Words starting with relic

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relic means: something of sentimental value

relic means: an antiquity that has survived from the distant past

relict means: geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared

relict means: an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated

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agropyron intermedium means: Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder

axil means: the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk

beech tree means: any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions

bolshevik means: emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries

bolshevik means: a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party

bolshevik means: of or relating to Bolshevism

coffee urn means: an urn in which coffee is made and kept hot

decoction means: (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling

disforestation means: the removal of trees

doddering means: mentally or physically infirm with age

epispadias means: a congenital abnormality in males in which the urethra is on the upper surface of the penis

fairy swallow means: fancy domestic pigeon having blue-and-white plumage and heavily muffed feet

fechner means: German physicist who founded psychophysics; derived Fechner's law on the basis of early work by E. H. Weber (1801-1887)

footgear means: covering for a person's feet

habitus means: constitution of the human body

habitus means: person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease)

man friday means: the most helpful assistant

musk duck means: large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated

nutgrass means: a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers

peacefulness means: the absence of mental stress or anxiety