English to English Dictionary

mentation

The action or process of thinking; mental activity.

miasma

A highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor.

moribund

At the point of death; in a dying state.

nictitating

Blinking or winking, specifically used in biology to describe a transparent or translucent third eyelid found in certain animals.

noesis

The action or capacity of thought; the intellectual process of perceiving or understanding.

paramour

A illicit lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person.

paraphilia

A condition characterized by obsessive sexual desire and arousal focused on unusual objects, situations, or individuals.

persistent homology

A method for computing topological features of spaces at different spatial resolutions, tracking which features appear and disappear across a range of scales.

perspicacious

Having a ready insight into and understanding of things.

pugnacious

Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.

quern

A simple handmill for grinding grain, typically consisting of two circular stones.

sapience

Wisdom, or the ability to apply knowledge, experience, understanding, and common sense.