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abomasum (14 points)
Old mother's filling a hobo's stomach
Nearly a lot of money, a 12 to stomach
A cow's fourth stomach
A·1+B·3+O·1+M·3+A·1+S·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
accustom (14 points)
Make (someone) used to (something)
Get used (to)
Make used (to)
A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+M·3 = 14 pts
aciculum (14 points)
A bristlelike part
A·1+C·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
aconitum (12 points)
Deadly poison from a ranunculaceous plant
Exercised caution with Mike's poisonous plant
A·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
acrotism (12 points)
Absence of pulsation
A·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
actinism (12 points)
Property of radiant energy
Property of radiant energy.
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
actinium (12 points)
Act in one you said has a grand element
Radioactive metallic element
Element of Antony's setback around 8
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
activism (15 points)
Nader's way
Trying to change society
Policy of being involved
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
addendum (13 points)
A literary supplement (wordplay)
Would an adder do to finish you? Um!
Supplement to a book
A·1+D·2+D·2+E·1+N·1+D·2+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
aecidium (13 points)
""A cup-shaped structure in rust fungi, also AECIUM""
A·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
aeriform (13 points)
Light as gases
Light as gases
Gaseous
A·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 13 pts
aerobium (12 points)
""An organism that requires free oxygen, also AEROBE""
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+B·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
aerogram (11 points)
Air letter (US spelling)
Air letter (in US)
Letter from a terrible ogre, beast
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 11 pts
ageratum (11 points)
Plant of the thistle or aster family.
Blue garden flower
Border bloomer in a garden
A·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
alarmism (12 points)
Rude awakening (wordplay)
Chicken Little warns of its dangers
Habit of exaggerating danger
A·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
albinism (12 points)
White rat's condition
Condition with no pigment present in skin
A·1+L·1+B·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
alburnum (12 points)
The soft wood between inner bark and heartwood
A·1+L·1+B·3+U·1+R·1+N·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
algorism (11 points)
Arabic numeration heard as idiosyncrasy of US politician
A·1+L·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 11 pts
alienism (10 points)
""The state of being foreign, also ALIENAGE""
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 10 pts
allelism (10 points)
The state of possessing alleles
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 10 pts
allodium (11 points)
""Land held absolutely, also ALOD, ALODIUM""
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
alluvium (13 points)
Matter deposited by river or flood
Stream deposit
Delta sediment
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
alpinism (12 points)
Mountain climbing
A·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
altruism (10 points)
Trial sum (anagram)
Pine; last word of Lear
Charitable giving, for example
A·1+L·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 10 pts
aluminum (12 points)
Worrisome wall wiring element
Its atomic number is 13
Light silvery metal, to an American
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
ammonium (14 points)
Charged particle derived from a pungent gas
A·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
aneurism (10 points)
Swelling menu is a recipe for disaster
Abnormal dilation of an artery
Artery problem variable
A·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 10 pts
aneurysm (13 points)
Swelling in the wall of an artery
Sac-like widening of an artery
Abnormal swell experienced in vessel
A·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+Y·4+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
angstrom (11 points)
Unit of radiation wavelengths
Tiny length unit
Scientist in fear of a type of CD
A·1+N·1+G·2+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+M·3 = 11 pts
anteroom (10 points)
Gambling hall (wordplay)
Where waiter might be found (wordplay)
Place for a poker game (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+O·1+M·3 = 10 pts
antiatom (10 points)
An atom comprised of antiparticles
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3 = 10 pts
antifoam (13 points)
Preventing foam
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+A·1+M·3 = 13 pts
aphorism (15 points)
Metaphor is maybe conveying proverb
A short wise saying or maxim
Short instructive saying
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
apothegm (16 points)
Terse witty saying
Short saying
Saw the map go awry
A·1+P·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+G·2+M·3 = 16 pts
apterium (12 points)
A bare patch on a bird's skin
A·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
aquarium (19 points)
School house (wordplay)
Fishy business (wordplay)
Tank for fish
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 19 pts
archaism (15 points)
Extraordinary charisma in outmoded form
Ancient word or expression for charisma
Sirrah, for example.
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
arciform (15 points)
Having the form of an arch
A·1+R·1+C·3+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 15 pts
argentum (11 points)
Silver
A·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
armyworm (18 points)
Destructive moth larva
Technically, it's really a caterpillar
Larva takes my line, backing into weapon
A·1+R·1+M·3+Y·4+W·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 18 pts
ascidium (13 points)
A pitcher-shaped leaf
A·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
asterism (10 points)
Cluster of stars
Small constellation
Constellation
A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 10 pts
atheneum (13 points)
Library for example
Library for example
Hadrian's school
A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
atropism (12 points)
Toxic condition of armpit - so revolting!
Diseased state
A·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
atticism (12 points)
Worshipping Hellenic artefacts in an upper room
A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
auriform (13 points)
Ear shaped
A·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 13 pts
autecism (12 points)
The life cycle of a parasitic fungus
A·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
axoplasm (19 points)
The cytoplasm of an axon
A·1+X·8+O·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts

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