| ALLERGIC | • allergic adj. Of or pertaining to allergy. • allergic adj. Having an allergy. • allergic adj. Excessively sensitive; susceptible. |
| BACILLAR | • bacillar adj. (Biology) Shaped like a rod or staff. • bacillar adj. (Biology) Relating to a bacillus. • BACILLAR adj. of the shape or nature of a bacillus, rodlike, also BACILLARY. |
| BIRDCALL | • birdcall n. Any vocalisation of a bird. • birdcall n. An imitation of this cry. • birdcall n. A device used to imitate this cry, so as to lure and catch birds. |
| CABRILLA | • cabrilla n. Epinephelus analogus (spotted grouper), of the eastern Pacific. • cabrilla n. Any of various edible fishes of Serranus and related genera, inhabiting the Mediterranean, the coast… • CABRILLA n. (Spanish) a name applied to various species of edible fishes of the genus Serranus. |
| CALLIPER | • calliper n. Alternative spelling of caliper. • calliper v. Alternative spelling of caliper. • CALLIPER n. in papermaking, a measure of the thickness of a single sheet of paper, also CALIPER. |
| CARILLON | • carillon n. (Music) A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or… • carillon n. A tune adapted to be played by musical bells. • carillon v. To play a carillon. |
| CAVILLER | • caviller n. Alternative spelling of caviler. • CAVILLER n. one that cavils, also CAVILER. |
| CLERICAL | • clerical adj. Of or relating to clerks or their work. • clerical adj. Of or relating to the clergy. • clerical n. (Now uncommon) A member of the clergy. |
| CLITHRAL | • clithral adj. (Architecture) Alternative form of cleithral. • CLITHRAL adj. completely roofed over, also CLEITHRAL. |
| CLITORAL | • clitoral adj. Of, or relating to the clitoris. • CLITORAL adj. relating to the clitoris. |
| COLLYRIA | • collyria n. Plural of collyrium. • COLLYRIUM n. (Greek) an eye lotion. |
| CRIBELLA | • cribella n. Plural of cribellum. • CRIBELLUM n. (Latin) a spinning organ of spiders. |
| LACRIMAL | • lacrimal adj. (Anatomy) Of or relating to tears or the tear-secreting organs. • lacrimal adj. Alternative spelling of lachrymal. • lacrimal n. (Anatomy) Ellipsis of lacrimal bone.. |
| LUBRICAL | • lubrical adj. Obsolete form of lubric. • LUBRICAL adj. (archaic) lubricious, also LUBRIC, LUBRICOUS. |
| MICELLAR | • micellar adj. Of or pertaining to micelles. • MICELLAR adj. of or like a micella, a group of molecular chains, a structural unit of colloids. |
| MILLRACE | • millrace n. Alternative form of mill race. • mill-race n. Alternative form of mill race. • mill␣race n. A fast-running water-filled channel diverted from a river or stream used to drive a mill wheel. |
| ORCHILLA | • ORCHILLA n. a red dye obtained from certain lichens, also ARCHIL, ORCHEL, ORCHELLA, ORCHIL, ORSEILLE. |
| RACHILLA | • rachilla n. (Botany) The part of a spikelet, in grasses and sedges, that bears the florets. • rachilla n. (Botany) A rachis of secondary or higher order in leaves and ferns that are compound more than once. • RACHILLA n. (Greek) the central stalk or axis of a grass spikelet, also RHACHILLA. |
| RACIALLY | • racially adv. Relating to race. • RACIAL adv. pertaining to an ethnic group. |
| ROCAILLE | • rocaille n. Artificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens. • rocaille n. The rococo system of scroll ornament, based in part on the forms of shells and water-worn rocks. • rocaille n. A seed bead. |