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- 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
- OCHERYochrous
- ORTANIQUEA cross between an orange and a tangerine.
- OUTSLICKTo be more slick than; to exceed in slickness.
- OUTWEARYTo wear out; to tire.
- OXIDABLECapable of being oxidized.
- OXIDATIONALRelating to oxidation.
- PAGURIDAny of the hermit crabs of family Paguridae, a right-handed hermit crab.
- PANDERLYpanderly (having the quality of a pander).
- PARABOLOIDShort for elliptic paraboloid
- PARAGENETICrelated to paragenesis
- PARAKITEA train or series of kites on one string and flying tandem, used for attaining great heights and for sending up instruments for meteorological observations or a person for military
- 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.
- PEDOLOGYThe sub-discipline of soil science that studies soils as a component of natural systems or deals with soil genesis and soil classification, or studies the soil profiles or solum in
- PLASMOIDA region of plasma held relatively stable within a magnetic field
- PLATYFISHCertain fish of the genus Xiphophorus lacking a sword-like extension of the lower tailfin.
- PLEBBYdéclassé, unsophisticated, oikish, chavvy.
- PLOIDYThe number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell.
- POSTIQUEA retail store selling items relating to postal mail, such as stamps and stationery.
- PREADMONISHTo admonish in advance.
- PREGENITALBefore birth; prenatal.
- PRELATISMprelacy; episcopacy
- PSALMICOf or pertaining to psalms or psalmody
- PSEUDOCOELThe body cavity of certain nematodes (primitive invertebrates), which is analogous to a coelom but lacking mesodermal cells, i.e. not lined with mesothelium.
- PTERIDOLOGYThe scientific study of ferns and other pteridophytes.
- PULTRUSIONA continuous process for manufacture of composite materials with constant cross section.
- PYRUVATEAny salt or ester of pyruvic acid.
- RADIOLUCENTtransparent to X-rays
- REPANDLYIn a repand manner.
- RIDGELINGA male animal with at least one testicle still in the inguinal canal.
- SACKABLESufficiently severe to warrant the perpetrator being sacked.
- SACKAGEAn act or instance of sacking, pillaging or looting.
- SCALDFISHAny of several edible flatfish of the genus Arnoglossus.
- SEMILUNARShaped like a half-moon; crescent-shaped.
- SHEIKDOMThe domain ruled by a sheik.
- SHRIEVEObsolete form of sheriff.
- SHUNTERA railway locomotive used for shunting (switching).
- SIDEROPHILEIn the Goldschmidt classification, an element that forms alloys easily with iron and is concentrated in the Earth's core.
- SIDLEROne who sidles.
- SINOATRIALRelating to the venous sinus and the right atrium of the heart.
- SKYRMIONAny of a particular class of topological soliton that can be used to model certain properties of a nucleon.
- SPADEFULThe amount held or moved by a spade at once.
- SPANKERSomeone who spanks.
- SPHERULITICof or relating to spherulite
- SPIRYLike or resembling a spire.
- SPOROIDResembling a spore.
- STABLISHTo establish.
- STILLIONA stand or rack, especially for casks or vats in a brewery, or less commonly for pottery while drying.
- SUBACIDLYIn a subacid manner.
- SUBOCTAVEThe octave below another.
- SUBOCULARBelow the eye.
- SUBOVATENearly ovate in shape.
- SUBPOTENCYThe quality of being subpotent.
- SWANLIKESimilar to a swan or a characteristic of it, especially in elegance or grace.
- SWAYFULAble to sway; swaying.
- TACHYPNOEAHyperventilation.
- TANOREXICRelating to, or suffering from, tanorexia.
- TELOMEA terminal branch of a stem, thought to have evolved into the leaf, according to one theory of plant morphology.
- TETRAPLOIDYThe state of being tetraploid, having four sets of chromosomes.
- TETRATOMICConsisting of four atoms.
- TITIVATOROne who titivates.
- TITULARITYThe quality of being titular.
- TRIBOLOGYThe science and engineering of interacting surfaces in relative motion; the study and application of technology using the principles of friction, lubrication and wear.
- TRIEAn ordered tree data structure that is used to store an associative array where the keys are usually strings.
- TRIPLOIDYThe state of being triploid, having three sets of chromosomes.
- TROCHOIDALOf, pertaining to, or shaped like a trochoid.
- UMPTYIndefinite in number; unspecified.
- UNCAKEDNot caked.
- UNDERLAPTo be overlapped by; to protrude underneath.
- UNFLESHEDHaving no flesh.
- UNTRUSTYNot trusty.
- VAPOROUSLYIn a vaporous manner.
- VEINOUSHaving prominent veins.
- VICARIALOf or pertaining to a vicar
- VISCIDLYIn a viscid fashion or manner.
- VISCOMETERAn instrument used to measure the viscosity of a liquid.
- VISCOMETRYmeasurement of the viscosity of liquids
- VOGUISHElegant, fashionable or chic.
- WHENASWhen; at the time (which).
- WHEREINTOInto which.
- WHIMSYA quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.
- WHIPSTOCKThe stock, or rigid handle, of a whip.
- WINDHOVERThe common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).
- WONTEDLYUsually, customarily, or habitually.
- XENOCRYSTAn isolated crystal having a different origin than the igneous rock in which it is found; the mineralogical equivalent of a xenolith.
- XEROPHYTICOf, pertaining to, or being a xerophyte
- XYLOGRAPHAn engraving in wood or woodcut, especially one used in printing predating the Western tradition (14th c.).
- YCLEPEDAlternative spelling of yclept.
- YOBBISHCharacteristic of a yob, lout or hooligan.