| ACCULTURAL | • ACCULTURAL adj. relating to acculturation, modification in a culture by the adoption of outside cultural traits. |
| ACCUMULATE | • accumulate v. (Transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively). • accumulate v. (Intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number. • accumulate v. (Education, dated) To take a higher degree at the same time with a lower degree, or at a shorter interval than usual. |
| ACETABULUM | • acetabulum n. (Anatomy) The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur. • acetabulum n. (Zootomy) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body. • acetabulum n. (Zootomy) A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals. |
| AMBULACRUM | • ambulacrum n. (Of an echinoderm) A row of pores for the protrusion of appendages such as tube feet. • AMBULACRUM n. a radial band in the shell of an echinoderm, bearing rows of pores through which the tube-feet protrude. |
| ARBUSCULAR | • arbuscular adj. (Botany) Similar to a small tree; shrublike. • arbuscular adj. (Mycology) Relating to an arbuscle. • ARBUSCULAR adj. like an arbuscle, a dwarf or shrublike tree. |
| AURICULARS | • auriculars n. (Zoology) A circle of feathers surrounding the opening of the ear of birds. • AURICULAR n. an auricular feather. |
| AURICULATE | • auriculate adj. Alternative spelling of auriculated. • auriculate adj. (Botany, of leaves) Having two lobes, often curved, often near the base. • AURICULATE adj. having ears or ear-shaped appendages, also AURICULATED. |
| AUSCULTATE | • auscultate v. To listen (for example to the heart or lungs) by auscultation; to examine by auscultation. • AUSCULTATE v. to listen to the sounds made by internal organs (heart, lungs, etc.) to aid in a medical diagnosis. |
| AVUNCULATE | • avunculate n. The relationship between a man and his sister’s children, generally her sons. • avunculate n. (In certain tribal peoples, for example, the Korowai) a special relationship between a man and a maternal… • AVUNCULATE n. the custom in some societies of assigning rights and duties to a maternal uncle concerning his sister's son. |
| CARUNCULAR | • caruncular adj. Of, relating to, or like, a caruncle. • caruncular adj. Furnished with caruncles. • CARUNCULAR adj. having a caruncle, also CARUNCULATE, CARUNCULATED, CARUNCULOUS. |
| CHALUMEAUS | • chalumeaus n. Plural of chalumeau. • CHALUMEAU n. (French) an early rustic reed instrument that developed into the clarinet. |
| CHALUMEAUX | • chalumeaux n. Plural of chalumeau. • CHALUMEAU n. (French) an early rustic reed instrument that developed into the clarinet. |
| CHAULMUGRA | • chaulmugra n. Alternative form of chaulmoogra. • CHAULMUGRA n. a kind of Asian tree, yielding an oil used in the treatment of leprosy, also CHAULMOOGRA. |
| INCUNABULA | • incunabula n. Plural of incunabulum. • INCUNABULUM n. (Latin) a book printed from movable type before 1501, also INCUNABLE. |
| LAURACEOUS | • lauraceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to, or resembling, a natural order (Lauraceae) of trees and shrubs having aromatic… • LAURACEOUS adj. belonging to the laurel genus. |
| MACULATURE | • maculature n. (Dated) Blotting paper. • maculature n. (Figuratively) Paper waste; printed materials that may not be read, such as junk mail. • MACULATURE n. blotting paper. |
| MAJUSCULAR | • majuscular adj. (Of letters) uppercase, capitalized. • MAJUSCULAR adj. of letters, capital. |
| ULTRAVACUA | • ultravacua n. Plural of ultravacuum. • ULTRAVACUUM n. an extreme vacuum. |