words

Seven words I didn't know before now: leishmaniae - a single-celled parasitic protozoan that spends part of its life cycle in the gut of a sandfly and part in the blood and other tissues of a vertebrate

eidetic - relating to or denoting mental images having unusual vividness and detail, as if actually visible.

bifurcate - divide into two branches or forks

deadrise -  the vertical distance between a line horizontal to the keel of a vessel and its chine.

uintaite - a pure form of asphalt mined in the Uinta Mountains and used to soften petroleum products, as well as in manufacturing paints and inks.

zoantharia - a group of coelenterates with polyps that bear more than eight tentacles, including the sea anemones and stony corals.

sialagogue - a drug that promotes the secretion of saliva.