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paludal: of or relating to marshes.
30/07/2025

paludal: of or relating to marshes.

29/07/2025

micrography: the description or delineation of microscopic objects.

28/07/2025

pitchstone: a glassy igneous rock having a resinous lustre and resembling hardened pitch.

27/07/2025

scintillometer: an instrument designed to make ionising radiation observable, especially from radioactive materials, so that it can be measured.

26/07/2025

preponderance: the quality or fact of being preponderant; superiority in weight, power, number, etc.

diva: a distinguished female singer, once especially in opera but now also in pop.
25/07/2025

diva: a distinguished female singer, once especially in opera but now also in pop.

24/07/2025

primage: a small allowance formerly paid by a shipper to the master and crew of a vessel for the loading and care of the goods; now charged with the freight and retained by the shipowner.

23/07/2025

chai: a sweet milky tea flavoured with spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, vanilla, etc.

22/07/2025

isogon: a line on a map of the earth’s surface connecting points of equal declination of the earth’s magnetic field; an isogonic or isogonal line.

20/07/2025

fluoroscopy: the act of using the fluoroscope, or of examining by means of a fluorescent screen, the shadows of bodies shown up by X-rays; screening.

19/07/2025

hypaethral: open to the sky or having no roof, as a building (used especially of classical architecture).

countermand: to revoke (a command, order, etc.).
18/07/2025

countermand: to revoke (a command, order, etc.).

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