Anagrams of: MAIEUTICAL

• morally blemished; stained or impure

• spotted or blotched

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

• spot, stain, or pollute

• An extinct genus of treelike horsetails, Calamites.

• Midwifery.

• Of or related to the Socratic method.

• Obstetric: of or related to childbirth.

• the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time

• the prevailing psychological state

• any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers

• a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace)

• the basic unit of money in Mozambique; equal to 100 centavos

• An oval yellow spot near the center of the retina of the human eye, histologically defined as having two or more layers of ganglion cells, responsible for detailed central vision.

• A small chamber of the inner ear of certain vertebrates filled with endolymph and containing an otolith.

• A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb.

• A rather large spot or blotch of color.

• In planetary geology, an unusually dark area on the surface of a planet or moon.

• feeling a need to see others suffer

• the quality of threatening evil

• a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder

• a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture