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rs nechryeal

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Well I browse through a dictionary from time to time to look for new words and I find random words and words that have random definitions. Here is a small portion of the list.

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroenthane - An organic compound

Didymium - A metallic mixture

Disfrock - To unfrock

Discotheque - A night club

Fulminate of Mercury - A grey powder

Glissade - A gliding ballet step

Ideogram - A character or symbol

Ideopathy - A disease of unknown cause

Idyllist - A writer of idylls

Lambrequin - A short piece of drapery

Lithology - The gross physical characteristic of a rock

Manubrium - Upper part of the sternum

Norite - A mineral

Olecranon - The large point on the upper end of the ulna

Paroxytone - Having an acute accent on the penulitmate syllable

Rouleau - A small roll

Sinedie - Indefinitely

Sinequanon - An essential element or condition

Tenosynovitis - Inflammation of a tendon

Vaquero - A cowboy

Ylangylang - A young Asian tree

Yoicks - Used as a hunting cry

Zyzzyva - Any various tropical American weevils

(I paraphrased on the last one)

And finally, my favorite:

Dog-vomit slime mold - A type of mold

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