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- ABEIGH
- ABIOGENISTOne who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
- 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.
- ABOIDEAUXplural of aboideau
- ABOITEAUSplural of aboiteau
- ACETONITRILESplural of acetonitrile
- ACINIFORMHaving the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes.
- ACTINOMETRIESplural of actinometry
- ADENOMATOUSOf or pertaining to adenoma
- ADIABATICWithout gain or loss of heat (and thus with no change in entropy, in the quasistatic approximation).
- ADUMBRATIVEOf or pertaining to adumbration
- AEROPHOBIAA pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.
- AEROPHOBICHaving a fear of flying in aircraft.
- AFTERIMAGEAn image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.
- AGAMIDAny member of the family Agamidae of lizards, including many dragons.
- AGOGEIn ancient Greek music, tempo or pace; rhythmical movement.
- AGORAPHOBICOne who suffers from agoraphobia.
- AILUROPHILEA person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
- AILUROPHOBEA person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
- AMBERJACKAny of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.
- AMBLYOPIASplural of amblyopia
- AMBROIDAlternative form of amberoid.
- AMOEBOCYTESplural of amoebocyte
- AMPHIOXIplural of amphioxus
- AMYLOPECTINSplural of amylopectin
- ANHINGASynonym of darter: any bird of the genus Anhinga.
- ANTHOCYANanthocyanin
- ANTIPHONA devotional chant; a piece of music sung responsively.
- ANTIQUARIESplural of antiquary
- ANTIQUARKSplural of antiquark
- APOGAMIESAsexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a bud.
- APOMIXESplural of apomixis
- APOSEMATICThat serves as a warning to predators, as of toxicity, especially falsely.
- 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.
- AUDIOGENICProduced by sound.
- AUDIOMETERAn instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.
- AUDIOMETRIESplural of audiometry
- AUTOGAMOUSself-fertilizing
- AUTOGENIESspontaneous generation
- AVARICIOUSLYIn a greedy or self-serving manner.
- AYURVEDICAlternative spelling of Ayurvedic.
- BACHELORDOMThe state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
- BAGUIOA typhoon.
- BEECHWOODThe wood of beech trees (Fagus spp.).
- BEEFCAKEImagery of one or more muscular, well-built men.
- BEEFWOODAny of the Australian trees, of at least three different orders of plants, having timber resembling raw beef.
- BEHOOVEDsimple past and past participle of behoove
- BICONVEXHaving both sides convex.
- BIGEMINYThe alternation of one normal heartbeat and one premature heartbeat.
- BIOETHICSThe branch of ethics that studies the implications of biological and biomedical advances.
- BIOMORPHICHaving the appearance of a biomorph; representing a living organism rather than an artistic or pragmatic ideal.
- BIOPIRACYThe appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge, especially by patenting naturally occurring substances.
- BIOTELEMETRIESThe use of telemetry to monitor, measure and record physiological data of an organism
- BIRDFARMAlternative form of bird farm.
- BIVOUACKEDsimple past and past participle of bivouac
- BLACKAMOORSplural of blackamoor
- BOATSWAINA person aboard ship who is in charge of various maritime affairs. The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sail
- BOOFYOf hair, puffy, or having extra volume, not necessarily desired; having such hair; see bouffant.
- BOOGEYEDsimple past and past participle of boogey
- BOVINITYThe quality of being bovine.
- BRACHIOPODAny of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food
- BRAINWAVESplural of brainwave
- BRONCHIUMA bronchial tube; a subdivision of the bronchus.
- BUCKAYROObsolete spelling of buckaroo.
- BUCKRAMEDsimple past and past participle of buckram
- BUOYAGEA series of buoys or floating beacons to mark the course for vessels.
- CAFETORIUMSplural of cafetorium
- CALCIFUGEAny plant that does not thrive in a soil rich in lime or chalk
- CAVALIERISMThe practice or principles of cavaliers; cavalier behaviour
- CENOBITEA new or recent member of a Greek monastic religious order; a caloyer.
- CEPHEIDOf or pertaining to the family Cepheidae
- CHAMFRAINAlternative form of chamfron.
- CHAPATTIAlternative form of chapati.
- CHATOYANCYThe state or condition of being chatoyant.
- CHAWBACONAn uncultured rustic person.
- CHEAPIECheap; inferior.
- CHERUBLIKEResembling or characteristic of a cherub.
- CHICHIEST
- CHIPBOARDA building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.
- CHIVAREEAlternative form of shivaree.
- CHIYOGAMIThe repeating pattern found in many origami papers, originally applied with wood blocks, but now mainly using silkscreen techniques.
- CHRONAXIEThe minimum time over which an electric current must be applied in order to stimulate a muscle fiber or nerve cell.
- CHTHONIANPertaining to the underworld; being beneath the earth.
- CICISBEOSplural of cicisbeo
- CLOMIPHENEUK and US spelling of clomifene.
- COELENTERATESplural of coelenterate
- COEMBODYING
- COGWAYSplural of cogway
- COIFFEUSESplural of coiffeuse
- COKEHEADA cocaine addict.
- COLICWEEDAlternative form of colic weed.
- COMITIASA popular legislative assembly in ancient Rome.
- COMPENSABILITYThe characteristic of being compensable; the ability to be compensated.
- COMPOSITELYIn a composite manner.
- COMPUTERNIKA computer enthusiast.
- COMPUTERNIKSplural of computernik
- COOEYEDsimple past and past participle of cooey
- COPIHUEAn evergreen climbing plant, Lapageria rosea.
- CORYMBEDHaving corymbs.
- CORYPHAEIplural of coryphaeus