WOW24 Scrabble words whose most recent Wiktionary etymology is German, according to kaikki.org data.
527 entries
| WORD | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| HOY | [n. HOYS] · a heavy barge or scow |
| MOL | [n. -S] · mole / [x] { mol mold mole mool § moles mols § mold mole moles mool } |
| NIX | [n. NIXES or NIXE°] · a water sprite / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to veto / [x] { nix nixe nixie nixy § nixes nixies § nix nixed nixes nixing § nix } |
| OHM | [n. -S] · a unit of electrical resistance - OHMIC [a.] |
| OMA | [n. -S] · grandmother / [x] { gramma gran grandam grandame granddam grandma grandmama grandmother grannie granny nan nana nanna oma § grandames grandams grandmamas grandmas grandmothers grannies grans nanas nannas omas § grandma grandmas grannies granny § granny } |
| OPA | [n. -S] · grandfather |
| BOOM | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to make a deep, resonant sound |
| BUND | [n. -S] · a political association |
| CLOP | [v. CLOPPED, CLOPPING, CLOPS] · to make the sound of a hoof striking pavement |
| ECHT | [a.] · genuine |
| FEST | [n. -S] · a gathering for an activity |
| FIFE | [v. FIFED, FIFING, FIFES] · to play a fife |
| FIRN | [n. -S] · neve |
| FLAK | [n. -S] · antiaircraft fire (=flaks) |
| FOHN | [n. -S] · foehn «a warm, dry wind» / [x] { foehn fohn fon § foehns fohns fons § fons } |
| GENE | [n. -S] · a hereditary unit |
| GIRO | [n. -ROS] · an autogiro / [x] { autogiro autogyro giro § autogiros autogyros giros § giro giros } |
| HEIL | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to salute |
| HOCK | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to pawn |
| HOMO | [n. HOMINES° or HOMOS] · a member of the genus that includes modern man / [x] { homo § homines homos § homo } |
| LIED | [n. LIEDER] · a German song |
| LOOP | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to form loops / [x] { leap loop loup louping § leaps loups § leap leaped leaping leaps leapt lept lope louped loupen § leap } |
| LOUP | [v. LOUPED, LOUPEN, LOUPING, LOUPS] · to leap / [x] { leap loop loup louping § leaps loups § leap leaped leaping leaps leapt lept lope louped loupen § leap } |
| MAAR | [n. -S] · a volcanic crater |
| PFUI | [i.] · phooey «used as an exclamation of disgust or contempt» / [x] { phooey § pfui phooey } |
| PIMP | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to solicit clients for a prostitute |
| RILL | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to flow like a rill «a small brook» |
| ROTO | [n. -TOS] · a type of printing process |
| SKAT | [n. -S] · a card game |
| TUBA | [n. -BAS or -BAE] · a brass wind instrument |
| YURT | [n. YURTA or YURTS] · a portable tent |
| ZINC | [v. ZINCED or ZINCKED, ZINCING or ZINCKING, ZINCS] · to coat with zinc |
| ANGST | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · a feeling of anxiety or dread |
| EMMER | [n. -S] · a type of wheat |
| EOSIN | [n. -S] · a red dye - EOSINIC [a.] / [x] { eosin eosine § eosines eosins § eosinic } |
| ESTER | [n. -S] · a type of chemical compound |
| ETHYL | [n. -S] · a univalent chemical radical |
| EXINE | [n. -S] · the outer layer of certain spores / [x] { exine exosporium § exines exosporia } |
| FLACK | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to work as a press agent |
| FOEHN | [n. -S] · a warm, dry wind / [x] { foehn fohn fon § foehns fohns fons § fons } |
| FRASS | [n. -ES] · debris made by insects |
| FRITZ | [n. -ES] · a nonfunctioning state |
| GEEST | [n. -S] · old alluvial matter |
| HALER | [n. -LERS or -LERU] · a coin of the Czech~ Republic |
| HORST | [n. -S] · a portion of the earth's crust / [x] { horst horste § horstes horsts } |
| JAGER | [n. -S] · jaeger / [x] { jaeger jager yager § jaegers jagers yagers } |
| KAPUT | [a.] · ruined / [x] { kaput kaputt } |
| KARST | [n. -S] · a limestone region - KARSTIC [a.] |
| KRAUT | [n. -S] · sauerkraut / [x] { kraut sauerkraut § krauts sauerkrauts § kraut krauts } |
| LODEN | [n. -S] · a thick, woolen fabric |
| LOESS | [n. -ES] · a soil deposit - LOESSAL LOESSIAL LOESSIC [a.] (=loessic) / [x] { loess § loesses § loessal loessial loessic } |
| OLEUM | [n. -S] · a corrosive liquid / ----- [n. OLEA] · oil |
| ORNIS | [n. ORNITHES] · avifauna «the bird life of a particular region» |
| OZONE | [n. -S] · a form of oxygen - OZONIC [a.] |
| POLKA | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to perform a lively dance |
| QUALM | [n. -S] · a feeling of doubt or misgiving |
| REIFY | [v. -IFIED, -IFYING, -IFIES] · to regard as real or concrete |
| RILLE | [n. -S] · a valley on the moon's surface |
| SCHWA | [n. -S] · a type of vowel sound / [x] { schwa shwa § schwas shwas § schwa schwas shwa } |
| SHARK | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to live by trickery |
| SHIRK | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to avoid work or duty |
| SHORL | [n. -S] · schorl «a mineral» / [x] { schorl shorl § schorls shorls } |
| SPIEL | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to talk at length / [x] { speel speil spiel spool § speels § speel speeled speeling speels speil speiled speiling speils spiel } |
| SPITZ | [n. -ES] · a dog having a heavy coat |
| STATS | < STAT, [n. -S] · a statistic |
| STOSS | [a.] · facing the direction from which a glacier moves |
| SWISS | [n. -ES] · a cotton fabric |
| TABUN | [n. -S] · a chemical compound |
| TORTE | [n. TORTEN or TORTES] · a rich cake |
| VALSE | [n. -S] · a concert waltz |
| WACKE | [n. -S] · a type of basaltic rock |
| WACKY | [a. WACKIER, WACKIEST] · very irrational - WACKILY [b.] / [x] { wacky whacky § wackier wackiest wacky whackier whackiest whacky § wackily } |
| WALTZ | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to perform a ballroom dance |
| WEDEL | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to perform a wedeln |
| WURST | [n. -S] · sausage |
| XYLEM | [n. -S] · a complex plant tissue |
| YAGER | [n. -S] · jaeger / [x] { jaeger jager yager § jaegers jagers yagers } |
| YODEL | [v. -DELED or -DELLED, -DELING or -DELLING, -DELS] · to sing with a fluctuating voice / [x] { yodel yodeling yodelling yodle § yodels yodles § yodel yodeled yodeling yodelled yodelling yodels yodle yodled yodles yodling } |
| YODLE | [v. -DLED, -DLING, -DLES] · to yodel / [x] { yodel yodeling yodelling yodle § yodels yodles § yodel yodeled yodeling yodelled yodelling yodels yodle yodled yodles yodling } |
| YOKEL | [n. -S] · a naive or gullible rustic |
| ABLAUT | [n. -S] · a patterned change in root vowels of verb forms |
| ABSEIL | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to rappel |
| ALKANE | [n. -S] · a type of chemical compound |
| ALLELE | [n. -S] · any of several forms of a gene - ALLELIC [a.] |
| AMAUTI | [n. -S] · amautik «an Inuit~ woman's parka» / [x] { amauti amautik § amautiks amautis } |
| ANILIN | [n. -S] · aniline / [x] { anilin aniline § anilines anilins } |
| ANLAGE | [n. -GEN or -GES] · the initial cell structure from which an embryonic organ develops |
| ANTIFA | [n. -S] a decentralized, radical political movement that opposes fascism / [x] { antifa antifascist § antifas antifascists § antifa antifascist } |
| AUTISM | [n. -S] · extreme withdrawal into fantasy |
| BERLIN | [n. -S] · a type of carriage / [x] { berlin berline § berlines berlins } |
| BIOTIN | [n. -S] · a B vitamin |
| BLENDE | [n. -S] · a shiny mineral |
| BUMMER | [n. -S] · one that bums |
| BUNKER | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to store in a large bin |
| CARTEL | [n. -S] · a business organization |
| COBALT | [n. -S] · a metallic element - COBALTIC [a.] |
| DACITE | [n. -S] · a light gray rock |
| DECKEL | [n. -S] · deckle «a frame used in making paper by hand» / [x] { deckel deckle § deckels deckles § deckle deckles } |
| DECKLE | [n. -S°] · a frame used in making paper by hand / [x] { deckel deckle § deckels deckles § deckle deckles } |
| DESMAN | [n. -S] · an aquatic mammal |
| DIESEL | [v. -SELED, -SELING° or -SELLING°, -SELS] · to continue running after the ignition is turned off (=dieselling) |
| DIKTAT | [n. -S] · a harsh settlement imposed on a defeated nation |
| DIRNDL | [n. -S] · a woman's dress |
| ENGRAM | [n. -S] · the durable mark caused by a stimulus upon protoplasm / [x] { engram engramme § engrammes engrams } |
| ENZYME | [n. -S] · a complex protein - ENZYMIC [a.] / [x] { enzym enzyme zyme § enzymes enzyms zymes § enzymic } |
| EOSINE | [n. -S] · eosin «a red dye» / [x] { eosin eosine § eosines eosins § eosinic } |
| ERSATZ | [n. -ES] · a substitute |
| EUCHRE | [v. -CHRED, -CHRING, -CHRES] · to prevent from winning three tricks in euchre «a card game» |
| GERMAN | [n. -S] · an elaborate dance |
| GLOBIN | [n. -S] · a simple protein |
| GNEISS | [n. -ES] · a type of rock - GNEISSIC [a.] |
| GRABEN | [n. -S] · a depression of the earth's crust |
| HAUSEN | [n. -S] · a Russian~ sturgeon |
| HELLER | [n. -S] · a hellion |
| HEROIN | [n. -S] · an addictive narcotic |
| JAEGER | [n. -S] · a hunter / [x] { jaeger jager yager § jaegers jagers yagers } |
| JUNKER | [n. -S] · something ready for junking |
| KAPUTT | [a.] · kaput / [x] { kaput kaputt } |
| KEGLER | [n. -S] · a bowler / [x] { kegeler kegler § kegelers keglers } |
| KETONE | [n. -S] · a type of chemical compound - KETONIC [a.] |
| KITSCH | [n. -ES] · faddish art or literature |
| KLATCH | [n. -ES] · a social gathering / [x] { klatch klatsch § klatches klatsches } |
| KNAWEL | [n. -S] · a Eurasian~ plant / [x] { knawe knawel § knawels knawes } |
| KOBOLD | [n. -S] · an elf |
| KUCHEN | [n. -S] · a coffee cake (=kuchens) |
| KULTUR | [n. -S] · culture; civilization |
| KUMMEL | [n. -S] · a type of liqueur |
| LANDAU | [n. -S] · a type of carriage |
| LAWINE | [n. -S] · lauwine «an avalanche» / [x] { lauwine lawine § lauwines lawines } |
| LUMPEN | [n. -S] · an uprooted individual |
| MARKKA | [n. -KAA or -KAS] · a monetary unit of Finland~ |
| METHYL | [n. -S] · a univalent radical - METHYLIC [a.] |
| MORGEN | [n. -S] · a Dutch unit of land area |
| NASTIC | [a.] · pertaining to an automatic response of plants |
| NEKTON | [n. -S] · free-swimming~ marine animals - NEKTONIC [a.] |
| NICKEL | [v. -ELED or -ELLED, -ELING or -ELLING, -ELS] · to plate with nickel / [x] { nickel nickeling nickelling nickle § nickels nickles § nickel nickeled nickeling nickelled nickelling nickels nickled nickling § nickel nickelled } |
| NICKLE | [v. -LED, -LING, -LES] · nickel / [x] { nickel nickeling nickelling nickle § nickels nickles § nickel nickeled nickeling nickelled nickelling nickels nickled nickling § nickel nickelled } |
| NITWIT | [n. -S] · a stupid person |
| NODDLE | [v. -DLED, -DLING, -DLES] · to nod frequently |
| NOODLE | [v. -DLED, -DLING°, -DLES] · to play idly on a musical instrument |
| OOLITE | [n. -S] · a variety of limestone - OOLITIC [a.] / [x] { oolite oolith oolitic § oolites ooliths § oolitic } |
| ORGONE | [n. -S] · a postulated energy pervading the universe |
| PEPSIN | [n. -S] · a digestive enzyme of the stomach / [x] { pepsin pepsine § pepsines pepsins } |
| PEPTID | [n. -S] · peptide / [x] { peptid peptide § peptides peptids § peptidic } |
| PHLOEM | [n. -S] · a complex plant tissue |
| POODLE | [n. -S] · a heavy-coated~ dog |
| PROSIT | [i.] · used as a drinking toast / [x] { prosit prost } |
| PURINE | [n. -S] · a chemical compound / [x] { purin purine § purines purins } |
| PUTSCH | [n. -ES] · a suddenly executed attempt to overthrow a government |
| QUARTZ | [n. -ES] · a mineral |
| RAPPEN | [n. RAPPEN] · a monetary unit of Switzerland~ |
| RASTER | [n. -S] · the area reproducing images on the picture tube of a television set |
| RIBOSE | [n. -S] · a pentose sugar |
| RITTER | [n. -S] · a knight |
| SADISM | [n. -S] · a tendency to take delight in inflicting pain |
| SCHORL | [n. -S] · a mineral / [x] { schorl shorl § schorls shorls } |
| SCHUSS | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to make a fast, straight run in skiing |
| SEIDEL | [n. -S] · a large beer glass |
| SHAMAN | [n. -S] · a medicine man among certain North American~ Indians~ - SHAMANIC [a.] |
| SHLONG | [n. -S] · a man's penis -- an offensive word |
| SHNAPS | [n. SHNAPS] · schnapps / [x] { schnaps shnapps shnaps § schnapps schnappses } |
| SINTER | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to make cohesive by the combined action of heat and pressure |
| SKETCH | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to make a rough, hasty drawing of |
| STALAG | [n. -S] · a German prisoner-of-war~ camp |
| STRAFE | [v. STRAFED, STRAFING, STRAFES] · to attack with machine-gun~ fire from an airplane |
| STROLL | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to walk in a leisurely manner |
| TENSOR | [n. -S] · a muscle that stretches a body part |
| THALER | [n. -S] · taler «a former German coin» / [x] { taler talers thaler thalers } |
| TUSCHE | [n. -S] · a liquid used in lithography |
| UMLAUT | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to modify a vowel sound by partial assimilation to a succeeding sound |
| UNDINE | [n. -S] · a female water spirit |
| VAGILE | [a.] · free to move about |
| WEDELN | [n. -S] · a skiing technique |
| WHACKY | [a. WHACKIER, WHACKIEST] · wacky / [x] { wacky whacky § wackier wackiest wacky whackier whackiest whacky § wackily } |
| WISENT | [n. -S] · a European~ bison |
| WURZEL | [n. -S] · a variety of beet |
| ZANDER | [n. -S] · a freshwater fish |
| ZIRCON | [n. -S] · a mineral |
| ZITHER | [n. -S] · a stringed instrument / [x] { zither zithern § zitherns zithers § zither zithers } |
| ACRONYM | [n. -S] · a word formed from the initials of a compound term or series of words |
| ADENINE | [n. -S] · an alkaloid |
| ALLERGY | [n. -GIES] · a state of hypersensitive reaction to certain things |
| ALPHORN | [n. -S] · a wooden horn used by Swiss herdsmen / [x] { alpenhorn alphorn § alpenhorns alphorns } |
| AMAUTIK | [n. -S] · an Inuit~ woman's parka / [x] { amauti amautik § amautiks amautis } |
| ANILINE | [n. -S] · a chemical compound / [x] { anilin aniline § anilines anilins } |
| ANIMISM | [n. -S] · the belief that souls may exist apart from bodies |
| APATITE | [n. -S] · a mineral |
| AUROCHS | [n. -ES] · an extinct European~ ox |
| AUTOMAT | [n. -S] · a type of cafeteria |
| BERLINE | [n. -S] · a limousine / [x] { berlin berline § berlines berlins } |
| BIOTOPE | [n. -S] · a stable habitat |
| BISMUTH | [n. -S] · a metallic element |
| BLITZER | [n. -S] · one that blitzes |
| BOTULIN | [n. -S] · a nerve poison |
| CERATIN | [n. -S] · keratin / [x] { ceratin keratin § ceratins keratins } |
| CHORALE | [n. -S] · a hymn that is sung in unison / [x] { choral chorale § chorales chorals § choral } |
| DULCIAN | [n. -S] · an early type of bassoon |
| EISWEIN | [n. -S] · a sweet German wine |
| ELATIVE | [n. -S] · an adjectival form in some languages |
| ENERGID | [n. -S] · a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts |
| EUCAINE | [n. -S] · an anesthetic |
| EUSTACY | [n. -CIES] · a worldwide change in sea level - EUSTATIC [a.] / [x] { eustacy eustasy § eustacies eustasies § eustatic } |
| EUSTASY | [n. -SIES] · eustacy «a worldwide change in sea level» / [x] { eustacy eustasy § eustacies eustasies § eustatic } |
| FLEHMEN | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to inhale with the mouth open and upper lip curled |
| FORMANT | [n. -S] · a characteristic component of the quality of a speech sound |
| GESTALT | [n. -STALTS or -STALTEN] · a unified whole |
| GOTHITE | [n. -S] · goethite «an ore of iron» / [x] { goethite gothite § goethites gothites } |
| GRAUPEL | [n. -S] · precipitation consisting of granular snow pellets |
| HAMBURG | [n. -S] · a patty of ground beef / [x] { hamburg hamburger § hamburgers hamburgs § hamburg hamburger hamburgers hamburgs } |
| HAMSTER | [n. -S] · a burrowing rodent |
| HEROINE | [n. -S] · a brave woman |
| HISTONE | [n. -S] · a simple protein |
| KAINITE | [n. -S] · a mineral salt / [x] { kainit kainite § kainites kainits } |
| KEGELER | [n. -S] · kegler «a bowler» / [x] { kegeler kegler § kegelers keglers } |
| KEGLING | [n. -S] · bowling |
| KERATIN | [n. -S] · a fibrous protein / [x] { ceratin keratin § ceratins keratins } |
| KLATSCH | [n. -ES] · klatch «a social gathering» / [x] { klatch klatsch § klatches klatsches } |
| LAUWINE | [n. -S] · an avalanche / [x] { lauwine lawine § lauwines lawines } |
| LIGROIN | [n. -S] · a flammable liquid / [x] { ligroin ligroine § ligroines ligroins } |
| MEISTER | [n. -S] · one who is knowledgeable about something specified |
| MILCHIG | [a.] · made of or derived from milk |
| MITOSIS | [n. -TOSES] · a type of cell division - MITOTIC [a.] |
| MORPHIN | [n. -S] · morphine / [x] { morphia morphin morphine § morphias morphines morphins } |
| NARCISM | [n. -S] · excessive love of oneself / [x] { narcism narcissism § narcisms narcissisms } |
| NEOTENY | [n. -NIES] · attainment of sexual maturity in the larval stage - NEOTENIC [a.] |
| NUCLEIN | [n. -S] · a protein found in nuclei |
| OSTMARK | [n. -S] · a former East German monetary unit |
| PEPSINE | [n. -S] · pepsin «a digestive enzyme of the stomach» / [x] { pepsin pepsine § pepsines pepsins } |
| PEPTIDE | [n. -S] · a combination of amino acids - PEPTIDIC [a.] / [x] { peptid peptide § peptides peptids § peptidic } |
| PEPTONE | [n. -S] · a protein compound - PEPTONIC [a.] |
| PFENNIG | [n. -NIGS or -NIGE] · a bronze coin of Germany~ |
| PILSNER | [n. -S] · a light beer / [x] { pilsener pilsner § pilseners pilsners } |
| PLUNDER | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to rob of goods by force |
| PRETZEL | [v. PRETZELLED, PRETZELLING, PRETZELS] · to twist, bend or contort (=pretzelled pretzelling) |
| PYRROLE | [n. -S] · a chemical compound - PYRROLIC [a.] / [x] { pyrrol pyrrole § pyrroles pyrrols § pyrrolic } |
| ROLLMOP | [n. -S] · a fillet of herring |
| SCHAPPE | [n. -S] · a silk fabric |
| SCHLONG | [n. -S] · a man's penis -- an offensive word |
| SCHMALZ | [n. -ES] · schmaltz / [x] { schmaltz schmalz shmaltz § schmaltzes schmalzes shmaltzes } |
| SCHMUTZ | [n.] · dirt, grime |
| SCHNAPS | [n. SCHNAPS] · schnapps / [x] { schnaps shnapps shnaps § schnapps schnappses } |
| SCHNEID | [n. -S] a losing streak |
| SELTZER | [n. -S] · carbonated mineral water |
| SEMINAR | [n. -S] · an advanced study group at a college or university |
| SHMALTZ | [n. -ES] · schmaltz / [x] { schmaltz schmalz shmaltz § schmaltzes schmalzes shmaltzes } |
| SNORKEL | [v. -KELED or -KELLED, -KELING° or -KELLING, -KELS] · to swim underwater with a type of breathing device (=snorkelled snorkelling) |
| SPATZLE | [n. -S] · spaetzle «a tiny dumpling» (=spatzles) / [x] { spaetzle spaetzles spatzle spatzles } |
| SPIELER | [n. -S] · one that spiels «to talk at length» |
| STOLLEN | [n. -S] · a sweet bread |
| STRUDEL | [n. -S] · a type of pastry |
| TECHNIC | [n. -S] · technique / [x] { technic technique § technics techniques § technic } |
| TERPENE | [n. -S] · a chemical compound - TERPENIC [a.] |
| THALWEG | [n. -S] · the line defining the lowest points along the length of a riverbed |
| TILLITE | [n. -S] · rock made up of consolidated clay, sand, gravel, and boulders |
| TROMMEL | [n. -S] · a screen used for sifting rock, ore, or coal |
| URANISM | [n. -S] · homosexuality |
| VALENCE | [n. -S] · the degree of combining power of an element or radical / [x] { valence valency § valences valencies } |
| VALENCY | [n. -CIES] · valence / [x] { valence valency § valences valencies } |
| VORLAGE | [n. -S] · a position in skiing |
| WHEEDLE | [v. -DLED, -DLING, -DLES] · to attempt to persuade by flattery |
| WOLFRAM | [n. -S] · tungsten |
| ALDEHYDE | [n. -S] · a type of chemical compound |
| AMARELLE | [n. -S] · a variety of sour cherry |
| AMELCORN | [n. -S] · a variety of wheat |
| APOMIXIS | [n. -MIXES] · a type of reproductive process |
| ARGININE | [n. -S] · an amino acid |
| AUTOBAHN | [n. -BAHNS or -BAHNEN] · a German superhighway |
| AUTOTOMY | [n. -MIES] · the shedding of a damaged body part |
| BAROUCHE | [n. -S] · a type of carriage |
| BLOCKADE | [v. -ADED, -ADING, -ADES] · to block / [x] { block blockade § blockades blocks § block blockade blockaded blockades blockading blocked blocking blocks § blocked } |
| BOTULISM | [n. -S] · botulin poisoning |
| CAFFEINE | [n. -S] · a bitter alkaloid used as a stimulant / [x] { caffein caffeine § caffeines caffeins } |
| CREOSOTE | [v. -SOTED, -SOTING, -SOTES] · to treat with a wood preservative |
| CRUMHORN | [n. -S] · a double-reed~ woodwind instrument / [x] { crumhorn krumhorn krummhorn § crumhorns krumhorns krummhorns } |
| CYTOSINE | [n. -S] · a component of DNA~ and RNA~ |
| DERINGER | [n. -S] · a short-barreled~ pistol / [x] { deringer derringer § deringers derringers } |
| DICHOTIC | [a.] · affecting the two ears differently |
| DUMMKOPF | [n. -S] · a dolt |
| EINSTEIN | [n. -S] · a very intelligent person |
| ENGRAMME | [n. -S] · engram / [x] { engram engramme § engrammes engrams } |
| FAHLBAND | [n. -S] · a band or stratum of rock impregnated with metallic sulfides |
| FALTBOAT | [n. -S] · a collapsible boat resembling a kayak / [x] { faltboat foldboat § faltboats foldboats § foldboat foldboats } |
| FOOSBALL | [n. -S] · a table game resembling soccer |
| FRAULEIN | [n. -S] · a German governess |
| GANZFELD | [n. -S] · a technique of controlled sensory input used in parapsychology |
| GASTHAUS | [n. -ES or -ER] · a small hotel in Germany~ |
| GASTRULA | [n. -LAS or -LAE] · a metazoan embryo |
| GEOGNOSY | [n. -SIES] · a branch of geology |
| GLUHWEIN | [n. -S] · wine flavored with spices |
| GOETHITE | [n. -S] · an ore of iron / [x] { goethite gothite § goethites gothites } |
| GRAPHITE | [n. -S] · a variety of carbon |
| GROSCHEN | [n. GROSCHEN] · an Austrian~ coin |
| HAUSFRAU | [n. -FRAUS or -FRAUEN] · a housewife |
| HORNFELS | [n. -ES] · a silicate rock (=hornfelses) |
| HUMANISM | [n. -S] · the quality of being human |
| INTERSEX | [n. -ES] · a person having characteristics of both sexes |
| KAISERIN | [n. -S] · a kaiser's wife |
| KOHLRABI | [n. -ES] · a variety of cabbage |
| KREUTZER | [n. -S] · a former monetary unit of Austria~ / [x] { kreutzer kreuzer § kreutzers kreuzers } |
| KRUMHORN | [n. -S] · crumhorn «a double-reed~ woodwind instrument» / [x] { crumhorn krumhorn krummhorn § crumhorns krumhorns krummhorns } |
| LANGLAUF | [n. -S] · a cross-country~ ski run |
| LEUCEMIA | [n. -S] · leukemia - LEUCEMIC [a.] / [x] { leucemia leucosis leukaemia leukemia leukosis § leucemias leucoses leukaemias leukemias leukoses § leucemic leucotic leukotic } |
| LEUKEMIA | [n. -S] · a disease of the blood-forming~ organs / [x] { leucemia leucosis leukaemia leukemia leukosis § leucemias leucoses leukaemias leukemias leukoses § leucemic leucotic leukotic } |
| LIMONENE | [n. -S] · a chemical compound |
| MARZIPAN | [v. MARZIPANNED, MARZIPANNING, MARZIPANS] · to apply marzipan to (=marzipanned marzipanning) |
| MENARCHE | [n. -S] · the first occurrence of menstruation |
| MERISTEM | [n. -S] · formative plant tissue |
| MONOCYTE | [n. -S] · a type of white blood cell |
| MORPHINE | [n. -S] · a narcotic alkaloid / [x] { morphia morphin morphine § morphias morphines morphins } |
| MUENSTER | [n. -S] · a mild cheese / [x] { muenster munster § muensters munsters } |
| NEOPLASM | [n. -S] · a tumor |
| NIHILISM | [n. -S] · a doctrine that denies traditional values |
| NOUMENON | [n. -MENA] · an object of intellectual intuition - NOUMENAL [a.] |
| PILSENER | [n. -S] · pilsner / [x] { pilsener pilsner § pilseners pilsners } |
| PINSCHER | [n. -S] · a large, short-haired~ dog |
| PLANKTER | [n. -S] · any organism that is an element of plankton |
| PLANKTON | [n. -S] · the minute animal and plant life of a body of water - PLANKTIC PLANKTONIC [a.] (=planktic) |
| RIESLING | [n. -S] · a white Rhine~ wine |
| ROLLMOPS | < ROLLMOP, [n. -S] · a fillet of herring |
| RUCKSACK | [n. -S] · a knapsack |
| SAPROPEL | [n. -S] · mud consisting chiefly of decaying organic matter |
| SASTRUGA | [n. -GI] · a ridge of snow formed by the wind in polar regions / [x] { sastruga zastruga § sastrugi zastrugi } |
| SASTRUGI | < SASTRUGA, [n. -GI] · a ridge of snow formed by the wind in polar regions / [x] { sastruga zastruga § sastrugi zastrugi } |
| SCHIZOID | [n. -S] · a person affected with a type of psychotic disorder / [x] { schizo schizoid schizophrenic § schizoids schizophrenics schizos § schizo schizoid schizophrenic } |
| SCHIZONT | [n. -S] · an organism that reproduces by a form of asexual reproduction |
| SCHMALTZ | [n. -ES] · excessive sentimentality / [x] { schmaltz schmalz shmaltz § schmaltzes schmalzes shmaltzes } |
| SCHNAPPS | [n. SCHNAPPSES] · a strong liquor / [x] { schnaps shnapps shnaps § schnapps schnappses } |
| SCHNECKE | [n. -KEN] · a sweet roll |
| SEMESTER | † [n. -S] · half of an academic year, typically lasting around eighteen weeks |
| SENSILLA | [n. -LAE] · a simple sense organ |
| SPAETZLE | [n. -S] · a tiny dumpling / [x] { spaetzle spaetzles spatzle spatzles } |
| SPRITZER | [n. -S] · a beverage of white wine and soda water |
| STREUSEL | [n. -S] · a topping for coffee cakes |
| SWINDLER | [n. -S] · one that swindles «to take money or property from by fraudulent means» |
| SYNDESIS | [n. -DESES or -DESISES] · synapsis «the point at which a nervous impulse passes from one neuron to another» / [x] { synapsis syndesis § synapses syndeses syndesises § synaptic } |
| SYNTONIC | < SYNTONY, [n. -NIES] · the tuning of transmitters and receivers with each other - SYNTONIC [a.] |
| TERATOMA | [n. -MAS or -MATA] · a type of tumor |
| TRACHEID | [n. -S] · a long, tubular plant cell |
| TRIASSIC | [a.] · of or pertaining to a certain geologic time period |
| VORLAGES | < VORLAGE, [n. -S] · a position in skiing |
| ZASTRUGA | [n. -GI] · sastruga «a ridge of snow formed by the wind in polar regions» / [x] { sastruga zastruga § sastrugi zastrugi } |
| ZUGZWANG | [n. -S] · a situation in chess that forces a disadvantageous move |
| ZWIEBACK | [n. -S] · a sweetened bread |
| ACCORDION | [n. -S] · © a small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by play of the wind upon free metallic reeds |
| ALLOPATHY | † [n. -THIES] · conventional medical practice |
| ALPENHORN | [n. -S] · alphorn «a wooden horn used by Swiss herdsmen» / [x] { alpenhorn alphorn § alpenhorns alphorns } |
| APOPHENIA | [n. -S] the perception of or belief in connectedness among unrelated phenomena |
| BIERWURST | [n. -S] · a type of German sausage |
| BILIRUBIN | [n. -S] · © a reddish yellow pigment present in human bile, and in that from carnivorous and herbivorous animals; the normal biliary pigment |
| BIOCENOSE | [n. -S] · a situation in which organisms live together in mutual dependence |
| BIOSPHERE | [n. -S] · the part of the earth's surface and atmosphere inhabited by living things |
| BRATWURST | [n. -S] · a type of small pork sausage |
| CATHEPSIN | [n. -S] · a proteolytic enzyme responsible for the autolysis of cells after death |
| CHROMATIN | [n. -S] · © tissue which is capable of being stained by dyes |
| CYTOPLASM | [n. -S] · © the substance of the body of a cell, as distinguished from the karyoplasma~, or substance of the nucleus |
| DACHSHUND | [n. -S] · © one of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs, and long body; -- called also badger dog. There are two kinds, the rough-haired~ and the smooth-haired~ |
| DEMANTOID | [n. -S] · © a yellow-green~, transparent variety of garnet found in the Urals~. It is valued as a gem because of its brilliancy of luster, whence the name |
| DIOSGENIN | [n. -S] · a substance obtained from the yam (genus Dioscurea~), used to produce cortisone, progesterone, and other steroids for use in hormone therapy |
| DRAMATURG | [n. -ES] · dramaturge «also called: dramaturgist. a dramatist, esp one associated with a particular company or theatre» / [x] { dramaturg dramaturge § dramaturges dramaturgs § dramaturge dramaturges } |
| EDELWEISS | [n. -ES] · © a little, perennial, white, woolly plant, growing at high elevations in the Alps |
| EXTRAVERT | [n. -S] · a variant spelling of extrovert / [x] { extravert extrovert § extraverts extroverts § extravert extraverted extraverts extrovert extroverted extroverts § extravert extrovert } |
| EXTROVERT | [n. -S] · a person concerned more with external reality than inner feelings / [x] { extravert extrovert § extraverts extroverts § extravert extraverted extraverts extrovert extroverted extroverts § extravert extrovert } |
| FIREWORKS | < FIREWORK, [n. -S] · a device for producing a striking display of light or a loud noise |
| GAULEITER | [n. -S] · a provincial governor in Germany~ under Hitler~ |
| GERMANIUM | † [n. -S] · a metallic element |
| HAMBURGER | [n. -S] · a flat fried cake of minced beef, often served in a bread roll Also called: Hamburger steak, beefburger / [x] { hamburg hamburger § hamburgers hamburgs § hamburg hamburger hamburgers hamburgs } |
| HYDRAZINE | [n. -S] · © any one of a series of nitrogenous bases, resembling the amines and produced by the reduction of certain nitroso and diazo compounds; as, methyl hydrazine, phenyl hydrazine, etc~. |
| HYPOMANIA | [n. -S] · (psychiatry) an abnormal condition of extreme excitement, milder than mania but characterized by great optimism and overactivity and often by reckless spending of money |
| INSELBERG | [n. -BERGS or -BERGE] · an isolated rocky hill rising abruptly from a flat plain / [x] { inselberg § inselberge inselbergs } |
| INTROVERT | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · © to turn or bend inward |
| KIESELGUR | [n. -S] · kieselguhr «siliceous earth» / [x] { kieselguhr kieselgur § kieselguhrs kieselgurs } |
| KRUMMHOLZ | [n. KRUMMHOLZ] · (botany) elfin forest, woodland |
| KRUMMHORN | [n. -S] · © alt. of Krumhorn / [x] { crumhorn krumhorn krummhorn § crumhorns krumhorns krummhorns } |
| LANDGRAVE | [n. -S] · © a German nobleman of a rank corresponding to that of an earl in England~ and of a count in France~ |
| LEBKUCHEN | [n. LEBKUCHEN] · a biscuit, originating from Germany~, usually containing honey, spices, etc~. |
| LEITMOTIF | [n. -S] · © see Leading motive, under Leading, a |
| LEITMOTIV | [n. -S] · derivative of leitmotif |
| LEUKAEMIA | [n. -S] · © leucocythaemia~ / [x] { leucemia leucosis leukaemia leukemia leukosis § leucemias leucoses leukaemias leukemias leukoses § leucemic leucotic leukotic } |
| MAGNETITE | † [n.] a magnetic mineral, Fe3O4, one of the primary ores of iron |
| MARCHPANE | [n. -S] · © a kind of sweet bread or biscuit; a cake of pounded almonds and sugar |
| MASOCHISM | [n. -S] · (psychiatry) an abnormal condition in which pleasure, esp~ sexual pleasure, is derived from pain or from humiliation, domination, etc~, by another person |
| MERCAPTAN | † [n.] any of a class of organic compounds of sulphur |
| MISPICKEL | [n. -S] · © arsenical iron pyrites; arsenopyrite |
| NEBENKERN | [n. -S] · a mitochondrial structure in the sperm of certain insects |
| OLIGOCENE | [a.] · © of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and Miocene periods |
| OLIVENITE | [n. -S] · © an olive-green~ mineral, a hydrous arseniate~ of copper; olive ore |
| OTOPLASTY | [n. -TIES] · (plural) -plasties~. a surgically created opening |
| OXYGENASE | [n. -S] · (biochemistry) an enzyme that catalyses biochemical reactions by means of oxygen |
| PALSGRAVE | [n. -S] · © a count or earl who presided in the domestic court, and had the superintendence, of a royal household in Germany~ |
| PESSIMISM | [n. -S] · © the opinion or doctrine that everything in nature is ordered for or tends to the worst, or that the world is wholly evil; -- opposed to optimism |
| PHAGOCYTE | [n. -S] · © a leucocyte which plays a part in retrogressive processes by taking up, in the form of fine granules, the parts to be removed |
| PHYLOGENY | † [n.] the evolutionary history of groups of organisms, such as species or clades |
| PIETISTIC | [a.] · © alt. of Pietistical «Of or pertaining to the Pietists; hence, in contempt, affectedly or demonstratively religious» |
| PORPHYRIN | [n. -S] · any of a group of pigments occurring widely in animal and plant tissues and having a heterocyclic structure formed from four pyrrole rings linked by four methylene groups |
| PRACTICUM | [n. -S] · a course in which theory is put into practice, a practical training or research session |
| PUTSCHIST | [n. -S] · a person taking part in a putsch |
| QUINOLONE | [n. -S] · any of a group of synthetic antibiotics, including ciprofloxacin, that inactivate an enzyme required for the replication of certain microorganisms |
| SACCHARIN | † [n.] a white |
| SAXOPHONE | [n. -S] · © a wind instrument of brass, containing a reed, and partaking of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a clarinet |
| SCHLIEREN | [n. -S] · a small streak in an igneous rock (=schlierens) / [x] { schliere schlierens § schlieren } |
| SCHNAUZER | [n. -S] · a wire-haired~ breed of dog of the terrier type, originally from Germany~, having a greyish coat and distinctive beard, moustache, and eyebrows |
| SCHNORKEL | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · a less common variant of snorkel |
| SCHNORRER | [n. -S] · (US, slang) a person who lives off the charity of others; professional beggar |
| SENSILLUM | [n. -LA] · a simple sense organ |
| SERIALISM | [n. -S] · (in 20th-century music) the use of a sequence of notes in a definite order as a thematic basis for a composition and a source from which the musical material is derived |
| SINGSPIEL | [n. -S] · a type of comic opera in German with spoken dialogue, popular during the late 18th and early 19th centuries |
| STEINBOCK | [n. -S] · a steenbok |
| TRISKELES | < TRISKELE, [n. -S] · a figure consisting of three branches radiating from a center / [x] { triscele triskele triskelion § trisceles triskeles triskelia triskelions } |
| VERKLEMPT | [a.] overcome with emotion, choked up |
| VICARIANT | [n. -S] · of, relating to, or as a result of vicariance |
| VOLKSLIED | [n. VOLKSLIEDER] · © a popular song, or national air |
| ZINFANDEL | [n. -S] · a Californian~ wine grape originally transplanted from Europe~ and producing a quick-maturing~ fruity red wine |
| ADSORPTION | [n. -S] · derivative of adsorb «to gather on a surface in a condensed layer» |
| ALGOLAGNIA | [n. -S] · a perversion in which sexual pleasure is gained from the experience or infliction of pain |
| ALPENSTOCK | [n. -S] · © a long staff, pointed with iron, used in climbing the Alps |
| BELLETRIST | [n. -S] · a writer of belles-lettres~ |
| BILIVERDIN | [n. -S] · © a green pigment present in the bile, formed from bilirubin by oxidation |
| BIOCENOSIS | [n. -NOSES] · derivative of biocoenosis «a diverse community inhabiting a single biotope» |
| CENTROMERE | [n. -S] · the dense nonstaining~ region of a chromosome that attaches it to the spindle during mitosis |
| CHROMOSOME | [n. -S] · © one of the minute bodies into which the chromatin of the nucleus is resolved during mitotic cell division; the idant~ of Weismann~ |
| CLAVICHORD | [n. -S] · © a keyed stringed instrument, now superseded by the pianoforte |
| DRAMATURGE | [n. -S] · also called: dramaturgist~. a dramatist, esp~ one associated with a particular company or theatre / [x] { dramaturg dramaturge § dramaturges dramaturgs § dramaturge dramaturges } |
| DYSARTHRIA | [n. -S] · imperfect articulation of speech caused by damage to the nervous system |
| EOSINOPHIL | [n. -S] · a leucocyte with a multilobed nucleus and coarse granular cytoplasm that stains readily with acidic dyes such as eosin |
| ERGOTAMINE | [n. -S] · (medicine) an alkaloid from ergot that is used to treat migraines |
| FLUGELHORN | [n. -S] a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider / [x] { fluegelhorn flugelhorn § fluegelhorns flugelhorns } |
| GLAUCONITE | [n. -S] · © the green mineral characteristic of the greensand of the chalk and other formations. It is a hydrous silicate of iron and potash |
| HEFEWEIZEN | [n. -S] an unfiltered type of wheat beer |
| HERRENVOLK | [n. -S] · see master race |
| HINTERLAND | [n. -S] · land lying behind something, esp~ a coast or the shore of a river |
| HOMEOPATHY | † [n.] a system of treating diseases with small amounts of substances which / [x] { homeopathy homoeopathy § homeopathies homoeopathies } |
| HOMOEOPATH | † [n.] alternative spelling of homeopath «a practitioner of homeopathy» / [x] { homeopath homoeopath § homeopaths homoeopaths } |
| HOMOSEXUAL | [n. -S] · a person who is sexually attracted to members of the same sex |
| HORNBLENDE | † [n.] a green to black amphibole mineral |
| HUMORESQUE | [n. -S] · a short lively piece of music |
| KIESELGUHR | [n. -S] · © siliceous earth; specifically, porous infusorial earth, used as an absorbent of nitroglycerin in the manufacture of dynamite / [x] { kieselguhr kieselgur § kieselguhrs kieselgurs } |
| KNACKWURST | [n. -S] · a short fat highly seasoned sausage / [x] { knackwurst knockwurst § knackwursts knockwursts } |
| KNOCKWURST | [n. -S] · a variant spelling of knackwurst / [x] { knackwurst knockwurst § knackwursts knockwursts } |
| KRIEGSPIEL | [n. -S] a board game used to train military tactics and strategy |
| LEDERHOSEN | [n.] · leather shorts with H-shaped braces, worn by men in Austria~, Bavaria~, etc~. |
| LINGUISTIC | [a.] · © alt. of Linguistical / [x] { linguistic linguistical } |
| MACROPHYTE | [n. -S] · a plant (typically aquatic) which is visible to the naked eye |
| MEERSCHAUM | † [n.] a soft white mineral, chiefly used for smoking-pipes~ and cigar holders |
| MORPHOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · © that branch of biology which deals with the structure of animals and plants, treating of the forms of organs and describing their varieties, homologies, and metamorphoses |
| MULTICULTI | [a.] · short for multicultural |
| NARCISSISM | [n. -S] · an exceptional interest in or admiration for oneself, esp~ one's physical appearance / [x] { narcism narcissism § narcisms narcissisms } |
| NEUTROPHIL | [n. -S] · a leucocyte having a lobed nucleus and a fine granular cytoplasm, which stains with neutral dyes |
| PAREIDOLIA | † [n. -S] · tendency to interpret vague stimuli as familiar patterns |
| PEDOPHILIA | [n. -S] · a variant spelling (esp~ US) of paedophilia / [x] { paedophilia pedophilia § paedophilias pedophilias } |
| PHLOGOPITE | † [n.] a mica mineral with the chemical formula KMg~3AlSi~3O10(F |
| PIPERAZINE | [n. -S] · a white crystalline deliquescent heterocyclic nitrogen compound used as an insecticide, corrosion inhibitor, and veterinary anthelmintic. Formula: C4H10N2 |
| POLYPLOIDY | [n. -DIES] · derivative of polyploid «(of cells, organisms, etc~) having more than twice the basic (haploid) number of chromosomes» |
| PROTOPLASM | † [n.] the entire contents of a cell comprising the nucleus and the cytoplasm |
| PSILOCYBIN | [n. -S] · a crystalline phosphate ester that is the active principle of the hallucinogenic fungus Psilocybe~ mexicana~. Formula: C12H17N2O4P |
| PYRIMIDINE | [n. -S] · a liquid or crystalline organic compound with a penetrating odour; 1,3-diazine. It is a weakly basic soluble heterocyclic compound and can be prepared from barbituric~ acid. Formula: C4H4N2 |
| RINDERPEST | [n. -S] · © a highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also cattle plague, Russian~ cattle plague, and steppe murrain |
| ROTTWEILER | [n. -S] · a breed of large robustly built dog with a smooth coat of black with dark tan markings on the face, chest, and legs. It was previously a docked breed |
| SACCHARINE | [n. -S] · © of or pertaining to sugar; having the qualities of sugar; producing sugar; sweet; as, a saccharine taste; saccharine matter |
| SAUERKRAUT | [n. -S] · © cabbage cut fine and allowed to ferment in a brine made of its own juice with salt, -- a German dish / [x] { kraut sauerkraut § krauts sauerkrauts § kraut krauts } |
| SCHLIERENS | < SCHLIEREN, [n. -S] · a small streak in an igneous rock (=schlierens) / [x] { schliere schlierens § schlieren } |
| STATISTICS | < STATISTIC, [n. -S] · any function of a number of random variables, usually identically distributed, that may be used to estimate a population parameter |
| SUBLIMINAL | [n. -S] · below the threshold of conscious perception |
| TRANSEXUAL | [n. -S] · derivative of transsexual / [x] { transexual transsexual § transexuals transsexuals § transexual transsexual } |
| TRYPTOPHAN | [n. -S] · an essential amino acid; a component of proteins necessary for growth / [x] { tryptophan tryptophane § tryptophanes tryptophans } |
| WANDERLUST | [n. -S] · a great desire to travel and rove about |
| WOLFRAMITE | † [n.] a mineral that consists of a tungstate of iron and manganese |
| AMBIVALENCE | [n. -S] · the simultaneous existence of two opposed and conflicting attitudes, emotions, etc~. |
| BIOCOENOSIS | [n. -NOSES] · a diverse community inhabiting a single biotope |
| EXTRAVERTED | [a.] · derivative of extrovert / [x] { extravert extrovert § extraverts extroverts § extravert extraverted extraverts extrovert extroverted extroverts § extravert extrovert } |
| FESTSCHRIFT | [n. -S] a collection of articles |
| FLUEGELHORN | [n. -S] alternative spelling of flugelhorn «a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider» / [x] { fluegelhorn flugelhorn § fluegelhorns flugelhorns } |
| FRANKFURTER | [n. -S] · a light brown smoked sausage, made of finely minced pork or beef, often served in a bread roll |
| GEGENSCHEIN | [n. -S] · a faint glow in the sky, just visible at a position opposite to that of the sun and having a similar origin to zodiacal light Also called: counterglow~ |
| HELDENTENOR | [n. -S] · a tenor with a powerful voice suited to singing heroic roles, esp~ in Wagner~ |
| HOMOEOPATHY | † [n.] alternative spelling of homeopathy / [x] { homeopathy homoeopathy § homeopathies homoeopathies } |
| LAMMERGEIER | [n. -S] · © a very large vulture, which inhabits the mountains of Southern Europe~, Asia~, and Northern Africa~. |
| LAMMERGEYER | † [n.] alternative form of lammergeier «a very large vulture, which inhabits the mountains of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa.» |
| LITHOGRAPHY | [n. -PHIES] · © the art or process of putting designs or writing, with a greasy material, on stone, and of producing printed impressions therefrom |
| MINNESINGER | † [n.] a peripatetic musician in Germany~ in the 12th to the 14th centuries |
| PITCHBLENDE | [n. -S] · © a pitch-black~ mineral consisting chiefly of the oxide of uranium; uraninite |
| PLAGIOCLASE | [n. -S] · © a general term used of any triclinic feldspar |
| RATHSKELLER | [n. -S] · a variant spelling of Ratskeller~ |
| REALPOLITIK | [n. -S] · a ruthlessly realistic and opportunist approach to statesmanship, rather than a moralistic one, esp~ as exemplified by Bismarck |
| ROTOGRAVURE | [n. -S] · a printing process using a cylinder etched with many small recesses, from which ink is transferred to a moving web of paper, plastic, etc~, in a rotary press |
| SAUERBRATEN | [n. -S] · beef marinated in vinegar, sugar, and seasonings, and then braised |
| SCHOTTISCHE | [n. -S] · © a Scotch round dance in 2-4 time, similar to the polka, only slower; also, the music for such a dance; -- not to be confounded with the Ecossaise~ |
| SCOPOLAMINE | † [n. -S] · an alkaloid used as an anticholinergic drug |
| SINFONIETTA | [n. -S] · a short or light symphony |
| TERMINOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · © the doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise on terms |
| TRANSFINITE | [a.] · extending beyond the finite |
| TRANSSEXUAL | [n. -S] of a person / [x] { transexual transsexual § transexuals transsexuals § transexual transsexual } |
| TRYPTOPHANE | [n. -S] · tryptophan / [x] { tryptophan tryptophane § tryptophanes tryptophans } |
| WELTSCHMERZ | [n. -ES] · sadness or melancholy at the evils of the world; world-weariness~ |
| WIENERWURST | [n. -S] · derivative of wiener |
| WISENHEIMER | [n. -S] · a variant spelling of weisenheimer / [x] { weisenheimer wisenheimer § weisenheimers wisenheimers } |
| CHROMATOGRAM | [n. -S] · a column or strip of material containing constituents of a mixture separated by chromatography |
| DELICATESSEN | [n. -S] · a shop selling various foods, esp~ unusual or imported foods, already cooked or prepared / [x] { deli delicatessen § delicatessens delis dellies § delly } |
| DOPPELGANGER | [n. -S] · a ghostly counterpart of a living person |
| EXTRAVERSION | [n. -S] · © the act of throwing out; the state of being turned or thrown out / [x] { extraversion extroversion § extraversions extroversions } |
| GASTRULATION | [n. -S] · © the process of invagination, in embryonic development, by which a gastrula is formed |
| GESELLSCHAFT | [n. -S] · (often capital) a social group held together by practical concerns, formal and impersonal relationships, etc~. Compare gemeinschaft |
| GLOCKENSPIEL | [n. -S] · a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned metal plates played with a pair of small hammers |
| HASENPFEFFER | [n. -S] · (cookery) a German stew traditionally consisting of rabbit, wine or vinegar, and seasoning |
| KATZENJAMMER | [n. -S] · a confused uproar |
| MASTERSINGER | [n. -S] · © one of a class of poets which flourished in Nuremberg~ and some other cities of Germany~ in the 15th and 16th centuries. They bound themselves to observe certain arbitrary laws of rhythm |
| PHYLOGENESIS | [n.] evolutionary development of a species |
| PHYLOGENETIC | [a.] · © relating to phylogenesis, or the race history of a type of organism |
| PRALLTRILLER | [n. -S] · an ornament used in 18th-century music consisting of an inverted mordent with an added initial upper note |
| PUMPERNICKEL | [n. -S] · © a sort of bread, made of unbolted rye, which forms the chief food of the Westphalian~ peasants. It is acid but nourishing |
| SPIEGELEISEN | [n. -S] · © see Spiegel iron / [x] { spiegel spiegeleisen § spiegeleisens spiegels } |
| TETRODOTOXIN | [n. -S] · a highly lethal neurotoxin found in certain puffer fish and in newts of the genus Taricha~. Formula: C11H17N3O3 |
| TRANSVESTITE | [n. -S] · a person who seeks sexual pleasure from wearing clothes that are normally associated with the opposite sex |
| WEISENHEIMER | [n. -S] · (US, informal) a know-it-all~ kind of person / [x] { weisenheimer wisenheimer § weisenheimers wisenheimers } |
| AFFENPINSCHER | [n. -S] · a small wire-haired~ breed of dog of European~ origin, having tufts of hair on the muzzle |
| BILDUNGSROMAN | [n. -S] · a novel concerned with a person's formative years and development |
| GELANDESPRUNG | [n. -S] · a skiing jump from a crouch using both poles |
| KAFFEEKLATSCH | [n. -ES] · (US) an informal gathering over coffee cups to chat or gossip |
| KAPELLMEISTER | † [n.] a leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra |
| LIEBFRAUMILCH | [n. -S] · a white table wine from the Rhine~ vineyards |
| POLIOMYELITIS | † [n. POLIOMYELITIDES] · acute viral disease affecting the spinal cord / [x] { polio poliomyelitis § poliomyelitides polios } |
| PROSOPAGNOSIA | † [n. -S] · a disorder characterized by difficulty recognizing faces |
| STOICHIOMETRY | [n. -TRIES] · © the art or process of calculating the atomic proportions, combining weights, and other numerical relations of chemical elements and their compounds |
| BREMSSTRAHLUNG | [n. -S] · the radiation produced when an electrically charged particle, esp~ an electron, is slowed down by the electric field of an atomic nucleus or an atomic ion |
| CHROMATOGRAPHY | [n. -PHIES] · © a treatise on colors |
| SOTERIOLOGICAL | [a.] · derivative of soteriology «(theology) the doctrine of salvation» |
| CHROMATOGRAPHIC | † [a.] · pertaining to chromatography |
| TOTALITARIANISM | [n. -S] · derivative of totalitarian / [x] { totalism totalitarianism § totalisms } |