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mathesis
The science of establishing a systematic order for things. (After Foucault.)
radicel
A small branch of a root
bening
The bening is a traditional baby carrier used by the Dayak people, especially the Dayak.
adalia
A genus of ladybugs in the family Coccinellidae
millenarist
Synonym of millenarianist
ganister
A hard, fine-grained sandstone, used in manufacturing silica bricks for lining furnaces
coreopsis
Any of several composite herbs, of genus Coreopsis, typically with bright yellow flowers
anthurium
Any of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus Anthurium, grown for their ornamental.
bellicism
An inclination to war
ibibio
The language spoken by the Ibibio people of Akwa Ibom State of southern Nigeria. It.
mantid
Mantis (insect)
fivesome
A group of five people or things
deplume
To condense excess water vapor from the flue gas
glucinium
Alternative form of glucinum. [(chemistry, obsolete) beryllium.]
indo-hittite
A hypothetical language family in which the Anatolian and the Indo-European languages are separate branches