| ACCENTOR | • accentor n. Any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock. • accentor n. (Obsolete) The ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla. • accentor n. (Music, obsolete) One who sings the leading part; the director or leader. |
| ACCEPTOR | • acceptor n. One who accepts. • acceptor n. (Law, commerce) One who accepts a draft or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted. • acceptor n. (Chemistry) An atom or molecule which can accept an electron to form a chemical bond. |
| ACCOSTED | • accosted adj. (Heraldry) Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side. • accosted v. Simple past tense and past participle of accost. • ACCOST v. to approach and speak to. |
| ACCOUTER | • accouter v. (Transitive) To furnish with dress or equipments, especially those for military service. • ACCOUTER v. (US) to dress or equip, esp. a warrior, also ACCOUTRE. |
| ACCOUTRE | • accoutre v. (Commonwealth) Alternative form of accouter. • ACCOUTRE v. to dress or equip, esp. a warrior, also ACCOUTER. |
| ACETONIC | • acetonic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing acetone. • ACETONIC adj. of or pertaining to acetone, as, acetonic bodies. |
| ACROLECT | • acrolect n. (Sociolinguistics) The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically… • ACROLECT n. a variety of language closest to the prestige form. |
| CACHEPOT | • cachepot n. An ornamental container for a flowerpot. • CACHEPOT n. (French) an ornamental container used to conceal a flowerpot. |
| CACOLETS | • cacolets n. Plural of cacolet. • CACOLET n. (French) a military mule litter. |
| CATECHOL | • catechol n. (Organic chemistry) The biologically important diphenol ortho-dihydroxy benzene; isomeric with hydroquinone… • CATECHOL n. a chemical used in photography. |
| COACTIVE | • coactive adj. (Obsolete) Serving to compel or constrain; compulsory; restrictive. • coactive adj. Acting in concurrence; united in action. • COACTIVE adj. mutually active. |
| COCREATE | • cocreate v. (Transitive) To create together. • co-create v. Alternative spelling of cocreate. • COCREATE v. to create together. |
| COCURATE | • cocurate v. (Transitive) To curate jointly. • COCURATE v. to curate jointly. |
| COENACTS | • coenacts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coenact. • COENACT v. to enact together. |
| COLOCATE | • colocate v. Alternative spelling of co-locate. • co-locate v. To locate or be located at the same site, for two things or groups, military units, etc. • co-locate v. To locate hardware within another company’s facilities. |
| CONCHATE | • CONCHATE adj. shaped like a shell. |
| COSECANT | • cosecant n. (Trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the sine of an angle. Symbols: cosec, csc. • COSECANT n. a trigonometrical function of an angle, also COSEC. |
| CROCEATE | • croceate adj. Synonym of croceous. • CROCEATE adj. (obsolete) saffron-coloured, also CROCEOUS. |
| ECTOSARC | • ectosarc n. The ectoplasm of an amoeba and similar protozoa. • ECTOSARC n. the outermost layer of some protozoans. |
| OCCUPATE | • occupate v. (Obsolete) To occupy. • OCCUPATE v. to reside in, also OCCUPY. |