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acetylate (14 points)
Receive substitution of an acetyl group; of chemical compounds
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
acetylene (14 points)
It's a gas!
A collection o' thin ones? Great gas!
Kind of torch
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
adipocyte (17 points)
Biological word for a fat-storing cell
Fat cell
A·1+D·2+I·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
ambrotype (18 points)
A doctor starts reminiscing over sort of early photograph
A·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 18 pts
amebocyte (18 points)
Variant of amoebocyte .
A·1+M·3+E·1+B·3+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
amplidyne (17 points)
A rotating magnetic amplifier with specialized windings that allow small changes in power input to produce large changes in power output.
A·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+D·2+Y·4+N·1+E·1 = 17 pts
amygdalae (16 points)
Amygdala
A·1+M·3+Y·4+G·2+D·2+A·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 16 pts
androgyne (14 points)
Hermaphroditic plant
Man or woman? Not black or white, but grey and no mistake
A·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
anhydride (17 points)
""An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water.""
A·1+N·1+H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 17 pts
anhydrite (16 points)
""A mineral of a white a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name).""
A·1+N·1+H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
annoyance (14 points)
Can anyone shift pest (wordplay)
Bug party for Oriental pest
Pebble in one's shoe, e.g
A·1+N·1+N·1+O·1+Y·4+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
apoenzyme (25 points)
""The protein component of an enzyme, to which the coenzyme attaches to form an active enzyme.""
A·1+P·3+O·1+E·1+N·1+Z·10+Y·4+M·3+E·1 = 25 pts
archetype (19 points)
Standard - cheap tyre (anagram)
Teachers' pay rotten? Not seen as ideal!
Jaguar follows supreme original model
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 19 pts
astrocyte (14 points)
Star-shaped glial cell
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
asymptote (16 points)
Line near a hyperbola
Almost a sign to note near tangent
Line that a curve infinitely approaches
A·1+S·1+Y·4+M·3+P·3+T·1+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
athrocyte (17 points)
English word
A·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
bellyache (19 points)
In the middle with Pa in, perhaps
Dish around vessel mostly is beef
Complain in a whiny manner
B·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 19 pts
berrylike (18 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
B·3+E·1+R·1+R·1+Y·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts
bryophyte (22 points)
Any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta.Bryophyta.
B·3+R·1+Y·4+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 22 pts
byzantine (23 points)
What an intriguing Empire style!
Like a hard-to-navigate bureaucracy
Describing a style of architecture.
B·3+Y·4+Z·10+A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 23 pts
cityscape (18 points)
Photo featuring a skyline
Eg London space possibly in view
What a skyline is part of
C·3+I·1+T·1+Y·4+S·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 18 pts
coenocyte (16 points)
""A multinucleate cytoplasmic mass enclosed by a single cell wall, as in slime molds and certain fungi and algae.""
C·3+O·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
collotype (16 points)
Printing process used in book illustration and advertising
C·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 16 pts
corymbose (18 points)
""Consisting of corymbs, or resembling them in form.""
C·3+O·1+R·1+Y·4+M·3+B·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 18 pts
cryoprobe (18 points)
A surgical instrument used to apply extreme cold to tissues during cryosurgery.
C·3+R·1+Y·4+O·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+B·3+E·1 = 18 pts
cryoscope (18 points)
An instrument for measuring freezing and melting points.
C·3+R·1+Y·4+O·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 18 pts
cubbyhole (21 points)
Snug place for young foxes (wordplay)
Snug enclosed space
Place for keeping bits and bobs
C·3+U·1+B·3+B·3+Y·4+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 21 pts
cyanamide (17 points)
""A caustic acidic crystalline compound, NHCNH, prepared by treating calcium cyanamide with sulfuric acid.""
C·3+Y·4+A·1+N·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 17 pts
cyclamate (18 points)
Salt a runner used in run (wordplay)
Artificial sweetener could hurt my cat, Alec!
Sweetener
C·3+Y·4+C·3+L·1+A·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
cymophane (21 points)
See Chrysoberyl. Chrysoberyl.
C·3+Y·4+M·3+O·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 21 pts
dehydrate (17 points)
Make heated and dry (wordplay)
Deprive of water
Remove moisture from, make dry
D·2+E·1+H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
dialysate (13 points)
""DIALYSE to use a kidney machine, also DIALYZE""
D·2+I·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
dialyzate (22 points)
The material subjected to dialysis.
D·2+I·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 22 pts
endophyte (18 points)
""An organism, especially a fungus or microorganism, that lives inside a plant, in a parasitic or mutualistic relationship.""
E·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
endostyle (13 points)
""A fold of the endoderm, which projects into the blood cavity of ascidians. See Tunicata. Tunicata.""
E·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
enjoyable (21 points)
Such as gives pleasure
Giving pleasure
Pleasurable
E·1+N·1+J·8+O·1+Y·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 21 pts
enthymeme (19 points)
""An argument consisting of only two propositions, an antecedent and consequent deduced from it; a syllogism with one premise omitted; as, We are dependent; therefore we should be humble. Here the major proposition is suppressed. The complete syllogism would be, Dependent creatures should be humble; we are dependent creatures; therefore we should be humble.""
E·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+Y·4+M·3+E·1+M·3+E·1 = 19 pts
erythrite (15 points)
""A colorless crystalline substance, C4H6.(OH)4, of a sweet, cooling taste, extracted from certain lichens, and obtained by the decomposition of erythrin; called also erythrol, erythroglucin, erythromannite, pseudorcin, cobalt bloom, and under the name phycite obtained from the alga Protococcus vulgaris. It is a tetrabasic alcohol, corresponding to glycol and glycerin. C4H6.(OH)4, of a sweet, cooling taste, extracted from certain lichens, and obtained by the decomposition of erythrin; called also erythrol, erythroglucin, erythromannite, pseudorcin, <altname>cobalt bloom</altname>, and under the name <altname>phycite</altname> obtained from the alga <spn>Protococcus vulgaris</spn>. It is a tetrabasic alcohol, corresponding to glycol and glycerin.""
E·1+R·1+Y·4+T·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
eucaryote (14 points)
""An organism with "good" or membrane-bound nuclei having multiple chromosomes; eucaryotes also have other membrane-bound organelles such as mitochondria or chloroplasts, within the cytoplasm enclosed by the outer membrane. Such cells are characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria and blue-green algae. Contrasted with prokaryote.prokaryote.""
E·1+U·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+Y·4+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
eukaryote (16 points)
Organism with membrane-bound organelles
E·1+U·1+K·5+A·1+R·1+Y·4+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
exoenzyme (30 points)
""An enzyme, such as a digestive enzyme, that functions outside the cell from which it originates.""
E·1+X·8+O·1+E·1+N·1+Z·10+Y·4+M·3+E·1 = 30 pts
fairylike (19 points)
""Resembling a fairy, or what is made or done be fairies; as, fairylike music. as, fairylike music.""
F·4+A·1+I·1+R·1+Y·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 19 pts
ferrotype (17 points)
A photographic picture taken on an iron plate by a collodion process; familiarly called tintype. tintype.
F·4+E·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 17 pts
flybridge (19 points)
Naval architect's creation
F·4+L·1+Y·4+B·3+R·1+I·1+D·2+G·2+E·1 = 19 pts
freestyle (15 points)
Improvised stroke (wordplay)
Liberated stroke (wordplay)
Part of a skater's program
F·4+R·1+E·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
geyserite (13 points)
Sinter, deposit from hot springs
G·2+E·1+Y·4+S·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
glyceride (16 points)
Ester found in vegetable oils and animal fats
G·2+L·1+Y·4+C·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 16 pts
glycerine (15 points)
Sweet liquid taken round by Reg nicely
Syrupy chemical liquid
Viscous material used in antifreeze
G·2+L·1+Y·4+C·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
glycoside (16 points)
""Any of a group of organic compounds, occurring abundantly in plants, that yield a sugar and one or more nonsugar substances on hydrolysis.""
G·2+L·1+Y·4+C·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 16 pts
goldeneye (14 points)
Film unlucky one in Duck Soup (wordplay)
Supply dongle to look at duck
Look after yellow bird
G·2+O·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+E·1+Y·4+E·1 = 14 pts
graywacke (22 points)
""A conglomerate or grit rock, consisting of rounded pebbles sand firmly united together.""
G·2+R·1+A·1+Y·4+W·4+A·1+C·3+K·5+E·1 = 22 pts
gynophore (18 points)
""The pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens, as in the passion flower.""
G·2+Y·4+N·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 18 pts
gyroplane (15 points)
""An aircraft, such as a helicopter or autogyro, equipped with wings that rotate about an approximately vertical axis.""
G·2+Y·4+R·1+O·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
gyroscope (17 points)
Device with a rotating wheel
Although in a spin, I provide stability
Physics-lab spinner
G·2+Y·4+R·1+O·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 17 pts
hairstyle (15 points)
Pageboy or bob, say
Top choice (wordplay)
A cut above (wordplay)
H·4+A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
halophyte (20 points)
""A plant found growing in salt marshes, or in the sea.""
H·4+A·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 20 pts
haplotype (19 points)
English word
H·4+A·1+P·3+L·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 19 pts
hemicycle (21 points)
Bandshell
H·4+E·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+Y·4+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 21 pts
holystone (15 points)
Devout good man is a figure needing deck scrubber
H·4+O·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
hybridize (27 points)
To render hybrid; to produce by mixture of stocks.
H·4+Y·4+B·3+R·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 27 pts
hydathode (20 points)
Modified pore, especially on a leaf, that exudes drops of water
H·4+Y·4+D·2+A·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 20 pts
hydrazide (26 points)
An acyl derivative of hydrazine.
H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+A·1+Z·10+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 26 pts
hydrazine (25 points)
Rocket fuel liquid
H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+A·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 25 pts
hydrocele (18 points)
""A collection of serous fluid in the areolar texture of the scrotum or in the coverings, especially in the serous sac, investing the testicle or the spermatic cord; dropsy of the testicle.""
H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+O·1+C·3+E·1+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts
hydrolase (16 points)
An enzyme which causes the splitting of a chemical bond with the addition of the elements of water; a hydrolytic enzyme. Formerly called a hydrolytic ferment.hydrolytic ferment.
H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 16 pts
hydrolyze (28 points)
English word
H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+O·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+E·1 = 28 pts
hydrosere (16 points)
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a sere that begins in an aquatic environment
H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 16 pts
hydroxide (24 points)
Obscure 8 7, say - base
Chemical compound, OH
Any -OH compound
H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+O·1+X·8+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 24 pts
hypallage (18 points)
""A figure consisting of a transference of attributes from their proper subjects to other. Thus Virgil says, "dare classibus austros," to give the winds to the fleets, instead of dare classibus austris, to give the fleets to the winds. dare classibus austros," to give the winds to the fleets, instead of dare classibus austris, to give the fleets to the winds.""
H·4+Y·4+P·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 18 pts
hyperbole (19 points)
Paul Bunyan device
Exaggerated talk from boy helper
I could eat a horse, for example
H·4+Y·4+P·3+E·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
hypercube (21 points)
Four-dimensional figure
H·4+Y·4+P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+U·1+B·3+E·1 = 21 pts
hyperfine (20 points)
FINE to incur a monetary penalty
H·4+Y·4+P·3+E·1+R·1+F·4+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 20 pts
hyperpure (19 points)
PURE to {refine=v}
H·4+Y·4+P·3+E·1+R·1+P·3+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 19 pts
hyphenate (20 points)
Cut a dash (wordplay)
Break one's word (wordplay)
Join two words using common sign
H·4+Y·4+P·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 20 pts
hypnotize (26 points)
Put under a spell
Put under
H·4+Y·4+P·3+N·1+O·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 26 pts
hypocrite (19 points)
One who doesn't walk the talk
Insincere person
Insincere type
H·4+Y·4+P·3+O·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 19 pts
hypostome (19 points)
English word
H·4+Y·4+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 19 pts
hypostyle (20 points)
Resting upon columns; constructed by means of columns; especially applied to the great hall at Karnak.
H·4+Y·4+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 20 pts
isoenzyme (23 points)
Any of the chemically distinct forms of an enzyme that perform the same biochemical function.
I·1+S·1+O·1+E·1+N·1+Z·10+Y·4+M·3+E·1 = 23 pts
jellylike (23 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
J·8+E·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 23 pts
karyosome (18 points)
An irregular aggregation of chromatin in the nucleus of a cell not undergoing mitosis.
K·5+A·1+R·1+Y·4+O·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 18 pts
karyotype (21 points)
Cells
K·5+A·1+R·1+Y·4+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 21 pts
keystroke (20 points)
Single motion during typing
Clicker's alternative
Typist's tap
K·5+E·1+Y·4+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+K·5+E·1 = 20 pts
kilocycle (20 points)
One thousand periods per second
1,000 hertz, old style
Measure of frequency
K·5+I·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+Y·4+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 20 pts
laypeople (16 points)
Church attendees
L·1+A·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1+O·1+P·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
lectotype (16 points)
The specimen or element selected as the type of a species when a holotype has not been defined.
L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 16 pts
leukocyte (18 points)
See white blood cell .
L·1+E·1+U·1+K·5+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
lifestyle (15 points)
Existing fashion (wordplay)
It may be Spartan
You get used to it
L·1+I·1+F·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
lyonnaise (12 points)
Like a cat's oniony dish (wordplay)
Like a cat's oniony dish?
Kind of potatoes for simba
L·1+Y·4+O·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
macrocyte (18 points)
""An abnormally large red blood cell, associated with pernicious anemia.""
M·3+A·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
martyrize (23 points)
To make a martyr of.
M·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+Y·4+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 23 pts
megacycle (19 points)
Put the girl on a bike with some frequency
M·3+E·1+G·2+A·1+C·3+Y·4+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
mesophyte (19 points)
A land plant that grows in an environment having a moderate amount of moisture.
M·3+E·1+S·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 19 pts
methylase (17 points)
English word
M·3+E·1+T·1+H·4+Y·4+L·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 17 pts
methylate (17 points)
May initially stimulate when swallowing your old mix with alcohol
M·3+E·1+T·1+H·4+Y·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
methylene (17 points)
Radical left the enemy bewildered
After me, your Leonard, 'e is on meths
Chemical found in paints, varnishes, solvents and inks
M·3+E·1+T·1+H·4+Y·4+L·1+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 17 pts
microcyte (18 points)
""One of the elementary granules found in blood. They are much smaller than an ordinary corpuscle, and are particularly noticeable in disease, as in an\'91mia.""
M·3+I·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
micropyle (18 points)
""An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the spermatozoa permitted.""
M·3+I·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts
molybdate (17 points)
A salt of molybdic acid.
M·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+B·3+D·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
monorhyme (19 points)
Type of verse inspired by daemon or Hymen
Many a verse, both short and terse, may have been worse, without this curse
M·3+O·1+N·1+O·1+R·1+H·4+Y·4+M·3+E·1 = 19 pts
mycophile (21 points)
English word
M·3+Y·4+C·3+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 21 pts
myelocyte (19 points)
A large cell of the bone marrow that is a precursor of the mature granulocyte of the blood.
M·3+Y·4+E·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 19 pts
mythicize (28 points)
MYTHIC {mythical=adj}
M·3+Y·4+T·1+H·4+I·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 28 pts
nymphette (19 points)
Nabokov's first with the empty novel 'Lolita'
N·1+Y·4+M·3+P·3+H·4+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 19 pts
osteocyte (14 points)
A branched cell embedded in the matrix of bone tissue.
O·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
oxygenate (20 points)
Ethanol vis-a-vis gasoline
Treat, as bottled water
Treat with a chemical element.
O·1+X·8+Y·4+G·2+E·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 20 pts
pachytene (19 points)
""The third stage of the prophase of meiosis, the stage in which the pairing of homologous chromosomes has been completed.""
P·3+A·1+C·3+H·4+Y·4+T·1+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 19 pts
pargyline (15 points)
English word
P·3+A·1+R·1+G·2+Y·4+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
pericycle (18 points)
Thin layer of plant tissue
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+Y·4+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts
peristyle (14 points)
Row of columns.
Row of columns around courtyard
Court or square with columns all round
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
phagocyte (20 points)
""A leucocyte which plays a part in retrogressive processes by taking up (eating), in the form of fine granules, the parts to be removed.""
P·3+H·4+A·1+G·2+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 20 pts
phenotype (19 points)
Total physical appearance of an organism
P·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 19 pts
photolyze (26 points)
English word
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+E·1 = 26 pts
playhouse (17 points)
Where to indulge in bingo (wordplay)
Child's toy.
Backyard structure for kids
P·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 17 pts
polyamide (17 points)
AMIDE a type of chemical compound
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 17 pts
polyamine (16 points)
AMINE a type of chemical compound
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 16 pts
polyphase (19 points)
""Having or producing two or more phases; multiphase; as, a polyphase machine, a machine producing two or more pressure waves of electro-motive force, differing in phase; a polyphase current.as, a polyphase machine, a machine producing two or more pressure waves of electro-motive force, differing in phase; a polyphase current.""
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 19 pts
polyphone (19 points)
""A character or vocal sign representing more than one sound, as read, which is pronounced r\'c7d or r\'cbd. read, which is pronounced r\'c7d or r\'cbd.""
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 19 pts
polythene (17 points)
Packaging material - telephony (anagram)
Plastic switch needed for telephony
A lightweight thermoplastic
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+T·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 17 pts
presbyope (18 points)
One who has presbyopia; a farsighted person.
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+B·3+Y·4+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 18 pts
proenzyme (25 points)
""Any one of a class of proteins that are converted, in the normal course of cellular metabolism, into one or more active enzymes; also called zymogen. The conversion usually is due to a specific cleavage of a peptide bond by another enzyme, or may be due to acid.zymogen. The conversion usually is due to a specific cleavage of a peptide bond by another enzyme, or may be due to acid.""
P·3+R·1+O·1+E·1+N·1+Z·10+Y·4+M·3+E·1 = 25 pts
propylene (16 points)
Alkene used for fuel or plastic production
P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+Y·4+L·1+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 16 pts
proselyte (14 points)
Convert badly-made polyester
Convert polyester shifts
Make converts.
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
prototype (16 points)
Patent office submission, maybe
Original model - top poetry (anagram)
Experimental working model
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 16 pts
puppylike (22 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
P·3+U·1+P·3+P·3+Y·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 22 pts
puttylike (18 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
P·3+U·1+T·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts
readymade (16 points)
Prepared in advance
Not built to order
Study lunatic among solvers off the peg
R·1+E·1+A·1+D·2+Y·4+M·3+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 16 pts
reanalyze (21 points)
ANALYZE to subject to analysis
R·1+E·1+A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
rehydrate (16 points)
Add water to (a dried substance)
Drink after a race, say
Down a sports drink, say
R·1+E·1+H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
repayable (16 points)
Like good loans
Like a loan
Like debts
R·1+E·1+P·3+A·1+Y·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
rhythmize (29 points)
RHYTHMI rhythmus
R·1+H·4+Y·4+T·1+H·4+M·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 29 pts
rhytidome (18 points)
English word
R·1+H·4+Y·4+T·1+I·1+D·2+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 18 pts
sibylline (14 points)
""Pertaining to the sibyls; uttered, written, or composed by sibyls; like the productions of sibyls.""
S·1+I·1+B·3+Y·4+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
stenotype (14 points)
Court reporter's machine
Instrument used in taking shorthand.
Court reporter's device
S·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 14 pts
strongyle (13 points)
Parasitic threadworm
S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
stylobate (14 points)
""The uninterrupted and continuous flat band, coping, or pavement upon which the bases of a row of columns are supported. See Subbase. Subbase.""
S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
superhype (19 points)
English word
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+H·4+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 19 pts
syllogize (22 points)
To reason by means of syllogisms.
S·1+Y·4+L·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
sylphlike (21 points)
Graceful and slender
Graceful, shy elk with lip trembling
S·1+Y·4+L·1+P·3+H·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 21 pts
sylvanite (15 points)
""A mineral, a telluride of gold and silver, of a steelgray, silverwhite, or brassyellow color. It often occurs in implanted crystals resembling written characters, and hence is called graphic tellurium. graphic tellurium.""
S·1+Y·4+L·1+V·4+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
symbolise (16 points)
Represent, stand for
Represent or be a sign of
Represent
S·1+Y·4+M·3+B·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 16 pts
symbolize (25 points)
Uncle Sam's retinae (wordplay)
Represent by a marking, for example
Stand for
S·1+Y·4+M·3+B·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 25 pts
synagogue (14 points)
A guy's gone off to house of worship
House of the Lord
Place of worship
S·1+Y·4+N·1+A·1+G·2+O·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 14 pts
syncopate (16 points)
Put the accent on the weak beat
Play in jazz style.
Accent the off-beats
S·1+Y·4+N·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
syndicate (15 points)
Group working to a common aim
Business group supplied by CIE dynast
Combine to make Disney cat twitchy
S·1+Y·4+N·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
synopsize (23 points)
SYNOPSIZE
S·1+Y·4+N·1+O·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 23 pts
systemize (23 points)
Bring order to
S·1+Y·4+S·1+T·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 23 pts
thylacine (17 points)
Tasmanian wolf; lean, itchy (anagram)
Tasmanian tiger
September 7, 1936
T·1+H·4+Y·4+L·1+A·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 17 pts
thymidine (18 points)
""A nucleoside, C 10 H 14 N 2 O 5 , composed of thymine and deoxyribose.""
T·1+H·4+Y·4+M·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 18 pts
thymocyte (22 points)
A lymphocyte that derives from the thymus and is the precursor of a T cell.
T·1+H·4+Y·4+M·3+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 22 pts
thyroxine (22 points)
""An iodine-containing hormone, C 15 H 11 I 4 NO 4 , produced by the thyroid gland, that increases the rate of cell metabolism and regulates growth and that is made synthetically for treatment of thyroid disorders.""
T·1+H·4+Y·4+R·1+O·1+X·8+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 22 pts
twayblade (18 points)
""Any one of several orchidaceous plants which have only two leaves, as the species of Listera and of Liparis. Listera and of Liparis.""
T·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4+B·3+L·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 18 pts
typestyle (17 points)
Bold or italic, for example
Bold or italic, e.g
T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
typewrite (17 points)
Create striking sentences (wordplay)
Use keyboard, well worn, to conceal unknown seat
Use keys for 40, not for seat in church liturgy
T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1+W·4+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
typewrote (17 points)
Prepared a business letter
T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1+W·4+R·1+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
tyrannise (12 points)
TYRANNIS an illegal regime
T·1+Y·4+R·1+A·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
tyrannize (21 points)
Play the dictator
Govern despotically
Rule oppressively
T·1+Y·4+R·1+A·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
unflyable (17 points)
FLYABLE suitable for flying
U·1+N·1+F·4+L·1+Y·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
unsayable (14 points)
Taboo, as pronouncements
U·1+N·1+S·1+A·1+Y·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
wyandotte (16 points)
YN. Sounds foul!
Suburb of Detroit
American breed of domestic fowl
W·4+Y·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
xerophyte (24 points)
Plant suited to desert regions.
Plant, eg cactus, able to inhabit places with little water
X·8+E·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 24 pts
xylophone (24 points)
Instrument with wooden bars to be struck
Patrick Moore's instrument
It can be hammered in the pit
X·8+Y·4+L·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 24 pts
yohimbine (19 points)
""A poisonous alkaloid, C 21 H 26 N 2 O 3 , derived from the bark of a tree, Corynanthe yohimbe, and formerly used as an aphrodisiac, a local anesthetic, and a mydriatic.""
Y·4+O·1+H·4+I·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 19 pts
zygospore (24 points)
Same as Zygosperm. Zygosperm.
Z·10+Y·4+G·2+O·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 24 pts

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