, or fond of caressing.
- EPIZOITEAny epizoic organism.
- FANATICIZETo make into a fanatic.
- FLORILEGIAplural of florilegium
- FOGEYDOMThe state of being a fogey.
- HAGADIC
- HYPERAEMIASplural of hyperaemia
- KAIROMONESplural of kairomone
- LEPROMATOUSSynonym of lepromatoid: Of or relating to leprous lesions (lepromas) or lepromatic leprosy.
- OBTUSITIESplural of obtusity
- OUTBITCHESthird-person singular simple present indicative of outbitch
- PERCEIVABLYIn a way that can be perceived.
- PINACEOUSBelonging to the family Pinaceae of conifers.
- PREMODIFIESthird-person singular simple present indicative of premodify
- PROCAMBIAplural of procambium
- PROTEOGLYCANAny of many glycoproteins that have heteropolysaccharide side chains
- SUPERFAMILYA taxonomic category above family and below order (and its subdivisions).
- THERMIONICSThe science dealing with thermionic emission.
- UNAWESOMENot awesome.
- UNHOODINGpresent participle and gerund of unhood
- ACETONITRILESplural of acetonitrile
- ACINIFORMHaving the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes.
- ACTINOMETRIESplural of actinometry
- AGOGEIn ancient Greek music, tempo or pace; rhythmical movement.
- AMBERJACKAny of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.
- BEEFWOODAny of the Australian trees, of at least three different orders of plants, having timber resembling raw beef.
- BIGEMINYThe alternation of one normal heartbeat and one premature heartbeat.
- BIOPIRACYThe appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge, especially by patenting naturally occurring substances.
- BLACKAMOORSplural of blackamoor
- CHICHIEST
- COKEHEADA cocaine addict.
- COMPUTERNIKA computer enthusiast.
- COUCHETTESplural of couchette
- CYANAMIDEA chemical compound, NH2CN; a white crystalline solid, soluble in water, having many commercial applications including fertilizer
- DECEMVIRIplural of decemvir
- EAGLEWOODSynonym of agarwood.
- EVAGINATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of evaginate
- FORAMINOUSCovered with holes or foramina.
- GEOBOTANYThe branch of biogeography that is concerned with the geographic distribution of plant species.
- GUAIACUMSplural of guaiacum
- METHOXIDESplural of methoxide
- NEMATOCIDESplural of nematocide
- OVERFATIGUETo fatigue to excess; to tire out.
- PROPYLAEUMA vestibule or entrance, to a temple.
- RACEMOIDHaving the form of a raceme
- SERMONIZETo speak in the manner of a sermon; to preach; to propagate one's morality or opinions with speech.
- ZANAMIVIRSAn antiviral drug C12H20N4O7 that is a neuraminidase inhibitor taken by oral inhalation in the treatment and prophylaxis of Influenzavirus.
- AMBLYOPIASplural of amblyopia
- AUTOGAMOUSself-fertilizing
- BUCKRAMEDsimple past and past participle of buckram
- BUOYAGEA series of buoys or floating beacons to mark the course for vessels.
- COELENTERATESplural of coelenterate
- COMPOSITELYIn a composite manner.
- COXALGICRelating to coxalgia.
- DEFORMATIVEOf or relating to deformation.
- DIAPIRICOf or relating to a diapir.
- DOUGHFACEA person, especially a politician, who is perceived to be pliable or moldable. In particular, in the antebellum United States, a Northerner who espoused sympathies with the Souther
- ENZOOTICA disease that is consistently prevalent in a population of non-human animals in a limited region, season, or climate.
- EPIMERICOf or pertaining to an epimer
- ERIOPHYIDSplural of eriophyid
- EVERYWOMANIn fiction, drama, or allegory, the archetypical ordinary woman.
- GLOMERULIplural of glomerulus
- HEXAMINESplural of hexamine
- HYPSOMETERAn instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).