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Saturday 11 July 2009

emeer

is an independent ruler or chieftain especially in Africa or Arabia (WordNet).

Variations: ameer, ameerate, ameerates, ameers, amir, amirate, amirates, amirs, emir, emirate, emirates, emirs, emeer, emeerate, emeerates, emeers.

emfs

is the plural of emf, the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit (WordNet).

Variations: emf, emfs.

squacco

is a European heron.

Variations: squacco, squaccos.

epimere

is the dorsal part of the mesoderm of a vertebrate embryo, consisting of a series of segments.

Variations: epimere, epimeres.

ethe

is an adjective meaning 'easy'.

Variations: ethe.

vivaed

is part of the verb 'to viva' meaning 'to examine (a candidate) in a spoken interview'.

Variations: viva, vivaed, vivaing, vivas.

stending

is part of the verb 'to stend', a Scots word meaning 'bound'.

Variations: stend, stended, stending, stends.

qindarka

is the plural of qindar, currency in Albania (lexic.us).

Variations: qindar, qindarka, qindars.

phthalein

is any of a range of lactones formed by the reaction of phenols with phthalic anhydride (Wiktionary).

Variations: phthalein, phthaleins.

aesculin

is a chemical found in horse-chestnut bark.

Variations: aesculin, aesculins.

coom

can be used as a noun meaning 'waste material such as dust from coal, grease from axles' or as a verb meaning 'to blacken'.

Variations: coom, coomed, cooming, cooms.

charr

is an alternative spelling of char.

Variants: charr, charrs.

webworm

is any of several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed (WordNet).

Variations: webworm, webworms.

puntee

is an alternative spelling of punty, an iron rod used in glassmaking (lexic.us). Pontee, puntil and puntel are listed as alternative terms but are not in SOWPODS (lexic.us).

Variations: puntee, puntee, punties, punty.

anaxial

is a biological term meaning 'lacking an axis, therefore being irregular in form' (Answers.com).

Variations: anaxial

kayoes

is the plural of kayo (as in KO) meaning a 'knock out' (lexic.us).

Variations: kayo, kayoed, kayoes, kayoing, kayoings, kayos.

hanjar

is a Persian dagger (lexic.us).

Variations: handjar, handjars, hanjar, hanjars.

ecotone

is a transition area between two adjacent but different plant communities, such as forest and grassland.

Variations: ecotonal, ecotone, ecotones.

dakoitis

is the plural of dakoiti which is generally gang robbery (in India and Burma) or, more specifically, robbery by dacoits (Dictionary.com).

Variations: dacoit, dacoitage, dacoitages, dacoities, dacoits, dacoity, dakoit, dakoiti, dakoities, dakoitis, dakoits, dakoity.

otalgias

is the plural form of otalgia, an ear pain or an earache (Wikipedia).

Variations: otalgia, otalgias, otalgic, otalgies, otalgy.

imbrex

is an overlapping roof tile used in ancient Greek and Roman architecture as a waterproof and durable roof covering (Wikipedia).

Variations: imbrex, imbrices.

zoogleas

is one of the plural forms of zooglea, a gelatinous or mucilaginous mass that is characteristic of the growth of various bacteria when growing in fluid media rich in organic material and is made up of the bodies of the bacteria embedded in a matrix of swollen confluent capsule substance (Merriam-Webster).

Variations: zooglea, zoogleae, zoogleal, zoogleas, zoogloea, zoogloeae, zoogloeal, zoogloeas, zoogloeic; zoogloeoid.

waqf

is an inalienable religious endowment in Islam, typically denoting a building or plot of land for Muslim religious or charitable purposes (Wikipedia).

Variations: waqf, waqfs

cinque

is the number five as seen on a die or on a card (Wiktionary).

Variations: cinque, cinques.

kgotla

is a public meeting, community council or traditional law court of a Botswana village (Wikipedia).

Variations: kgotla, kgotlas.

squarial

is a combination of the words 'square' and 'aerial'. It was a satellite antenna used for reception of the (now defunct) British Satellite Broadcasting television service (Wikipedia).

Variations: squarial, squarials.

coyotillo

is a woody shrub of the buckthorn family that is native to the south-western United States and northern Mexico (Britannica).

Variations: coyotillo, coyotillos.