| AMAZEMENT | • amazement n. (Uncountable) The condition of being amazed; a state of overwhelming wonder, as from surprise or sudden… • amazement n. (Countable, archaic) A particular feeling of wonder, surprise, fear, or horror. • amazement n. (Countable, dated) Something which amazes. |
| AMAZONITE | • amazonite n. A gem variety of microcline feldspar, varying from bright verdigris green to a bluish green. • AMAZONITE n. a green microcline said to be given by the Brazilian Amazons to the men who visited them, aka amazonstone. |
| ANATOMIZE | • anatomize v. (Transitive) To inspect or investigate by dissection. • anatomize v. (Transitive) To scrutinize down to the most minute detail. • ANATOMIZE v. to dissect, examine minutely, also ANATOMISE. |
| AROMATIZE | • aromatize v. (Transitive) To make aromatic, fragrant, or spicy. • aromatize v. (Transitive, chemistry) To convert into an aromatic compound by means of a chemical reaction. • AROMATIZE v. to render aromatic, also AROMATISE. |
| AZIMUTHAL | • azimuthal adj. Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle. • azimuthal adj. (Cartography) Describing a map projection which preserves direction for all points relative to a selected… • azimuthal n. (Cartography) An azimuthal projection. |
| AZOTAEMIA | • azotaemia n. Alternative spelling of azotemia. • azotæmia n. Alternative spelling of azotaemia. • AZOTAEMIA n. a less common name for uraemia, the retention of waste materials normally excreted, also AZOTEMIA. |
| AZOTAEMIC | • azotaemic adj. Alternative spelling of azotemic. • AZOTAEMIC adj. relating to azotaemia, an excess of nitrogen in the blood, also AZOTEMIC. |
| AZOTEMIAS | • azotemias n. Plural of azotemia. • AZOTEMIA n. an excess of nitrogenous substances in the blood, also AZOTAEMIA. |
| DRAMATIZE | • dramatize v. To adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television. • dramatize v. To present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner. • DRAMATIZE v. to adapt to dramatic representation; as, to dramatize a novel, also DRAMATISE. |
| HEMATOZOA | • hematozoa n. Plural of hematozoon. • HEMATOZOON n. a protozoan that is parasitic in the blood, also HAEMATOZOON. |
| MANZANITA | • manzanita n. Any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Arctostaphylos, especially Arctostaphylos manzanita, having… • MANZANITA n. (Spanish) a Californian shrub with reddish smooth bark and bearing clusters of red berries. |
| METAZOANS | • metazoans n. Plural of metazoan. • METAZOAN n. any of a major division of multicellular animals, also METAZOON. |
| NIZAMATES | • nizamates n. Plural of nizamate. • NIZAMATE n. (Hindi) the territory of a nizam. |
| RHIZOMATA | • rhizomata n. Plural of rhizoma. • RHIZOMA n. (Greek) a rootlike, underground stem, also RHIZOME. |
| SAMIZDATS | • samizdats n. Plural of samizdat. • SAMIZDAT n. (Russian) in the former Soviet Union, the clandestine circulation of underground literature. |
| STRAMAZON | • stramazon n. Alternative form of stramazoun. • STRAMAZON n. (obsolete) a downward cut in fencing, also ESTRAMAZONE, STRAMACON. |
| TEMAZEPAM | • temazepam n. (Pharmacology) A compound (trademark Restoril) of the benzodiazepine class used as a tranquilizer and… • TEMAZEPAM n. a drug used to treat insomnia. |