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Retromingent
Urinating backwards. Also an animal such as a raccoon that urinates backwards. As in: 'You have revealed yourself as a miserable, carping, retromingent vigilante, and I for one am sick of wasting my time communicating with you' (Benjamin…
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- Palm The grasping side of the hand; the flexor surface of the hand. In contrast to the back of the hand, the…
- Arabidopsis thaliana genome All of the genetic information contained in Arabidopsis thaliana, a plant belonging to the mustard family…
- Cranial nerve XI The eleventh cranial nerve is the accessory nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the accessory nerve included…
- Bursae Plural of bursa
- Henna A coloring made from the leaves of the Egyptian privet, Lawsonia inermis. Approved only for use as a hair…
- Dental impaction Teeth pressing together. For example, molar teeth (the large teeth in the back of the jaw) can be impacted…
- Myokymia Continuous involuntary muscle twitchings that give the appearance of wormlike rippling of muscle. The muscle…
- Monochromatism 1) Total inability to perceive color. A person with true monochromatism perceives only black, white, and…
- Schadenfreude Pleasure from the misfortune of others. The word entered English in 1895 from the German 'Schade', harm, +…
- SV 40 See: SV40