| ACANTHACEOUS | • acanthaceous adj. (Botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family. • acanthaceous adj. Armed with prickles, as a plant. • ACANTHACEOUS adj. prickly; of the Acanthaceae. |
| ACCIACCATURA | • acciaccatura n. (Music) A short grace note (theoretically taking no time at all), occurring on the beat occupied by… • ACCIACCATURA n. (Italian) a grace-note performed quickly before an essential note of a melody. |
| ACCIACCATURE | • acciaccature n. Plural of acciaccatura. • ACCIACCATURA n. (Italian) a grace-note performed quickly before an essential note of a melody. |
| ACCUSATORIAL | • accusatorial adj. Containing or implying accusation. • accusatorial adj. (Law) Of or pertaining to the system of a public trial in which the facts are ascertained by the judge… • ACCUSATORIAL adj. denoting a judicial procedure in which the judge is not the same person as the prosecutor. |
| ACQUAINTANCE | • acquaintance n. (Uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy… • acquaintance n. (Countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted. • acquaintance n. (Uncountable) Such people collectively; one’s circle of acquaintances (with plural concord). |
| AGARICACEOUS | • agaricaceous adj. (Mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae. • AGARICACEOUS adj. belonging to the agaric family of fungi. |
| AQUACEUTICAL | • AQUACEUTICAL n. a method of delivering food supplements. |
| AUTOCRATICAL | • autocratical adj. Autocratic. • AUTOCRATICAL adj. of, relating to, or being an autocracy, also AUTOCRATIC. |
| BACCALAUREAN | • baccalaurean adj. Relating to a baccalaureate. • BACCALAUREAN adj. relating to a baccalaureate. |
| CANALICULATE | • canaliculate adj. (Botany) Channeled lengthwise; grooved. • CANALICULATE adj. grooved or channelled lengthwise, also CANALICULATED. |
| CATACAUSTICS | • catacaustics n. Plural of catacaustic. • CATACAUSTIC n. a catacaustic curve or surface. |
| CHUCKAWALLAS | • chuckawallas n. Plural of chuckawalla. • CHUCKAWALLA n. (Spanish) an iguanid lizard of Mexico and the southwestern US, also CHUCKWALLA. |
| CRASSULACEAN | • crassulacean adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to the family Crassulaceae of dicotyledons. • CRASSULACEAN adj. as in crassulacean acid metabolism, a method of photosynthesis. |
| IPECACUANHAS | • ipecacuanhas n. Plural of ipecacuanha. • IPECACUANHA n. (Portuguese) the dried root of various South American plants, used as a purgative, expectorant and emetic, also IPECAC. |