| ALGUACIL | • ALGUACIL n. (Arabic) a Spanish arresting officer, also ALGUAZIL. |
| CALQUING | • calquing v. Present participle of calque. • calquing n. Loan translation. • CALQUE v. to process the tracing of a design. |
| CAUDLING | • caudling v. Present participle of caudle. • CAUDLE v. to give a caudle to. |
| CAULKING | • caulking v. Present participle of caulk. • caulking n. A sealing material used to seal joints between heterogeneous materials in many kinds of construction and manufacture. • CAULKING n. the material used to caulk the seams of a ship. |
| CINGULAR | • cingular adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cingulum. • CINGULAR adj. ring-shaped, encircling, also CINGULATE, CINGULATED. |
| CLAUTING | • clauting v. Present participle of claut. • CLAUT v. (Scots) to scratch, scrape, also CLAT. |
| GLUCINAS | • GLUCINA n. an oxide of beryllium used as a hardener, also BERYLLIA. |
| GLUTAMIC | • glutamic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from glutamic acid. • GLUTAMIC adj. as in glutamic acid, an amino acid in proteins, also GLUTAMINIC. |
| GUAIACOL | • guaiacol n. (Organic chemistry) A naturally occurring methoxy phenol, having certain medicinal applications. • GUAIACOL n. an expectorant and local anaesthetic. |
| GUANYLIC | • guanylic adj. (Organic chemistry) Relating to guanylic acid (guanosine monophosphate) or its derivatives. • GUANYLIC adj. as in guanylic acid, a nucleotide that is a constituent of DNA. |
| LAUCHING | • LAUCH v. (Scots) to laugh. |
| LAUNCING | • launcing v. Present participle of launce. • LAUNCE v. (Spenser) to pierce. |
| LINGUICA | • linguica n. A Portuguese garlic and paprika seasoned smoke cured pork sausage. • linguiça n. Alternative form of linguica. • LINGUICA n. a spicy Portuguese sausage, also LINGUISA. |
| MACULING | • maculing v. Present participle of macule. • MACULE v. to blur in printing, also MACKLE. |
| MUCILAGE | • mucilage n. A thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms. • MUCILAGE n. an adhesive substance. |
| SURGICAL | • surgical adj. Of, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery. • surgical adj. (Figuratively) Precise or very accurate. • surgical adj. (Figuratively) Excruciatingly or wearyingly drawn-out. |
| UNLACING | • unlacing v. Present participle of unlace. • UNLACE v. to unfasten the laces of. |