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- BERKELIUMSA transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97. An atom of this element.
- BIOPSICRelating to a biopsy.
- BLASTOPOREThe opening into the archenteron
- BLASTOPORICPertaining to a blastopore; blastoporal.
- BRONCHIOLEAny of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus.
- CASTEISMDiscrimination based on a person's caste.
- CHERTMassive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.
- CHERTYContaining chert.
- CHETRUMA subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Bhutanese ngultrum
- CHEWEROne who chews.
- CHOROIDALOf or pertaining to the choroid
- CISSINGThe formation of small craters, drops or streaks on a freshly-painted or varnished surface if the paint or varnish fails to adhere to it.
- CISTERNALRelating to cisterns or cisternae
- CITRANGECitrus × insitorum, a hybrid of the sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) and the trifoliate orange (Citrus trifoliata).
- CLERIHEWA humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line.
- CLERKDOMThe role or status of clerk.
- COLUMNARITYThe state or quality of being columnar.
- CONDYLARRelating to or resembling a condyle.
- CONTRAFLOWFlow in the opposite direction to normal.
- CONTRAPLEXOf message signals, passing in opposite directions at the same time.
- COTYLOIDShaped like a cup.
- CREOPHAGIESAlternative spelling of kreophagy.
- CREOPHAGYAlternative spelling of kreophagy.
- CUMSHAWA gratuity or tip as thanks for a service
- CUNEATELYIn a cuneate manner.
- DAGLOCKA dirty or clotted lock of wool on a sheep.
- DENITRIFYTo remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.
- DIALOGISMAn imaginary speech or discussion between two or more.
- DIALOGISTA writer of dialogs.
- DIARCHYRule by two people.
- DIARIALdaily.
- DICTYstylish and respectable; high-class
- DIGLYPHA member with two vertical channels or grooves, without the two lateral half grooves which characterize the triglyph.
- DILATANCYThe property of dilating or expanding, especially by means of an increase in space between the component parts.
- DISBOWELTo disembowel.
- DISFLESHTo reduce the flesh or obesity of.
- DISLIMNTo remove the outlines of; to efface.
- DISPLUMETo deprive of feathers or plumes.
- DISPROFITTo be, or to cause to be, without profit or benefit.
- DISRELISHA lack of relish: distaste
- DITRIGLYPHA space for two triglyphs in the entablature between columns.
- ECTOMORPHYThe condition of being ectomorphic
- ELEVONA movable surface at the trailing edge of a tailless airplane (such as the space shuttle) that provides pitch and roll control.
- ELOCUTETo speak, declaim, etc., in an elocutionary manner.
- EMULSOIDA colloid solution consisting of a suspension of liquid particles in a liquid.
- ENDOBLASTentoblast
- ENDOBLASTICSynonym of entoblastic (“of or relating to the entoblast”).
- EPITAXYAn overgrowth in which the overlying crystal is either induced into the same orientation, or otherwise grows under the influence of the underlying crystal into the same orientation
- EQUIANGULAROf a polygon, having all interior angles equal. This is not necessarily a regular polygon, since that would also be equilateral; a rectangle is equiangular but not equilateral, unl
- EQUIMOLARContaining the same number of moles (of two or more compounds)
- ERMINEDsimple past and past participle of ermine
- ETHMOIDALOf or pertaining to the ethmoid bone.
- EUPHOBIAFear of hearing good news.
- EUPHOBIASFear of hearing good news.
- EUPLOIDYThe condition of having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.
- EXIGENTLYIn an exigent manner.
- FANCIEROne who fancies; a person with a special interest, attraction or liking for something.
- FARADICOf or pertaining to electricity, especially to electrical induction.
- FIRELOCKA form of gunlock, in which the priming is ignited by a spark.
- FOGEYISHCharacteristic of or resembling an old fogey: outdated or out of touch
- FROUZYfroward, peevish, offensive to the eye or nose
- FUBBYplump or chubby
- FUBSYshort and stout; low and wide
- FUNCTORA function word.
- GLAIRYOf or pertaining to glair; slimy, viscous and transparent.
- GLIOMATOUSAffected with, or of the nature of, glioma.
- GLIOSISA proliferation of astrocytes in damaged areas of the central nervous system. This proliferation usually leads to the formation of a glial scar.
- GOATISHGoaty, goatlike.
- GROUNDFISHAny of many fish that swim near the seafloor: a demersal fish.
- HALFPACEA platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight.
- HELIOTROPICexhibiting heliotropism
- HEMIPODEAny of a small group of birds containing 15 species, all but one of which are in the genus Turnix.
- HEREINTOInto this circumstance, matter, place, or situation; into this.
- HETEROPLOIDHaving a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.
- HUELESSWithout hue or colour; colourless.
- HYPERACIDHighly acidic.
- HYPOACIDhypoacidic
- HYSTEROIDSimilar to hysteria
- IMAGISTA follower of any of the various artistic schools known as imagism
- INDOLESplural of indole
- INEBRIETYThe state of being inebriated; inebriation, drunkenness.
- IRIDOLOGYA form of alternative medicine involving the diagnosis of body ailments through the examination of the iris of the human eye.
- KINESIPATHYkinesitherapy
- KYMOGRAPHA device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure over time, using a pen on a rotating drum.
- LAIRYTouchy, aggressive or confrontational, usually while drunk.
- LEXEMICOf or relating to a lexeme.
- LITHOMANCYdivination with the use of precious or semi-precious stones, gemstones, or normal stones by either interpreting the light they reflect (crystallomancy), or how they fall (sortilege
- LOUTISHResembling a lout (troublemaker or bumpkin).
- LYCHNISAny of the genus Lychnis of flowering plants.
- MALEDICTaccursed, cursed
- MALKINA (stereotypical name for a) lower-class or uncultured woman; a kitchenmaid; a slattern.
- MALLEATEPossessing or resembling a malleus, or another structure shaped like a hammer.
- MALOLACTICDescribing a type of fermentation in which malic acid is converted into lactic acid
- MARVYGreat, awesome, brilliant.
- MAWKISHExcessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.
- MEGASPORICPertaining to a megaspore.
- MIDSOLEThe layer of a shoe in between the outsole and insole, typically there for shock absorption.
- MISENTERTo enter or insert wrongly.
- MOLTEROne who, or that which, molts or sheds.
- NEUROBLASTThe embryonic cell that develops into a nerve cell