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- ABMHOA unit of measurement (10 mhos) in the centimeter-gram-second scale used to measure conductance
- ABOHMA unit of electrical resistance equal to one billionth of an ohm (10 ohms), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.
- ADUMBRATIVELYIn an adumbrative manner
- ADVENTURISMThe behavior of an adventurer; risk-taking.
- AECIAplural of aecium
- AEDILESHIPThe office of an aedile.
- AEQUORINA photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
- AERENCHYMAA spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants.
- AERENCHYMASplural of aerenchyma
- AEROLITHSplural of aerolith
- AEROMAGNETICOf or pertaining to aeromagnetics
- AEROPHOBEA person who is afraid of flying.
- AEROPHOBESplural of aerophobe
- AEROPHOBIAA pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.
- AEROPHOBIASA pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.
- AEROPHOBICHaving a fear of flying in aircraft.
- AEROPHYTEepiphyte
- AEROPHYTESplural of aerophyte
- AGNIZETo recognise; to acknowledge.
- AILUROPHOBEA person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
- AILUROPHOBESplural of ailurophobe
- AILUROPHOBIASplural of ailurophobia
- AITCHBONEA cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
- AITCHBONESplural of aitchbone
- ALGOPHOBIAFear of pain.
- AMBLYGONITESplural of amblygonite
- ANDROECIAplural of androecium
- ANEMOPHILYA form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
- ANOPIASplural of anopia
- ANTISYMMETRICHaving the property that, for any two distinct elements of S, at least one is not related to the other via R; equivalently, having the property that, for any x, y ∈ S, if both xRy
- APNOEAAlternative form of apnea.
- APOCYNTHIONThe point in an orbit around the Moon that is most distant from that body.
- APOLOGIAEplural of apologia
- APTERYXESplural of apteryx
- ARCHEGONIATERelating to or possessing archegonia.
- ARCHEGONIUMA multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
- ARTHRALGICOf, pertaining to, or suffering from arthralgia
- ASPHYXIANTThat can cause asphyxiation
- ASPHYXIATOROne who or that which asphyxiates.
- ASTROPHOBIC
- AUTARCHIESplural of autarchy
- AUTOECIOUSOf a fungus, most often a rust: completing its life cycle on one host.
- AUTOHYPNOTICOf or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
- AUTOPHOBIAThe morbid fear of being alone or of oneself.
- AVYZE
- AVYZES
- AZYMAlternative form of azyme (“unleavened bread”).
- AZYMSplural of azym
- BACHELORDOMSThe state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
- BACKSWEPTSwept back.
- BACKWRAPSplural of backwrap
- BACTERIOPHAGESplural of bacteriophage
- BAIRNLIESTsuperlative form of bairnly: most bairnly
- BARMbosom
- BATRACHIANSplural of batrachian
- BAULKIERcomparative form of baulky: more baulky
- BAULKIESTsuperlative form of baulky: most baulky
- BEBLOODEDsimple past and past participle of beblood
- BEECHDROPSEpifagus virginiana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
- BEGILTsimple past and past participle of begild
- BENCHYResembling or characteristic of a bench.
- BERHYMEDsimple past and past participle of berhyme
- BERHYMESthird-person singular simple present indicative of berhyme
- BERHYMINGpresent participle and gerund of berhyme
- BESMUTCHEDsimple past and past participle of besmutch
- BIGUANIDESplural of biguanide
- BIJOUTERIESmall articles of jewellery, trinkets, etc.
- BIJOUTERIESplural of bijouterie
- BIMORPHSplural of bimorph
- BIOAERATIONA form of the activated sludge process in which air is blown through the raw sewage.
- BLOVIATEDsimple past and past participle of bloviate
- BOEPbeer belly
- BOEPSplural of boep
- BOLOGRAPH
- BOLSHEVIKIplural of bolshevik
- BOLSHEVIZINGpresent participle and gerund of bolshevize
- BOSCHVARKSynonym of bush pig (“type of African pig”).
- BOSCHVELDAlternative spelling of bushveld.
- BOTCHYFull of botches or mistakes; poorly done.
- BOURGEOISIFYTo make bourgeois.
- BOWDLER
- BOWDLERIZATIONSplural of bowdlerization
- BOWDLERIZETo remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
- BOWDLERIZESthird-person singular simple present indicative of bowdlerize
- BRACHIATINGThat moves by the use of limbs; especially by swinging through the trees using the arms
- BRACHYAXESplural of brachyaxis
- BRACHYAXISThe shorter lateral axis of some crystals.
- BRANCHIESTsuperlative form of branchy: most branchy
- BRANCHYHaving many branches.
- BRICKIESTsuperlative form of bricky: most bricky
- BRYN
- BUMPHAlternative form of bumf.
- BUMPHSAlternative form of bumf.
- BYRLAlternative form of birle.
- BYRLSAlternative form of birle.
- CAAED
- CAEOMAAn aecium of some rust fungi that has no peridium or outer membrane.
- CAEOMASplural of caeoma
- CAGOULEA lightweight waterproof parka.
- CAJOLERIESplural of cajolery