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#WordoftheDay decommission: to remove from service, as a naval vessel, army officer, etc. #MacquarieDictionary
#WordoftheDay oblanceolate: (of a leaf) tapering towards the stalk. #MacquarieDictionary
#WordoftheDay thunderbox: a toilet, especially a sanitary can. #MacquarieDictionary
#WordoftheDay gonotocont: a cell that is capable of undergoing meiosis. #MacquarieDictionary
#WordoftheDay chemosynthesis: production by plants of nutritive substances from carbon dioxide and water with energy derived from other chemical reactions. #MacquarieDictionary
#WordoftheDay gastroenterostomy: the making of a new opening by surgery between the stomach and the small intestine. #MacquarieDictionary
#WordoftheDay terminology: the system of terms belonging to a science, art, or subject; nomenclature. #MacquarieDictionary
#WordoftheDay fractostratus: very low, ragged clouds of stratiform appearance which often appear beneath nimbostratus clouds during active precipitation; scud. #MacquarieDictionary
#WordoftheDay thundershower: a shower accompanied by thunder and lightning, or a short heavy shower from a thundercloud. #MacquarieDictionary
#WordoftheDay heteropterous: of or relating to the true bugs of the suborder Heteroptera which have forewings thickened at the base and membranous at the apex. #MacquarieDictionary
#WordoftheDay venipuncture: the puncture of a vein for surgical or therapeutic purposes. #MacquarieDictionary
#WordoftheDay tasseography: the art of reading tea-leaves. #MacquarieDictionary
#WordoftheDay machismo: flamboyant virility; masculine display emphasising strength. #MacquarieDictionary
#WordoftheDay superstate: a state or a governing power presiding over states subordinated to it. #MacquarieDictionary
#WordoftheDay epexegesis: the addition of a word or words to explain a preceding word or sentence. #MacquarieDictionary
#WordoftheDay eccrinology: the branch of physiology relating to secretions. #MacquarieDictionary
#WordoftheDay thermotropism: the property in plants or other organisms of turning or bending (towards or away), as in growth, under the influence of heat. #MacquarieDictionary
#WordoftheDay amylaceous: of the nature of starch; starchy. #MacquarieDictionary
#WordoftheDay comeuppance: a well-deserved punishment or retribution; one’s just deserts. #MacquarieDictionary