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approbate (15 points)
Sanction
Sanction.
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
arabinose (11 points)
A sugar used as a culture medium in bacteriology
A sugar used as a culture medium for certain bacteria
A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
aragonite (10 points)
Mineral similar to calcite.
Calcium carbonate
A·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
arccosine (13 points)
Inverse trig function
A·1+R·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
arecoline (11 points)
English word
A·1+R·1+E·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
aromatize (20 points)
Impart fragrance to
A·1+R·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
arrogance (12 points)
A grocer with an outrageous conceit
Too much pride in exotic orange car
An "offspring of riches," to Twain
A·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
arteriole (9 points)
Small blood vessel
Very small blood vessel
Blood vessel connected to a capillary
A·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
artichoke (18 points)
After 'Jerusalem' maybe choir take break
Plant with a heart (wordplay)
Take choir trip to Jerusalem, perhaps
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts
ascorbate (13 points)
ASCORBATE
A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
ascospore (13 points)
One of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. [See Illust. of Ascus.] Illust. of Ascus.]
A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 13 pts
associate (11 points)
Hang out (with)
Not yet a principal
Rub shoulders of teammate
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
assonance (11 points)
Resemblance of sound (in nearby words)
Can season (anagram)
Resemblance of sound
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 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
astrodome (12 points)
Spot for celestial navigation
Stadium for almost 68,000
Park that opened in April 1965
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+D·2+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
astrolabe (11 points)
A sort able to produce old instrument
Sextant's predecessor
Predecessor of the sextant.
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+E·1 = 11 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
audiotape (12 points)
Band that plays music (wordplay)
Sound evidence (wordplay)
Garage band's production, once
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 12 pts
authorise (12 points)
I share out (anagram)
Writer is going east to say it's okay
Sanction or establish officially
A·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
authorize (21 points)
John Irving's peepers (wordplay)
Give the go-ahead to
Give the green LIGHT to
A·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
autoclave (14 points)
Surgical instruments steriliser
Relative of a pressure cooker.
Kin of a pressure cooker
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+L·1+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
autoroute (9 points)
An expressway in France and French-speaking countries.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
avoidable (15 points)
Unlike death and taxes (wordplay)
A useless fit can be prevented
Like careless mistakes
A·1+V·4+O·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
avoidance (15 points)
The shunning (of something)
Dodger's goal
Dodger's aim
A·1+V·4+O·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
azeotrope (20 points)
A liquid mixture of two or more substances that retains the same composition in the vapor state as in the liquid state when distilled or partially evaporated under a certain pressure.
A·1+Z·10+E·1+O·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 20 pts
abhorrence (17 points)
Revulsion to constituents of Anchor beer
There's nothing at all like it
Here carbon emission produces disgust
A·1+B·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 17 pts
abominable (16 points)
Offensive description of a snowman
Like a snowman.
Causing moral revulsion
A·1+B·3+O·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
absolutive (15 points)
ABSOLUTE self-existent
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
absolutize (21 points)
ABSOLUTE self-existent
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
absorbable (16 points)
Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up.
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
absorbance (16 points)
""(Physics / General Physics) Physics a measure of the light-absorbing ability of an object, expressed as the logarithm to base 10 of the reciprocal of the internal transmittance See transmittance ACIDOMETER (Chemistry) a type of hydrometer for measuring the relative density of an acid solution, esp the acid in a battery Also called acidimeter ACTINOZOAN & adj (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another word for anthozoan AEROSPHERE (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Archaic the entire atmosphere surrounding the earth""
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 16 pts
absorptive (17 points)
Tending to suck up
Tending to soak up
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+R·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
accomplice (20 points)
Second place comic played
Criminal's associate
Helper in wrongdoing
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 20 pts
accordance (17 points)
(In) conformity (with)
Treating cancer a doc gets agreement
Agreement of opinion
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+R·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 17 pts
achondrite (16 points)
Stony meteorite
A·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
acidophile (18 points)
Growing well in an acid medium: acidophilic bacteria.
A·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts
acoelomate (14 points)
ACOELOMATE
A·1+C·3+O·1+E·1+L·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
actinolite (12 points)
A bright green variety of amphibole occurring usually in fibrous or columnar masses.
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
actionable (14 points)
Worth trying (wordplay)
Possibly libellous (wordplay)
Giving grounds for a lawsuit
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
adsorbable (15 points)
ADSORB to gather on the surface in a condensed layer
A·1+D·2+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
adsorptive (16 points)
Having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface; displaying adsorption.adsorption.
A·1+D·2+S·1+O·1+R·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
advocative (19 points)
ADVOCATE to plead in favour of
A·1+D·2+V·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 19 pts
aeciospore (14 points)
""A binucleate spore of a rust fungus, formed in a chainlike series in an aecium.""
A·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+O·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
aerogramme (15 points)
Air mail letter
Air letter
'Casualty' episode missing opening page, but whoever the writer, it'll take off
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3+M·3+E·1 = 15 pts
aerosolize (19 points)
AEROSOL a spray released under pressure
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
affordable (19 points)
Model T, to Henry (wordplay)
Within one's ability to pay
Not too dear a passage in a story
A·1+F·4+F·4+O·1+R·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
agoraphobe (18 points)
One afraid of open spaces
One who suffers a fear of crossing open spaces
I hate going out since chat with lout who's on benefits
A·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+B·3+E·1 = 18 pts
allegorise (11 points)
ALLEGE to assert without proof
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
allegorize (20 points)
Show by storytelling
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
alongshore (14 points)
Not in deep water, say
By the sea
Waterfront
A·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
ameliorate (12 points)
Make better meal, or I eat junk!
Make an unpleasant situation better
Make improvements to
A·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
amoebocyte (19 points)
""A cell, such as a leukocyte, having amoeboid form or motion.""
A·1+M·3+O·1+E·1+B·3+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 19 pts
anastomose (12 points)
Styptic. <mark>[Obs.]<mark>
A·1+N·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
anastrophe (15 points)
Word inversion, such as "Came the dawn."
Inversion, such as "Came the dawn"
A·1+N·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+E·1 = 15 pts
anecdotage (14 points)
Anecdotes collectively; a collection of anecdotes.
A·1+N·1+E·1+C·3+D·2+O·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 14 pts
anglophone (16 points)
Like Grenada, but not Granada
Like the Bahamas, Barbados and Belize
English-speaking
A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 16 pts
annotative (13 points)
Serving to explain
Explanatory
A·1+N·1+N·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
anopheline (15 points)
""Any of various mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles, which can carry the malaria parasite and transmit the disease to humans.""
A·1+N·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
antagonize (20 points)
Make an enemy of.
Rub the wrong way
Make an enemy of
A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
antimonide (13 points)
Word with prefix anti-
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 13 pts
antipolice (14 points)
Unable to stand the heat (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
apocalypse (19 points)
End of the world
The White Horseman exhibited a new one
Prophetic Biblical revelation
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+Y·4+P·3+S·1+E·1 = 19 pts
apostatise (12 points)
A comic Frenchman in group is to abandon principles
Abandon your principles with a job at one's expense initially
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
apostatize (21 points)
""To renounce totally a religious belief once professed; to forsake one's church, the faith or principles once held, or the party to which one has previously adhered.""
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
apostolate (12 points)
Office of the Pope.
Nothing delayed support for a job implying leadership of a Propaganda committee
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
apostrophe (17 points)
O death, where is thy sting (wordplay)
Greengrocers missing sign (wordplay)
Maker's mark (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+E·1 = 17 pts
appointive (17 points)
""Subject to appointment; as, an appointive office. as, an appointive office.""
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
appositive (17 points)
It may be set off by commas
Juxtaposed
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
approvable (19 points)
Worthy of being approved; meritorious.
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
arborvitae (15 points)
Virgil's tree of life
Coniferous hedge choice
Ornamental evergreen
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+V·4+I·1+T·1+A·1+E·1 = 15 pts
ascomycete (19 points)
Any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus.Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus.
A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+M·3+Y·4+C·3+E·1+T·1+E·1 = 19 pts
atmosphere (17 points)
Feeling blue (wordplay)
Candles create a romantic one
Pervading tone or mood
A·1+T·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 17 pts
audiophile (16 points)
Emery phor buphs (wordplay)
One making a sound investment (wordplay)
Hi-fi fan.
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
autoimmune (14 points)
Such a response is not wanted from setter's in-car mobile menu
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+M·3+M·3+U·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
autolysate (13 points)
""AUTOLYSE to break down tissue by enzyme action, also AUTOLYZE""
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
autolyzate (22 points)
""AUTOLYZE to break down tissue by enzyme action, also AUTOLYSE""
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 22 pts
automatize (21 points)
Prepare to mass-produce, say
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
automobile (14 points)
Jaguar, for one
Road-test need
Welcome graduation gift.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+O·1+B·3+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
automotive (15 points)
Why they eyed the showroom (wordplay)
Why they eyed the showroom?
Relating to motor vehicles
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+O·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
autorotate (10 points)
AUTOROTATE
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
autostrade (11 points)
Italian superhighways.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
autotomize (21 points)
Cause a body part to undergo autotomy.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
axiomatize (28 points)
AXIOMATIZE
A·1+X·8+I·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 28 pts
abolishable (18 points)
Capable of being abolished.
A·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts
absorptance (17 points)
The ratio of absorbed to incident radiation.
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+R·1+P·3+T·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 17 pts
accessorise (15 points)
ACCESSORISE
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
accessorize (24 points)
Make sure you match
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 24 pts
accommodate (20 points)
Do something obliging (wordplay)
Provide lodging for (someone)
Provide shelter for
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 20 pts
accountable (17 points)
Like a good math teacher (wordplay)
Obliged (to answer?)
Required to justify oneself
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
achromatize (27 points)
To deprive of color; to make achromatic.
A·1+C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 27 pts
acknowledge (22 points)
Admit (the truth of something)
Admit the truth of (something)
Recognise current learning
A·1+C·3+K·5+N·1+O·1+W·4+L·1+E·1+D·2+G·2+E·1 = 22 pts
adolescence (16 points)
Youth has trouble with classes, I'd say
Time of your life (wordplay)
Concede ales drunk in teenage years!
A·1+D·2+O·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 16 pts
agglomerate (15 points)
Form a rounded mass
Form into one cluster
Cluster
A·1+G·2+G·2+L·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
ailurophile (16 points)
Cat fancier
A·1+I·1+L·1+U·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
ailurophobe (18 points)
One who hates or fears cats.
A·1+I·1+L·1+U·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+B·3+E·1 = 18 pts
aldosterone (12 points)
A steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex that regulates the salt and water balance in the body.
A·1+L·1+D·2+O·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
allocatable (15 points)
Capable of being allocated.
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
amazonstone (22 points)
""A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris-green color.""
A·1+M·3+A·1+Z·10+O·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 22 pts
amblygonite (19 points)
""A white or greenish mineral, (Li,Na)Al(PO 4 )(F,OH), that is an important source of lithium.""
A·1+M·3+B·3+L·1+Y·4+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 19 pts
aminopyrine (18 points)
A white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic.
A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+P·3+Y·4+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 18 pts
amortizable (24 points)
""Capable of being cleared off, as a debt.""
A·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 24 pts
amphibolite (20 points)
A metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase.
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+I·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 20 pts
anorthosite (14 points)
""A granular igneous rock composed almost exclusively of a soda-lime feldspar, usually labradorite.""
A·1+N·1+O·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
anthologize (24 points)
Compile an anthology.
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 24 pts
anthracnose (16 points)
""Any one of several fungus diseases, caused by parasitic species of the series Melanconiales, attacking the bean, grape, melon, cotton, and other plants. In the case of the grape, brown concave spots are formed on the stem and fruit, and the disease is called bird's-eye rot.Melanconiales, attacking the bean, grape, melon, cotton, and other plants. In the case of the grape, brown concave spots are formed on the stem and fruit, and the disease is called bird's-eye rot.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+A·1+C·3+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 16 pts
anticyclone (18 points)
Spiral outflow could be neatly conic
A fair-weather system ends with one
High-pressure weather system
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+Y·4+C·3+L·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 18 pts
antiheroine (14 points)
Fleabag, for one
Catwoman, for example
Unlikable protagonist
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
antistrophe (16 points)
""In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left. Hence: The lines of this part of the choral song. strophe or movement from right to left. Hence: The lines of this part of the choral song.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+E·1 = 16 pts
apomorphine (20 points)
A crystalline alkaloid obtained from morphia. It is a powerful emetic.
A·1+P·3+O·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 20 pts
apophyllite (21 points)
""A mineral relating to the zeolites, usually occurring in square prisms or octahedrons with pearly luster on the cleavage surface. It is a hydrous silicate of calcium and potassium.""
A·1+P·3+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+L·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 21 pts
apotheosize (25 points)
To exalt to the dignity of a deity; to declare to be a god; to deify; to glorify.
A·1+P·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 25 pts
appropriate (17 points)
Suitable to take for one's own use
Acquire something suitable (wordplay)
Take to be suitable
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
approximate (24 points)
Appear to mix badly? Almost right!
Not totally precise
Rough (figure)
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+X·8+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 24 pts
arabinoside (14 points)
English word
A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 14 pts
archdiocese (19 points)
See choir ceased performing
See core ideas changing about Church
Important church area
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+D·2+I·1+O·1+C·3+E·1+S·1+E·1 = 19 pts
arthroscope (18 points)
""Pl. arthroscopies Examination of the interior of a joint, such as the knee, using a type of endoscope that is inserted into the joint through a small incision.""
A·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 18 pts
arthrospore (16 points)
""A bacterial resting cell, -- formerly considered a spore, but now known to occur even in endosporous bacteria.""
A·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 16 pts
associative (16 points)
""Having the quality of associating; tending or leading to association; as, the associative faculty. as, the associative faculty.""
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
assortative (14 points)
(tr) to arrange or distribute into groups of the same type; classify
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
automatable (15 points)
AUTOMATA {robots=n}
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
acetonitrile (14 points)
English word
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
actinomycete (21 points)
""Any of various filamentous or rod-shaped, often pathogenic microorganisms of the order Actinomycetales that are found in soil and resemble bacteria and fungi.""
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4+C·3+E·1+T·1+E·1 = 21 pts
adrenochrome (20 points)
A naturally occurring chemical formed during the oxidation of epinephrine.
A·1+D·2+R·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 20 pts
aeromedicine (17 points)
""The medical study and treatment of physiological and psychological disorders associated with atmospheric or space flight. Also called aerospace medicine , aviation medicine .""
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 17 pts
affectionate (20 points)
Warm-hearted - loving
Tender attachment to Buddy heading off
Disease destroyed loving
A·1+F·4+F·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 20 pts
agranulocyte (18 points)
English word
A·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
ameliorative (17 points)
Softening; helping to heal or improve
A·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
anchorpeople (21 points)
English word
A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+O·1+P·3+L·1+E·1 = 21 pts
andouillette (13 points)
Diminutive form
A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+U·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
androsterone (13 points)
A steroid hormone excreted in urine that reinforces masculine characteristics.
A·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
antiviolence (17 points)
VIOLENCE a violent action
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 17 pts
apostrophise (19 points)
Revise trophies behind a point of sale for writer's way of saying he owns it
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 19 pts
apostrophize (28 points)
Shorten a word
Address an imaginary person
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 28 pts
approachable (23 points)
Easy to meet or deal with
Easy to talk with
Easy to talk to
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 23 pts
appropriable (20 points)
""Capable of being appropriated, set apart, sequestered, or assigned exclusively to a particular use.""
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 20 pts
arborescence (18 points)
""The state of being arborescent; the resemblance to a tree in minerals, or crystallizations, or groups of crystals in that form; as, the arborescence produced by precipitating silver. as, the arborescence produced by precipitating silver.""
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 18 pts
archegoniate (18 points)
ARCHEGONIA
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
arsenopyrite (17 points)
""A mineral of a tinwhite color and metallic luster, containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; also called arsenical pyrites and mispickel. arsenical pyrites and mispickel.""
A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+P·3+Y·4+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
azathioprine (26 points)
An immunosuppressive agent used especially to prevent organ rejection in kidney transplant recipients.
A·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+O·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 26 pts
accommodative (25 points)
Able to provide room
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 25 pts
acetazolamide (27 points)
English word
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+Z·10+O·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 27 pts
acetylcholine (23 points)
A neurotransmitter released by the transmitting dendron at autononmous synapses and at neuromuscular junctions. It is a quaternary amine with an obligatory negative counterion. The nominal formula for the hydroxide form is C7H17NO3. Structural formula (CH3)3N(+)CH2CH2.O.CO.CH3.OH(-).C7H17NO3. Structural formula (CH3)3N(+)CH2CH2.O.CO.CH3.OH(-).
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 23 pts
acrylonitrile (18 points)
""A colorless liquid compound (H2C:CH.CN); used as raw material for acrylic fibers, and as a solvent.H2C:CH.CN); used as raw material for acrylic fibers, and as a solvent.""
A·1+C·3+R·1+Y·4+L·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts
adventuresome (19 points)
Ready to incur risk
Daring and enterprising
Coming by river, not all are daring
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 19 pts
agglomerative (20 points)
""Having a tendency to gather together, or to make collections.""
A·1+G·2+G·2+L·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 20 pts
aminophylline (23 points)
""A theophylline derivative, C 16 H 24 N 10 O 4 , used as a bronchodilator in the treatment of bronchial asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis.""
A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 23 pts
amphiprostyle (25 points)
""Doubly prostyle; having columns at each end, but not at the sides.""
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+I·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 25 pts
anthophyllite (24 points)
""A mineral of the hornblende group, of a yellowish gray or clove brown color.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+L·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 24 pts
anthraquinone (25 points)
""A hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2O2.C6H4, subliming in shining yellow needles. It is obtained by oxidation of anthracene. C6H4.C2O2.C6H4, subliming in shining yellow needles. It is obtained by oxidation of anthracene.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+A·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 25 pts
anticlockwise (24 points)
Going back in time (wordplay)
Back in time
One way to go round
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 24 pts
anticorporate (17 points)
""CORPORATE Formed into a body by legal enactment; united in an association, and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual; incorporated; as, a corporate town. as, a corporate town.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
anticorrosive (18 points)
""CORROSIVE Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, changing, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as, the corrosive action of an acid. "Corrosive liquors." Grew. "Corrosive famine."Thomson. as, the corrosive action of an acid. "Corrosive liquors." Grew. "Corrosive famine."Thomson.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 pts
apportionable (19 points)
""APPORTION To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and distribute proportionally; to portion out; to allot; as, to apportion undivided rights; to apportion time among various employments. as, to apportion undivided rights; to apportion time among various employments.""
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
appropriative (22 points)
""Appropriating; making, or tending to, appropriation; as, an appropriative act. as, an appropriative act.""
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 22 pts
approximative (29 points)
Approaching; approximate.
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+X·8+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 29 pts
arboriculture (17 points)
Tree farming - rub our article (anagram)
Cultivation of trees
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 17 pts
asthenosphere (21 points)
""The lower layer of the earth's crust, below the lithosphere. It is estimated as from fifty to several hundred miles thick. It is less rigid than the lithosphere, but still rigid enough to transmit some transverse seismic waves.""
A·1+S·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 21 pts
audiocassette (16 points)
CD's ancestor
Input for a recorder
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
authoritative (19 points)
Commanding and self-assured
Commanding, self-confident
Vested with power or influence
A·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 19 pts
accomplishable (27 points)
Capable of being accomplished; practicable.
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 27 pts
aminopeptidase (21 points)
Any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the terminal peptide bond at the amino end of a polypeptide.
A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+P·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 21 pts
anticonvulsive (22 points)
Good against convulsions.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+V·4+U·1+L·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 22 pts
antimetabolite (18 points)
""METABOLITE A product of metabolism; a substance produced by metabolic action, as urea.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
azidothymidine (33 points)
""An antiviral drug, (C10H13N5O4) used in the treatment of AIDS. It has the generic name of zidovudine.C10H13N5O4) used in the treatment of AIDS. It has the generic name of zidovudine.""
A·1+Z·10+I·1+D·2+O·1+T·1+H·4+Y·4+M·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 33 pts
aluminosilicate (19 points)
ALUMINOSILICATE
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 19 pts
anticompetitive (24 points)
Monopolistic
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 24 pts
antifashionable (23 points)
""FASHIONABLE Conforming to the fashion or established mode; according with the prevailing form or style; as, a fashionable dress. as, a fashionable dress.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+A·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 23 pts
antiforeclosure (20 points)
FORECLOSURE The act or process of foreclosing; a proceeding which bars or extinguishes a mortgager's right of redeeming a mortgaged estate.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+C·3+L·1+O·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 20 pts
antiprogressive (21 points)
""PROGRESSIVE Moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; evincing progress; increasing; as, progressive motion or course; opposed to retrograde. as, progressive motion or course; opposed to retrograde.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 21 pts
archiepiscopate (26 points)
The office of an archbishop; an archbishopric.
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+P·3+I·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 26 pts
A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+S·1+F·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 21 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 37 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 21 pts
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 29 pts
A·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 24 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 23 pts
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 30 pts

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