| ALTOCUMULI | • altocumuli n. Plural of altocumulus. • ALTOCUMULUS n. (Latin) a type of cloud. |
| ANTITUMOUR | • antitumour adj. Alternative spelling of antitumor. • ANTITUMOUR adj. preventing or acting against tumours, also ANTITUMOR, ANTITUMORAL, ANTITUMOURAL. |
| AUDITORIUM | • auditorium n. A large room for public meetings or performances. • auditorium n. (In a theater, etc.) the space where the audience is located. • AUDITORIUM n. (Latin) the part of a theatre, lecture-hall, or other public building occupied by the audience. |
| AUTOGAMOUS | • autogamous adj. Self-fertilizing. • AUTOGAMOUS adj. self-fertilizing, also AUTOGAMIC. |
| AUTOIMMUNE | • autoimmune adj. (Pathology, immunology) Of or pertaining to autoimmunity. • auto-immune adj. Describing a condition where the immune system reacts to the body itself. • AUTOIMMUNE adj. of, relating to, or caused by autoantibodies or T cells that attack molecules, cells, or tissues of the organism producing them. |
| AUTOJUMBLE | • autojumble n. (Britain) A sale of second-hand spare parts for old cars. • AUTOJUMBLE n. a jumble sale involving cars or car accessories. |
| AUTOMATOUS | • automatous adj. Obsolete form of automatic. • AUTOMATOUS adj. like an automaton. |
| AUTONOMOUS | • autonomous adj. Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently. • autonomous adj. Acting on one’s own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules. • autonomous adj. (Celtic linguistics, of a verb form) Used with no subject, indicating an unknown or unspecified agent;… |
| AUTONYMOUS | • autonymous adj. Exhibiting autonymy; used as a name for itself (as of a symbol). • AUTONYMOUS adj. (of a word or words) appearing in its own form or directly quoted. |
| AUTOTOMOUS | • autotomous adj. Exhibiting or relating to autotomy. • AUTOTOMOUS adj. relating to autotomy. |
| CUMULATION | • cumulation n. Accumulation. • cumulation n. The effect of free trade agreements on the rules of origin in calculating importation tariffs, quotas, etc. • CUMULATION n. an accumulation. |
| EUPATORIUM | • eupatorium n. (Botany) Any of the genus Eupatorium of perennial herbs. • Eupatorium prop.n. (Sensu stricto) A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – bonesets, thoroughworts, and snakeroots. • Eupatorium prop.n. (Sensu lato) A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – all of Eupatorium sensu stricto and more… |
| FUMATORIUM | • fumatorium n. An airtight compartment in which vapour may be generated to destroy germs or insects; especially, the… • FUMATORIUM n. (Latin) a place for smoking or fumigation, also FUMATORY. |
| HAUSTORIUM | • haustorium n. A root of a parasitic plant modified to take nourishment from its host. • haustorium n. A cellular structure, growing into or around another structure to absorb water or nutrients, such as a cotyledon. • HAUSTORIUM n. (Latin) one of the sucker-like rootlets of such plants as the dodder and ivy. |
| MOUTHGUARD | • mouthguard n. A device that fits into the mouth over one or both arches of teeth, which is usually made of plastic… • mouth␣guard n. Alternative form of mouthguard. |
| MULTOCULAR | • multocular adj. Having many eyes, or more than two. • MULTOCULAR adj. having many eyes, or more than two. |
| OUTMEASURE | • outmeasure v. (Transitive) To exceed in quantity or extent. • OUTMEASURE v. to exceed in measure or extent. |
| POSTULATUM | • postulatum n. A postulate. • POSTULATUM n. (Latin) a postulate. |
| SUDATORIUM | • sudatorium n. A hot room used to induce sweating, steam room, steam bath, sauna. • SUDATORIUM n. (Latin) a sweat room in a bath. |
| SURROGATUM | • surrogatum n. (Scottish law) A thing put in the place of another; a substitute. • SURROGATUM n. something that stands in place of something else, e.g. a price instead of the thing itself. |