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- ELEVONA movable surface at the trailing edge of a tailless airplane (such as the space shuttle) that provides pitch and roll control.
- FARADICOf or pertaining to electricity, especially to electrical induction.
- HYSTEROIDSimilar to hysteria
- KYMOGRAPHSplural of kymograph
- NARISa nostril
- POSTULANCYThe role or status of a postulant.
- RADIOLUCENTtransparent to X-rays
- SHEIKDOMThe domain ruled by a sheik.
- SKYRMIONAny of a particular class of topological soliton that can be used to model certain properties of a nucleon.
- SPRINGETo sprinkle; to scatter.
- THRALDOMSplural of thraldom.
- UMBRATILEShady, shadowy.
- VISCIDLYIn a viscid fashion or manner.
- WANTERSplural of wanter
- ANTICHLOR(chemistry) Any substance used to remove excess chlorine or hypochlorite from textiles etc after bleaching; typically sodium thiosulfate.
- ANTISERUMA serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
- BERKELIUMSA transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97. An atom of this element.
- BESTREWTo strew or scatter about; throw or drop here and there.
- CHAMPERTYThe investing of money into a third party's lawsuit in which one has no vested interest.
- CONTRAFLOWFlow in the opposite direction to normal.
- DECLAIMERSplural of declaimer
- EQUIMOLARContaining the same number of moles (of two or more compounds)
- FITCHEWSplural of fitchew
- KIPEAn osier basket used for catching fish.
- PEAVYA tool used to manipulate logs, having a thick wooden handle, a steel point, and a curved hooked arm. Similar to a cant-hook, but shorter and stouter, and with a pointed end.
- QUADRIVIAplural of quadrivium
- RAMPIONA species of bellflower with roots and leaves formerly used in salads, Campanula rapunculus.
- RHEOLOGIESplural of rheology
- SEMILUNARShaped like a half-moon; crescent-shaped.
- VAIRYDivided into vair-bells of two or more tinctures.
- VISCOMETERAn instrument used to measure the viscosity of a liquid.
- VISCOMETRYmeasurement of the viscosity of liquids
- ANHYDRITESplural of anhydrite
- AZIDESplural of azide
- BOUNReady, prepared.
- ECTOMORPHYThe condition of being ectomorphic
- MOLTEROne who, or that which, molts or sheds.
- OCHRYAlternative form of ochery.
- PLATYFISHCertain fish of the genus Xiphophorus lacking a sword-like extension of the lower tailfin.
- RETINULAEplural of retinula
- SHREWINGpresent participle and gerund of shrew
- SIDEROPHILEIn the Goldschmidt classification, an element that forms alloys easily with iron and is concentrated in the Earth's core.
- YCLEPEDAlternative spelling of yclept.
- ABBOTCYAbbacy; office of abbot (superior of a monastery).
- ANEUPLOIDHaving a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
- ASTRINGEDsimple past and past participle of astringe
- CONDYLARRelating to or resembling a condyle.
- DIARIALdaily.
- EMBRANGLEDsimple past and past participle of embrangle
- EUPLOIDYThe condition of having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.
- EXCAMBIONexchange or barter, especially of lands.
- ORGANDIESplural of organdy
- WINDHOVERSplural of windhover
- WISKETA basket.
- ANTHELIXAlternative spelling of antihelix.
- BEAMISHLYIn a beamish manner.
- CREOPHAGYAlternative spelling of kreophagy.
- CUMSHAWA gratuity or tip as thanks for a service
- DORTA sulky or sullen mood; the sulks.
- ECLOSIONThe emergence of an insect from the pupa case, or of a larva from the egg.
- EELPOUTSplural of eelpout
- ELUVIATETo cause eluviation.
- ENDOBLASTentoblast
- LAIRYTouchy, aggressive or confrontational, usually while drunk.
- PSILOCIN4-hydroxy-dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic alkaloid found in most psychedelic mushrooms.
- SOUTACHEA narrow braid often decorated with a herringbone pattern
- TAMARISKAny of several shrubs, of the genus Tamarix, native to arid regions in Eurasia and Africa, often invasive in other arid regions.
- TRIBOLOGYThe science and engineering of interacting surfaces in relative motion; the study and application of technology using the principles of friction, lubrication and wear.
- BLASTOPOREThe opening into the archenteron
- CONGEAlternative form of congy, congius, ancient Roman units of liquid measure and mass.
- FULGURATEDsimple past and past participle of fulgurate
- HYPERONAny baryon (a three-quark particle) with a non-zero strangeness (i.e., whose composition includes one or more strange or anti-strange quarks).
- PLUTARCH
- QUIRTINGpresent participle and gerund of quirt
- UNFLESHEDHaving no flesh.
- WRASTING
- CHERTYContaining chert.
- COLINEARITYAlternative form of collinearity.
- EELPOUTAny fish of the family Zoarcidae.
- ETHMOIDALOf or pertaining to the ethmoid bone.
- FILARIAAny of the parasitic nematode worms of superfamily Filarioidea that lives in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis.
- GYNOPHORESplural of gynophore
- LOXINGpresent participle and gerund of lox
- SHRIEVEObsolete form of sheriff.
- FOGEYISHCharacteristic of or resembling an old fogey: outdated or out of touch
- GABIONSplural of gabion
- GLEDEAny of several birds of prey, especially a kite, Milvus milvus.
- POSTILIONA rider mounted on the near (left) leading horse who guides the team pulling a carriage.
- TRIEAn ordered tree data structure that is used to store an associative array where the keys are usually strings.
- VIRIAL
- WINDHOVERThe common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).
- ABBACYThe dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess.
- CLERIHEWA humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line.
- EMBANKEDProtected by or containing embankments.
- EUTAXYGood or established order or arrangement.
- LEXEMICOf or relating to a lexeme.
- TETRAPLOIDYThe state of being tetraploid, having four sets of chromosomes.
- UMPTYIndefinite in number; unspecified.