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- PYCNIDIUMIn certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of the inner walls of which spores are produced.
- SEXTODECIMOA size of a sheet of paper resulting from folding and cutting a sheet of paper into sixteenths (3.25"–5" x 5"–6.25").
- VIATICAplural of viaticum
- VIATICUMSplural of viaticum
- ABOITEAUSplural of aboiteau
- CHAWBACONAn uncultured rustic person.
- CHRONAXIEThe minimum time over which an electric current must be applied in order to stimulate a muscle fiber or nerve cell.
- EPIZOOTICAn occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population of non-human animals at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period.
- HEMIPTEROUSOf or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran
- MEROBLASTICthat undergoes only partial cleavage
- MOUCHOIRA handkerchief.
- OMNIARCHA ruler of the world or everything.
- OMNIFARIOUSOf many or all forms, varieties, or kinds.
- OUGUIYAThe currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums.
- PATRIMONIESplural of patrimony
- PYGIDIAplural of pygidium
- YEOMANRIESplural of yeomanry
- ABOIDEAUSplural of aboideau
- ANTHOCYANanthocyanin
- BOOFYOf hair, puffy, or having extra volume, not necessarily desired; having such hair; see bouffant.
- EUNUCHISMThe condition of being a eunuch.
- FASTIGIUMAn apex or summit; culmination.
- NANOWATTOne thousand millionth (10) of a watt, abbreviated as nW.
- VIRAEMIAThe condition or disease of having a virus in the bloodstream.
- BRAINWAVESplural of brainwave
- CAFETORIUMSplural of cafetorium
- EPIFAUNAEplural of epifauna
- HYPOXEMICRelating to, or afflicted with, hypoxemia.
- IOTACISMPronunciation of another vowel or diphthong as [i], or a vowel shift resulting in such pronunciation, especially in Greek.
- NOVICIATEAlternative form of novitiate.
- OMOPHAGICEating raw flesh; using uncooked meat as food.
- WHIPSNAKEAlternative form of whip snake.
- FOWLPOXESA disease of poultry caused by viruses of the family Poxviridae and the genus Avipoxvirus.
- GREYWACKEA hard dark sandstone with poorly sorted angular grains of quartz, feldspar, and small rock fragments in a compact, clay-fine matrix.
- KILOPARSECA unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs.
- PRETENTIOUSLYIn a manner with unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
- WAVEGUIDEA structure which guides waves, such as electromagnetic waves, light, or sound waves.
- CHIVAREEAlternative form of shivaree.
- DEMIURGICRelating to a demiurge.
- IMPETIGOSplural of impetigo
- RUDBECKIAAny member of the genus Rudbeckia of coneflowers.
- WOLFRAMITESplural of wolframite
- 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.
- AGAMIDAny member of the family Agamidae of lizards, including many dragons.
- DEFOGGEDsimple past and past participle of defog
- DICHOGAMYThe condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
- FIMBRIATEDsimple past and past participle of fimbriate
- HAPKIDOAn eclectic Korean martial art founded by Choi Young-sul, a student of Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu.
- HEMIPLEGICOf, pertaining to, or afflicted with hemiplegia
- PROBLEMATICSplural of problematic
- PYXIDIUMA seed capsule in the form of a box, the seeds being released when the top splits off.
- ABIOGENISTOne who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
- CHERUBLIKEResembling or characteristic of a cherub.
- DOGMATISEAlternative form of dogmatize.
- POLYCHROMEDStrikingly multicolored, as if by polychromy.
- OGHAMICIn, of, or pertaining to Ogham.
- UMIAQAlternative spelling of umiak.
- CHATOYANCYThe state or condition of being chatoyant.
- HYPERCUBEA geometric figure in four or more dimensions, which is analogous to a cube in three dimensions. Specifically, the n-dimensional equivalent of a cube for any non-negative integer n
- MYASTHENICOf, pertaining to, or suffering from myasthenia.
- POLYCENTRISMa political or cultural system which contains many different centres, especially centres of authority or control
- WHEYFACEDOne who is pale, as from fear; a coward.
- ABOIDEAUXplural of aboideau
- ADUMBRATIVEOf or pertaining to adumbration
- APOTHECIUMA type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
- DIVAGATETo wander about.
- MASTOPEXYAny operation designed to lift or reshape a woman's breast.