| fanaloka | (noun) civet of Madagascar | Synonyms: Fossa fossa |
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| galoot | (noun) a disreputable or clumsy man | - |
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| galop | (noun) music suitable for a galop dance | - |
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| galore | (adjective) existing in abundance | Synonyms: abounding |
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| (adjective) in great numbers | - |
| galosh | (noun) a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow | Synonyms: arctic, golosh, gumshoe, rubber |
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| gamopetalous | (adjective) having a corolla composed of partially or wholly fused petals forming a corolla shaped like a tube or funnel | Synonyms: sympetalous |
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| genealogic | (adjective) of or relating to genealogy | Synonyms: genealogical |
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| genealogical | (adjective) of or relating to genealogy | Synonyms: genealogic |
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| genealogically | (adverb) in a genealogical manner | - |
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| genealogist | (noun) an expert in genealogy | - |
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| genealogy | (noun) the study or investigation of ancestry and family history | - |
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| (noun) successive generations of kin | Synonyms: family tree |
| halo | (noun) an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | Synonyms: aura, aureole, gloriole, glory, nimbus |
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| (noun) a circle of light around the sun or moon | - |
| (noun) a toroidal shape | Synonyms: anchor ring, annulus, doughnut, ring |
| haloalkane | (noun) organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane | Synonyms: alkyl halide |
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| halobacter | (noun) halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats | Synonyms: halobacteria, halobacterium |
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| halobacteria | (noun) halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats | Synonyms: halobacter, halobacterium |
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| halobacterium | (noun) halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats | Synonyms: halobacter, halobacteria |
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| halocarbon | (noun) one of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens | - |
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| haloform | (noun) compounds with the formula CHX3, where X is a halogen atom | - |
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| halogen | (noun) any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions | - |
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| halogeton | (noun) a coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia; dangerous to sheep and cattle on western rangelands because of its high oxalate content | Synonyms: Halogeton glomeratus |
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| halon | (noun) a compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought to release bromine that depletes the ozone layer | - |
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| haloperidol | (noun) tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome | Synonyms: Haldol |
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| halophil | (noun) archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival | Synonyms: halophile |
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| halophile | (noun) archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival | Synonyms: halophil |
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| halophyte | (noun) plant growing naturally in very salty soil | - |
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| halothane | (noun) a nonflammable inhalation anesthetic that produces general anesthesia; used along with analgesics and muscle relaxants for many types of surgical procedures | - |
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| hemeralopia | (noun) inability to see clearly in bright light | Synonyms: day blindness |
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| hullabaloo | (noun) disturbance usually in protest | Synonyms: agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval |
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| hyaloid | (adjective) resembling glass in transparency or translucency | Synonyms: hyaline |
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| (noun) the transparent membrane enveloping the vitreous humor of the eye and separating it from the retina | Synonyms: hyaloid membrane |
| hyaloplasm | (noun) the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell | Synonyms: ground substance |
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| hyaloplasmic | (adjective) of or relating to hyaloplasm | - |
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| idealogue | (noun) someone who theorizes (especially in science or art) | Synonyms: theoretician, theoriser, theorist, theorizer |
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| intralobular | (adjective) inside lobes or lobules | - |
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| jalopy | (noun) a car that is old and unreliable | Synonyms: bus, heap |
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| jalousie | (noun) a shutter made of angled slats | - |
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| (noun) a window with glass louvers | Synonyms: louvered window |
| jealous | (adjective) showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages | Synonyms: covetous, envious |
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| (adjective) suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival | Synonyms: green-eyed, overjealous |
| jealously | (adverb) with jealousy | - |
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| (adverb) with jealousy; in an envious manner | Synonyms: covetously, enviously |
| jealousy | (noun) zealous vigilance | - |
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| (noun) a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival) | Synonyms: green-eyed monster |
| kilocalorie | (noun) a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food | Synonyms: Calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie |
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| labetalol | (noun) antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure) | Synonyms: labetalol hydrochloride, Normodyne, Trandate |
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| linalool | (noun) a colorless fragrant liquid found in many essential oils | - |
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| macrencephalous | (adjective) having a large brain case | Synonyms: macrencephalic |
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| macrocephalous | (adjective) having an exceptionally large head and brain | Synonyms: macrocephalic |
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| malocclusion | (noun) (dentistry) a condition in which the opposing teeth do not mesh normally | - |
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| malodor | (noun) a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant | Synonyms: fetor, foetor, malodour, mephitis, reek, stench, stink |
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| malodorous | (adjective) having an unpleasant smell | Synonyms: ill-smelling, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling |
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| malodorousness | (noun) the attribute of having a strong offensive smell | Synonyms: fetidness, foulness, rankness, stinkiness |
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| malodour | (noun) a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant | Synonyms: fetor, foetor, malodor, mephitis, reek, stench, stink |
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| malodourous | (adjective) having an unpleasant smell | Synonyms: ill-smelling, malodorous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling |
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| malonylurea | (noun) a white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; used in preparing barbiturate drugs | Synonyms: barbituric acid |
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| malope | (noun) western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts | Synonyms: Malope trifida |
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| mammalogist | (noun) one skilled in the study of mammals | - |
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| mammalogy | (noun) the branch of zoology that studies mammals | - |
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| megaloblast | (noun) abnormally large red blood cell present in pernicious anemia and folic acid deficiency | - |
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| megaloblastic | (adjective) of or relating to megaloblasts | - |
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| megalocardia | (noun) an abnormal enlargement of the heart | Synonyms: cardiomegaly, enlarged heart, megacardia |
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| megalocephaly | (noun) an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical | Synonyms: macrocephaly, megacephaly |
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| megalocyte | (noun) abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia) | Synonyms: macrocyte |
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| megalohepatia | (noun) abnormal enlargement of the liver | Synonyms: hepatomegaly |
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| megalomania | (noun) a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur | - |
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| megalomaniac | (noun) a pathological egotist | - |
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| megalomaniacal | (adjective) suffering from megalomania | Synonyms: megalomanic |
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| megalomanic | (adjective) suffering from megalomania | Synonyms: megalomaniacal |
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| megalopolis | (noun) a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns) | - |
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| megalosaur | (noun) gigantic carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous in Europe | Synonyms: megalosaurus |
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| megalosaurus | (noun) gigantic carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous in Europe | Synonyms: megalosaur |
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| mesencephalon | (noun) the middle portion of the brain | Synonyms: midbrain |
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| metencephalon | (noun) the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum | - |
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| methaqualone | (noun) sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse | Synonyms: Quaalude |
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| microcephalous | (adjective) having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain | Synonyms: microcephalic, nanocephalic |
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| mineralocorticoid | (noun) hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium | - |
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| mineralogist | (noun) a scientist trained in mineralogy | - |
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| mineralogy | (noun) the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them | - |
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| myelencephalon | (noun) the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults | - |
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| nalorphine | (noun) a narcotic antagonist (trade name Nalline) that counteracts the effects of narcotics (especially the effects of poisoning by morphine) | Synonyms: Nalline |
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| naloxone | (noun) a potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine | Synonyms: Narcan |
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| neencephalon | (noun) the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts | Synonyms: neoencephalon |
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| neoencephalon | (noun) the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts | Synonyms: neencephalon |
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| noncaloric | (adjective) of food have no (or few) calories | - |
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| nyctalopia | (noun) inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder | Synonyms: moon blindness, night blindness |
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| omphalocele | (noun) protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth | Synonyms: umbilical hernia |
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| omphalos | (noun) a scar where the umbilical cord was attached | Synonyms: belly button, bellybutton, navel, omphalus, umbilicus |
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| omphaloskepsis | (noun) literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption | Synonyms: navel-gazing |
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| overjealous | (adjective) suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival | Synonyms: green-eyed, jealous |
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| overzealous | (adjective) marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea | Synonyms: fanatic, fanatical, rabid |
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| overzealousness | (noun) The quality of being excessively zealous. | Synonyms: overzeal |
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| oxaloacetate | (noun) a salt or ester of oxalacetic acid | Synonyms: oxalacetate |
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| pachycephalosaur | (noun) bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest boneheaded dinosaur ever found | Synonyms: pachycephalosaurus |
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| pachycephalosaurus | (noun) bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest boneheaded dinosaur ever found | Synonyms: pachycephalosaur |
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| palaeencephalon | (noun) the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex | Synonyms: paleencephalon, paleoencephalon |
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| paleencephalon | (noun) the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex | Synonyms: palaeencephalon, paleoencephalon |
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| paleoencephalon | (noun) the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex | Synonyms: palaeencephalon, paleencephalon |
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| paleomammalogy | (noun) the paleobiology of ancient mammals | - |
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| palometa | (noun) smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies | Synonyms: California pompano, Palometa simillima |
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| palomino | (noun) a horse of light tan or golden color with cream-colored or white mane and tail | - |
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| palooka | (noun) a second-rate prize fighter | Synonyms: stumblebum |
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| paloverde | (noun) a thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico; has smooth light green bark and racemes of yellow flowers and small leaves | - |
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| pantaloon | (noun) trousers worn in former times | - |
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| pantalooned | (adjective) dressed in trousers | Synonyms: breeched, trousered |
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| paralogism | (noun) an unintentionally invalid argument | - |
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