HABENERA - a Cuban dance
HERMAEAN - pertaining to a HERM(s) or HERMA - a type of statue
pl. of HERMA - HERMAE or HERMAI
PEARMAIN - an apple variety
AMBERINA - a type of glassware
MAZARINE - various meanings including a rich blue colour; a serving dish; a metal plate
AMORANCE - the state of being in love - adj. AMORANT
PRIAPEAN - adj. PRIAPIC, PHALLIC
RUBAIYAT - pl. of RUBAI - a Persian verse form
APRICATE - v. to bask in the sun or expose to sunlight - also APRICATED, APRICATING
and APRICATION
THERIACA - or THERIAC(s) - molasses - pl. THERIACAS
HAMARTIA - a tragic flaw
ATROPHIA - a deterioration of the body or any of its parts - adj. ATROPHIC
TARAKIHI - a MORWONG - an Australasian food fish - also TERAKIHI
RACEMATE - a chemical salt - adj.RACEMIC
MACERATE - v. to soften by soaking in liquid - MACERATED; MACERATING
AETHERIC - pertaining to the AETHER - the upper region of the atmosphere
HETAERIC - pertaining to a HETAERA - a concubine
PERACUTE - adj. very sharp or violent
AFTEREYE - v. Shakesperian - to gaze after - also AFTEREYED; AFTEREYEING;
AFTEREYING
METAMERE - a somite or bodily segment on certain animals - not to be confused with
METAMER (REATE + MM) which is a chemical compound -
adj. METAMERIC applies to both METAMER and METAMERE
SPREATHE - from Welsh or Scottish dialect - v. to roughen, to cause to crack or divide
various related words:
SPRAY; SPREAZE; SPREEZE
with all typical verb endings - no INGS or EING
PTERYLAE - pl. of PTERYLA - a feathered area on the skin of a bird
ACERVATE - adj. growing in compact clusters - front extension of CO for COACERVATE
VIAMETER - an ODOMETER - also known as a HODOMETER
EFFRAIDE - an obsolete form of AFRAID
BIDARKEE - or BIDARKA - an Eskimo canoe
RACEMOID - pertaining to a RACEME - a trait in some plants where flowers grow from the stalk -
also adj. RACEMED and RACEMIC
IMPANATE - pertaining to IMPANATION - a religious concept involving a consecration of bread
or bread thought to be embodied with Christ
AYENBITE - (obsolete) - remorse
ECHINATE - adj. spiny
ANTEFIXA - pl. of ANTEFIX - a roof ornament - also ANTEFIXAE; ANTEFIXAL; ANTEFIXES
EGYPTIAN - a typeface with squared serifs
ANTHEMIA - Greek decorative floral art - already plural
APHANITE - an igneous rock
INCHOATE - adj. early in development; v. to begin - usual verb forms - other extensions:
INCHOATELY; INCHOATION(s); INCHOATIVE(s); INCHOATENESS(es)
PTOMAINE - a compound produced by the breakdown of proteins - also PTOMAIN
EPINASTY - a downward curving of a plant part - opposite to HYPONASTY - a plant part
curving upwards - pl. EPINASTIES - adj. EPINASTIC
CAVATINE - pl. of CAVATINA (also CAVATINAS) - a melody
PATINIZE - v. like PATINATE - to give a PATINA to - PATINA - a green film that forms on bronze -
usual verb forms for both PATINIZE and PATINATE
CIABATTE - an Italian bread - also CIABATTA
APATETIC - adj. having colouring to serve as camouflage
THIOTEPA - a chemical compound - TEPA and METEPA are also chemical compounds
ALBACORE - a fish - also ALBICORE
HALICORE - the dugong
OPERCULA - pl. of OPERCULUM (also OPERCULUMS) - a cover or lid - several adjectives:
OPERCULAR; OPERCULATE; OPERCULATED
FUMAROLE - a hole emitting volcanic vapours - also FUMEROLE - adj. FUMAROLIC
PROEMIAL - pertaining to a PROEM - an introduction
BROMELIA - a member of the pineapple family - also BROMELIAD
BROMELIN is an enzyme found in pineapple juice that breaks down proteins
also BROMELAIN
PLETHORA - a condition of excessive fullness esp with blood - adj PLETHORIC or PLETHORICAL
adv. PLETHORICALLY - one to remember if there's THORIC on the board and you happen
to be blessed with AELLLPY and enough room on the board!
CAPRIOLE - a high leap in ballet; an upward leap performed by a horse in dressage - also a
verb with typical end forms - takes a D, drop the E for ING, no INGS
ZOOPERAL - pertaining to ZOOPATHY - an animal pathology
URBANIZE - takes a front extension of SUB for SUBURBANIZE
EUCARYON - the cell nucleus in higher organisms - also EUKARYON - also related:
EUCARYOT, EUCARYOTE, EUKARYOT, EUKARYOTE - an animal with EUCARYONS
adj. EUCARYOTIC or EUKARYOTIC
OLIBANUM - a fragrant resin - pl. OLIBANUMS only
APHELION - the furthest point from the sun in a planet's orbit - pl. APHELIONS or APHELIA
adj. APHELIAN
PHELONIA - pl. of PHELONION(s) a sleeveless vestment similar to a chasuble
also PHAELONION(s) ( a nice front extension onto ONION!) but no PHAELONIA
HOOLICAN - not a weird variant of HOOLIGAN but a reel from the Scottish Highlands
also HOOLACHAN
KAOLINIC - pertaining to KAOLIN or KAOLINE - a fine white clay
FORMIATE - like FORMATE - a salt of FORMIC ACID - FORMIC is an adj. relating to ants
FORMIC ACID is a fatty acid found in ants and nettles - other related words include:
FORMICANT - adj. crawling like an ant or relating to a small unequal pulse;
FORMICARY - an anthill, nest or colony; FORMICATE - adj. antlike;
FORMICATION - a sensation of ants crawling up one's skin - FORMI is one of 52
five letter front extensions on CATION
FILATORY - a machine for spinning thread - loosely related to FILATURE - the putting of
silk on to reels or a place where this job is performed
ATROPHIA - a deterioration of the body or any part of the body - ATROPHY - v. to waste away
also ATROPHIED and ATROPHYING - adj. ATROPHIC
TROPHY can be a verb too, giving rise to several front hooks with an A
RYOTWARI - or RAIYATWARI - a state controlled system of land-tenure by peasants
of the Indian subcontinent, otherwise known as RYOTS or RAIYATS
NEOPHILE - a lover of new things; one obsessed with fashion - NEOPHILIA, NEOPHILIAC
on the other side of the coin is NEOPHOBE - one who fears or hates new things -
NEOPHOBIA, NEOPHOBIA
PEMOLINE - a drug used as a stimulant esp for treating depression, fatigue or memory loss
PHENETOL - a type of liquid
EOLITHIC - pertaining to an EOLITH - a prehistoric tool
takes an N to make NEOLITHIC
EPULOTIC - pertaining to the formation of scar-tissue;
noun. a substance that encourages this process
IMMOLATE - verb form of IMMOLATION - a sacrificial killing
usual verb endings - also IMMOLATOR
OPPILATE - v. to obstruct - usual verb ending - adj. OPPILANT and OPPILATIVE
n. OPPILATION
ZOPILOTE - a family of smaller American vultures - includes the turkey buzzard and the urubu
a nice front extension onto LOTE - the others are TYLOTE; MATELOTE;
PAPILLOTE
BRYONIES - pl. of BRYONY - a climbing plant - also BRIONY and BRIONIES
APOCRINE - pertaining to a type of gland
CAPONIER - a covered passage across a ditch surrounding a fortress - also CAPONIERE
PROCAINE - a drug used as a local anaesthetic
PECORINO - a hard cheese made from sheep's milk - pl. PECORINOS or PECORINI
VERONICA - a handkerchief with an image of Christ
CROUPIER - an adjective and an noun - n. a cinema attendant
adj. more CROUPY - croaky - from CROUP which means to croak -
hence the anagram of PRODUCE is CROUPED
CRUZEIRO - a monetary unit of Brazil - pl. CRUZEIROS
DAUPHINE - the wife of a DAUPHIN - a French prince
BAUDEKIN - like BALDACHIN or BALDAQUIN - a silk brocade
VENIDIUM - a South American flowering plant
< a name="eutrophy">EUTROPHY - healthy nutrition - pl. EUTROPHIES - adj. EUTROPHIC
< a name="pinacoid">PINACOID - a crystal face - also PINAKOID
ECHINOID - a sea urchin
CONIDIUM - a fungus spore - pl. CONIDIA
MUCINOID - adj. like MUCIN - any of a group of glycoproteins
ONCIDIUM - a tropical American orchid - pl. ONCIDIUMS
OPHIDIAN - any member of the snake genus - pl. OPHIDIANS