Nonagon - A polygon having nine angles and nine sides.
Nonagenarian - A person who is from 90 to 99 years old.
Nonahedron - Any of the 2,606 topologically distinct convex polyhefra that have nine faces.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
11/18/2011
Octagon - A polygon having eight angles and eight sides.
Octosyllabic - Consisting of or pertaining to eight syllables.
Octastyle - Having eight columns in the front, as a temple or portico.
Octosyllabic - Consisting of or pertaining to eight syllables.
Octastyle - Having eight columns in the front, as a temple or portico.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
11/17/2011
Heptagon - A polygon having seven angles and seven sides.
Heptahedron - A solid figure have seven faces.
Heptameter - A verse of seven metrical feet.
Heptahedron - A solid figure have seven faces.
Heptameter - A verse of seven metrical feet.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
11/16/2011
Hexagon - A polygon having six angles and six sides.
Hexagonal - Having six sides and six angles.
Hexagram - A six-pointed starlike figure formed of two equilateral triangles placed concentrically with each side of a triangle parallel to a side of the other and on opposite sides of the center.
Hexagonal - Having six sides and six angles.
Hexagram - A six-pointed starlike figure formed of two equilateral triangles placed concentrically with each side of a triangle parallel to a side of the other and on opposite sides of the center.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
11/15/2011
Pentateuch - First five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
Pentagon - A polygon having five angles and five sides.
Pentafid - Divided or cleft into five parts.
Pentagon - A polygon having five angles and five sides.
Pentafid - Divided or cleft into five parts.
Monday, November 14, 2011
11/14/2011
Tetrabranchiate - Belonging or pertaining to the Nautiloidea, a subclass or order of cephalopods with four gills, including the pearly nautilus and numerous fossel forms.
Tetragon - A polygon having four angles or sides; a quadrangle or quadrilateral.
Tetraploidy - Having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.
Tetragon - A polygon having four angles or sides; a quadrangle or quadrilateral.
Tetraploidy - Having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.
Friday, November 11, 2011
11/11/2011
Diagonal - Connecting two nonadjacent angles or vertices of a polygon or polyhedron, as a straight line.
Diameter - a straight line connecting the centre of a geometric figure, esp a circle or sphere, with two points on the perimeter or surface.
Diameter - a straight line connecting the centre of a geometric figure, esp a circle or sphere, with two points on the perimeter or surface.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
11/10/2011
Dichromatic - Also, dichroic. having or showing two colors; dichromic.
Dichromacy - A deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengts needed by people with normal color vision).
Dichroism - Pleochroism of a uniaxial crystal such that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions under transmitted light.
Dichromacy - A deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengts needed by people with normal color vision).
Dichroism - Pleochroism of a uniaxial crystal such that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions under transmitted light.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
11/9/2011
Monotheism - The doctrine or belief that there is only one God.
Monotheistic - The doctrine that there is only one God.
Monothematic - Having a single theme.
Monotheistic - The doctrine that there is only one God.
Monothematic - Having a single theme.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Friday, November 4, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
10/25/2011
Acrolith - A sulptured figure having the head and extremities of stone and the torso of other material.
Megalith - A stone of great size, especially in ancient construction work, as the Cyclopean masonry, or in prehistoric Neolithic remains, as dolmens or menhirs.
Laccolith - A mass of igneous rock formed from magma that did not find its way to the surface but spread laterally into a lenticular body, forcing overlying strata to bulge upward.
Megalith - A stone of great size, especially in ancient construction work, as the Cyclopean masonry, or in prehistoric Neolithic remains, as dolmens or menhirs.
Laccolith - A mass of igneous rock formed from magma that did not find its way to the surface but spread laterally into a lenticular body, forcing overlying strata to bulge upward.
Monday, October 24, 2011
10/24/2011
Lactage - The produce of animals yeilding milk; milk and that which is made from it.
Lactifuge - Causing the arrest of the secretion of milk.
Lactoabumin - The albumin present on milk, apparently identical with ordinary serum albumin.
Lactifuge - Causing the arrest of the secretion of milk.
Lactoabumin - The albumin present on milk, apparently identical with ordinary serum albumin.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
10/18/2011
Kilogram - A unit of mass equal to 1000 grams: the base SI unit of mass, equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in Sèvres, France.
Kilometer - A unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile.
Kiloliter - a unit of volume, equal to 1000 liters; a cubic meter.
Kilometer - A unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile.
Kiloliter - a unit of volume, equal to 1000 liters; a cubic meter.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
10/14/2011
Reject - To refuse to have, take, recognize, ect.
Rejectee - A person who has been rejected, especially for military service.
Rejectamenta - Things or matter rejected as useless or worthless.
Rejectionism - Any person or group that refuses to compromise in a depute.
Rejectee - A person who has been rejected, especially for military service.
Rejectamenta - Things or matter rejected as useless or worthless.
Rejectionism - Any person or group that refuses to compromise in a depute.
10/13/2011
Isobar - A line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
Isoantigen - An antigen that stimulates antibody production indifferent members of the same species.
Isobaric - Having or showing equal barometric pressure.
Isoantigen - An antigen that stimulates antibody production indifferent members of the same species.
Isobaric - Having or showing equal barometric pressure.
10/12/2011
10/10/2011
Hydroplane - An attachment to an airplane enabling it to glide on the water.
Hydrophytism - A plant that grows wholly or partly submerged in water.
Hydrophobia - An abnormal or unnatural dread of water.
Hydrophytism - A plant that grows wholly or partly submerged in water.
Hydrophobia - An abnormal or unnatural dread of water.
10/11/2011
Illinformed - Lacking adequate or proper knowledge or information, as in one particular subject or in a variety of subjects.
Illicit - Not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.
Illegal - Forbidden by law or statute.
Illicit - Not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.
Illegal - Forbidden by law or statute.
Monday, October 3, 2011
10/3/2011
Formation - The act or process of forming or the state of being formed.
Format - The shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to for thr leaves.
Formative - Giving form or shape; forming; shaping; fashioning; molding.
Format - The shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to for thr leaves.
Formative - Giving form or shape; forming; shaping; fashioning; molding.
10/3/2011
Factory - A building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
Facsmilie - An exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript.
Faculty -An ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action.
Facsmilie - An exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript.
Faculty -An ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action.
Friday, September 30, 2011
9/30/2011
Ecosystem - A system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment.
Ecocide - The destruction if large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploition of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.
Ecology - The branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
Ecocide - The destruction if large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploition of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.
Ecology - The branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
9/29/2011
Duce - A leader or dictator.
Abduce - To lead or to draw away by some act or a persuasion.
Abductor - Someone who illegally leads, or takes, someone away by force or deception.
Abduce - To lead or to draw away by some act or a persuasion.
Abductor - Someone who illegally leads, or takes, someone away by force or deception.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
9/28/2011
Dictionary - A book giving information on particular subjects or on a particular class of words, names, or facts, usually arranged alphabetically.
Dictional - Style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words.
Dictator - A person exercising exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession.
Dictional - Style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words.
Dictator - A person exercising exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
9/27/2011
Chronaxie - The minium time that an electric current of twice the threshold strength must flow in order to excite a tissue.
Chronograph - A timepiece fitted with a recording device, as a stylus and rotating drum, used to mark the exact instant of an occurrence, especially in astronomy.
Chronological - Arranged in the order of time.
Chronograph - A timepiece fitted with a recording device, as a stylus and rotating drum, used to mark the exact instant of an occurrence, especially in astronomy.
Chronological - Arranged in the order of time.
Monday, September 26, 2011
9/26/2011
Chlorosis - A benign type of irondeficiency anemia in adolescent girls, marked by a pale yellow-green complexion.
Chlorosulfonic acid - a colorless or yellowish, highly corrosive, pungent liquid, HClO 3 S, usually produced by treating sulfur trioxide with hydrogen chloride: used in organic synthesis to introduce the sulfonyl chloride group, =SO 2 Cl.
Chlorothalonil - a crystalline compound, C 8 Cl 4 N 2, used as a fungicide on vegetable crops, peanuts, and lawns, and as a preservative in adhesives and paints.
Chlorosulfonic acid - a colorless or yellowish, highly corrosive, pungent liquid, HClO 3 S, usually produced by treating sulfur trioxide with hydrogen chloride: used in organic synthesis to introduce the sulfonyl chloride group, =SO 2 Cl.
Chlorothalonil - a crystalline compound, C 8 Cl 4 N 2, used as a fungicide on vegetable crops, peanuts, and lawns, and as a preservative in adhesives and paints.
Friday, September 23, 2011
9/23/2011
Candle - A long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
Candace - A female given name: from a Greek word meaning " glowing."
Candelabrum - An ornamental branched holder for more that one candle.
Candace - A female given name: from a Greek word meaning " glowing."
Candelabrum - An ornamental branched holder for more that one candle.
Friday, September 16, 2011
9/16/2011
Bible - The collection of sacred writings of the Christain religion, comprising the Old and New Testaments.
Bibliography - A complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer.
Bibliokleptomania - Kleptomania involving a morbid tendencyto steal books.
Bibliography - A complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer.
Bibliokleptomania - Kleptomania involving a morbid tendencyto steal books.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
9/15/2011
Astroid - A hypocycloid with four cusps.
Astrnaut - A person engaged in or trained for spaceflight.
Astronomer - An expert in astronomy; a scientific observer of the celestial bodies.
Astrnaut - A person engaged in or trained for spaceflight.
Astronomer - An expert in astronomy; a scientific observer of the celestial bodies.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
9/13/2011
Aqua - Water.
Aqueous - Of, like, or containing water; watery.
Aqueduct - A conduit or artificial channel for conducting water from a distance, usually by means of gravity.
Aqueous - Of, like, or containing water; watery.
Aqueduct - A conduit or artificial channel for conducting water from a distance, usually by means of gravity.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
9/13/2011
Antenatal - Occurring or persent before birth; during pregnancy.
Antebrachium - The part of the arm or firelimb between the brachium and the carpus.
Antecede - To go before, in time, order, rank, ect.; precede.
Antebrachium - The part of the arm or firelimb between the brachium and the carpus.
Antecede - To go before, in time, order, rank, ect.; precede.
Monday, September 12, 2011
9/12/2011
Antisocial - Unwilling or unable to associate in a normal or friendly way with other people.
Antibody - Any of numerous Y -shaped protein molecules produced by B cells as a primary immune defense, each molecule and its clones having a unique binding site that can combine with the complementary site of a foreign antigen, as on a virus or bacterium, thereby disabling the antigen and signaling other immune defences.
Antigen - Any substance that can stimulate the production of antibodies and combine specifically with them.
Antibody - Any of numerous Y -shaped protein molecules produced by B cells as a primary immune defense, each molecule and its clones having a unique binding site that can combine with the complementary site of a foreign antigen, as on a virus or bacterium, thereby disabling the antigen and signaling other immune defences.
Antigen - Any substance that can stimulate the production of antibodies and combine specifically with them.
Friday, September 9, 2011
9/9/2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Aero Ballistic - The science of ballistics combined with that of aerodynamics and dealing primarily with the motion through the atmosphere of rockets, guided missiles, and other projectiles.
Aero Biology - The study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses.
Aero Dynamic - The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of air and other gases and with the effects of such motion on bodies in the medium.
Aero Biology - The study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses.
Aero Dynamic - The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of air and other gases and with the effects of such motion on bodies in the medium.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
9/7/2011
Acute - Sharp or severe in effect; intense.
Acutance - A measure of the sharpness with which a film can reproduce the edge of an object.
Acusector - A needle for cutting tissue by means of a high-frequency electric current.
Acutance - A measure of the sharpness with which a film can reproduce the edge of an object.
Acusector - A needle for cutting tissue by means of a high-frequency electric current.
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