| ACONITUM | • aconitum n. The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it. • aconitum n. Aconitum, a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae. • Aconitum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – flowering plants in the buttercup family, with over… |
| ACUPOINT | • acupoint n. (Alternative medicine) A specific point on the body where acupuncture or acupressure is applied. • ACUPOINT n. an acupuncture site. |
| ANTICOUS | • anticous adj. (Botany) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily. • ANTICOUS adj. on the anterior side. |
| AUCTIONS | • auctions n. Plural of auction. • auctions v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of auction. • AUCTION v. to sell publicly to the highest bidder. |
| BUTANOIC | • butanoic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to butanoic acid or its derivatives. • BUTANOIC adj. as in butanoic acid, another name for butyric acid. |
| CAUTIONS | • cautions n. Plural of caution. • cautions v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caution. • CAUTION v. to warn. |
| CONARIUM | • conarium n. (Anatomy) The pineal gland. • CONARIUM n. (Greek) the pineal gland. |
| CONQUIAN | • conquian n. (Card games) A card game, an ancestor of rummy. • CONQUIAN n. a card game resembling rummy, also COONCAN. |
| CONTINUA | • continua n. Plural of continuum. • CONTINUUM n. (Latin) a continuous range. |
| CONURBIA | • conurbia n. Conurbations as represented or encapsulated by their typical qualities or characteristics. • CONURBIA n. conurbations considered as a class. |
| COQUINAS | • coquinas n. Plural of coquina. • COQUINA n. (Spanish) a coarse-grained, porous variety of clastic limestone made up chiefly of shells and shell fragments. |
| COUMARIN | • coumarin n. (Organic chemistry) the bicyclic aromatic compound 1,2-benzopyrone or any of its derivatives. • COUMARIN n. (Tupi) a crystalline compound obtained from Tonka beans, woodruff, melilot, etc used medicinally to prevent coagulation of the blood, also CUMARIN. |
| COUNTIAN | • Countian n. (In combination) An inhabitant of a specified county. • COUNTIAN n. a resident of a county. |
| CURATION | • curation n. The act of curating, of organizing and maintaining a collection of artworks or artifacts. • curation n. (Archaic) The act of curing or healing. • curation n. (Databases) The manual updating of information in a database. |
| FAUCHION | • fauchion n. Obsolete form of falchion. • FAUCHION n. a curved short sword with a broad blade, also FALCHION, FAUCHON, FAULCHION. |
| NOCTURIA | • nocturia n. (Medicine) A frequent need to arise during the night in order to urinate. • NOCTURIA n. excessive urination during the night. |
| UNIVOCAL | • univocal adj. Having only one possible meaning. • univocal adj. Containing instances of only one vowel; univocalic. • univocal adj. Having unison of sound, as the octave has in music. |
| UNSOCIAL | • unsocial adj. Not social. • unsocial adj. Not seeking or showing the desire for the company of others; inhospitable. • UNSOCIAL adj. not social. |