amphimixis /ˌam(p)-fi-ˈmik-səs/ - the union of gametes in sexual reproduction
Because in scientific usage, fertilization won't do? Perhaps this is a more general term?novation /nō-ˈvā-shən/ - the substitution of a new legal obligation for an old one
This could be a useful word. This happens all the time. I've quit managing my credit by this approach.pasquinade /ˌpa-skwə-ˈnād/ - 1. a lampoon posted in a public place 2. satirical writing : satire
I believe I've recently encountered this word in its second sense, and perhaps have run into it in the first sense before, as used in the puzzle, as well.wainscot /ˈwān-skət , -ˌskōt , -ˌskät/ - 1. British : a fine grade of oak imported for woodwork
2a. (1) : a usually paneled wooden lining of an interior wall (2) : a lining of an interior wall irrespective of material b. the lower three or four feet (about one meter) of an interior wall when finished differently from the remainder of the wall
I was also familiar with this word, but only in its 2b definition, but not in the 2a(1) definition used in the puzzle.
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