Anagrams of: VORTICELLAE

• any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk

• touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements

• irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear

• A shiny indigo-blue sulfide mineral, CuS, that is an ore of copper.

• Of or pertaining to a vector.

• In the electron transport chain, being or relating to a type of enzyme-mediated reaction that moves protons in a specific direction (from the matrix into the inter-membrane space in this example).

• having the ability or power to create

• promoting construction or creation

• at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line

• relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution

• upright in position or posture

• something that is oriented vertically

• a vertical structural member as a post or stake

• of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)

• participating readily in reactions

• reacting to a stimulus

• a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing

• (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand)