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  • protoplasmic — Biology. (no longer in technical use) the colloidal and liquid substance of which cells are formed, excluding horny, chitinous, and other structural material; the cytoplasm and nucleus.
  • protosemitic — the hypothetical parent language of the Semitic group of languages
  • proximities' — nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.
  • psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
  • pteridosperm — seed fern.
  • quasi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
  • querimonious — Complaining; querulous. (from 17th c.).
  • rachiotomies — Plural form of rachiotomy.
  • rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
  • re-admission — the act of allowing to enter; entrance granted by permission, by provision or existence of pecuniary means, or by the removal of obstacles: the admission of aliens into a country.
  • reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
  • receptionism — the doctrine that in the communion service the communicant receives the body and blood of Christ but that the bread and wine are not transubstantiated.
  • recommission — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
  • redemptorist — a member of the “Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer,” founded by St. Alphonsus Liguori in 1732.
  • reductionism — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
  • reestimation — judgment or opinion: In my estimation the boy is guilty.
  • reg-symbolic — An early system on the IBM 704.
  • reimpression — a second or repeated impression.
  • repositorium — a place for the storage of valuables, as in an ancient Roman temple or a church.
  • respirometer — an instrument for measuring the extent of respiratory movement.
  • respirometry — the branch of medical science dealing with the measurement and analysis of respiration.
  • resubmission — Law. an agreement between parties involved in a dispute, to abide by the decision of an arbitrator or arbitrators.
  • rheomorphism — the liquefaction of rock, which results in its flowing and intruding into surrounding rocks
  • rigor mortis — the stiffening of the body after death.
  • risorgimento — the period of or the movement for the liberation and unification of Italy 1750–1870.
  • rock jasmine — any of several alpine plants belonging to the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having tufted leaves often in basal rosettes, and umbels of pink, red, purple, or white flowers.
  • roman strike — a striking mechanism of c1700, giving the equivalent in tones of Roman numerals, a bell of one pitch striking once for each number I, a bell of another pitch striking once for V, twice for X.
  • room service — the serving of food, drinks, etc., to a guest in his or her room, as at a hotel.
  • rose campion — a plant, Lychnis coronaria, of the pink family, having reddish purple flowers, and leaves covered with whitish down.
  • rose diamond — a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges which form a convex face pointed at the top
  • saint jerome — Saint (Eusebius Hieronymus) a.d. c340–420, Christian ascetic and Biblical scholar: chief preparer of the Vulgate version of the Bible.
  • saint moritz — a resort town in SE Switzerland: a popular center for winter sports. 6037 feet (1840 meters) high.
  • salamandroid — an amphibian of the genus Salamandra
  • salmon brick — a soft, imperfectly fired brick having a reddish-orange color.
  • salutatorium — a porch or room in a monastery or church serving as a meeting or almsgiving place for monks or priests and the laity.
  • samurai bond — a bond issued in Japan and denominated in yen, available for purchase by nonresidents of Japan
  • sankt moritz — German name of St. Moritz.
  • saprophytism — living and feeding on dead organic matter
  • sarcomatosis — the condition in which a sarcoma has become disseminated throughout the body.
  • satyromaniac — a lascivious man; lecher.
  • schoenheimer — Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈru dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1898–1941, U.S. biochemist, born in Germany.
  • scissor jump — a type of jump involving a scissor-like movement of the legs
  • sclerodermic — of or relating to a scleroderm or to sclerodermia; hard-skinned
  • sea milkwort — a maritime plant, Glaux maritima, having small, pinkish-white flowers.
  • section mark — section (def 16).
  • seismography — the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.
  • seismometric — of or relating to seismometry or a seismometer
  • semi-dormant — lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
  • semi-organic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
  • semi-popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
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