| AMBITION | • ambition n. (Uncountable, countable) Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment… • ambition n. (Countable) An object of an ardent desire. • ambition n. A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things. |
| AMITOSIS | • amitosis n. (Obsolete, biology) cell division by cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of condensed chromosomes. • AMITOSIS n. direct cell division, without mitosis. |
| AMITOTIC | • amitotic adj. Of or pertaining to amitosis. • AMITOTIC adj. relating to amitosis, direct cell division, without mitosis. |
| AMNIOTIC | • amniotic adj. Pertaining to the amnion. • AMNIOTIC adj. relating to an amniote, a vertebrate that develops an amnion during the embryonic stage. |
| COMITIAL | • comitial adj. (In Ancient Rome) Of or pertaining to a comitia. • comitial adj. (By extension) Of or pertaining to a political assembly. • COMITIAL adj. relating to a comitia. |
| COMITIAS | • COMITIA n. (Latin) a public assembly of the Roman people for electing officers or passing laws. |
| DIATOMIC | • diatomic adj. (Chemistry, of a molecule etc.) Consisting of two atoms. • diatomic n. (Chemistry) A diatomic molecule or other species. • diatomic adj. (Rare) Of or relating to diatoms. |
| HIMATION | • himation n. (Historical) A rectangular cloak of linen or wool, worn in Ancient Greece, usually over a chiton. • HIMATION n. (Greek) a rectangular garment of ancient Greece, worn draped over left shoulder and wrapped around the body. |
| IMITATOR | • imitator n. A person who imitates or apes another. • IMITATOR n. one that imitates. |
| IOTACISM | • iotacism n. Pronunciation of another vowel or diphthong as [i], or a vowel shift resulting in such pronunciation… • iotacism n. A misspelling resulting from such pronunciation. • IOTACISM n. excessive use of the letter iota. |
| KOMITAJI | • komitaji n. Alternative spelling of comitadji. • KOMITAJI n. (Turkish) a member of the Bulgarian Revolutionary Committee in Macedonia; any Balkan guerilla, also COMITADJI. |
| LIMATION | • limation n. The act of filing or polishing. • LIMATION n. filing; (figurative) the process of refining or improving the appearance of something. |
| MILTONIA | • miltonia n. (Botany) Any orchid of the genus Miltonia. • MILTONIA n. a plant of the Miltonia genus of tropical American orchids with brightly-coloured flowers. |
| TIMARIOT | • Timariot n. (Historical) A soldier of the Turkish feudal militia, who received a timar. • TIMARIOT n. (historical) a Turkish feudal militiaman. |