| ACIDULATE | • acidulate v. (Transitive) To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify. • acidulate v. (Transitive) To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat. • acidulate v. (Transitive) To use an acidic catalyst, with the chemical change being emphasised over the importance… |
| ACIDURIAS | • acidurias n. Plural of aciduria. • ACIDURIA n. excessive acid in the urine. |
| AUDACIOUS | • audacious adj. Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring. • audacious adj. Impudent, insolent. • AUDACIOUS adj. bold, also OUTDACIOUS. |
| AUDIENCIA | • audiencia n. (Historical) An appellate court of the Spanish empire. • AUDIENCIA n. (Spanish) a court of government or justice in the Spanish American empire. |
| AUTACOIDS | • autacoids n. Plural of autacoid. • AUTACOID n. a hormone secreted into blood, lymph, or sap, also AUTOCOID. |
| AUTOCIDAL | • autocidal adj. Relating to autocide. • AUTOCIDAL adj. of pest control, effected by the introduction of sterile or genetically altered individuals into the wild population. |
| CALADIUMS | • caladiums n. Plural of caladium. • CALADIUM n. (Malay) any tropical plant of the genus Caladium, of the arum family, the plants of which are grown for their attractive foliage. |
| CALDARIUM | • caldarium n. In Roman baths, the hottest room, with a plunge-pool. It preceded the tepidarium and frigidarium. • caldarium n. In modern spas, a room with a hot floor. • CALDARIUM n. (Latin) a hot room in a Roman bathhouse. |
| CAUDATION | • caudation n. The property of having a caudate extension or tail. • caudation n. A caudate extension or tail. • caudation n. (Medicine) A fibrous growth. |
| CUADRILLA | • cuadrilla n. (Bullfighting) The team which supports the matador. • CUADRILLA n. (Spanish) the attendants of a matador. |
| DULCIANAS | • dulcianas n. Plural of dulciana. • DULCIANA n. a soft-toned organ stop, also DULCET. |
| QUADRATIC | • quadratic adj. Square-shaped. • quadratic adj. (Mathematics) of a polynomial, involving the second power (square) of a variable but no higher powers… • quadratic adj. (Mathematics) of an equation, of the form 𝑎𝑥2+𝑏𝑥+𝑐=0. |
| RADICULAR | • radicular adj. (Anatomy) Pertaining to a root or to a radicle; specifically, pertaining to the roots of the spinal… • RADICULAR adj. of or pertaining to roots. |
| TRADUCIAN | • traducian n. One who believes that a child’s soul is inherited from its parents. • traducian adj. Pertaining to the belief that one’s soul is inherited from one’s parents. • TRADUCIAN n. a believer in traducianism. |