| ACIDURIAS | • acidurias n. Plural of aciduria. • ACIDURIA n. excessive acid in the urine. |
| ARCHDUCAL | • archducal adj. Pertaining to an archduke or archduchess. • ARCHDUCAL adj. of or pertaining to an archduke or archduchy. |
| BARRACUDA | • barracuda n. Any large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena that have elongated bodies, a projecting lower jaw, displaying… • barracuda n. (Figuratively) One who uses harsh or predatory means to compete. • BARRACUDA n. (Spanish) a voracious tropical fish. |
| 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. |
| CARDAMUMS | • cardamums n. Plural of cardamum. • CARDAMUM n. a spice consisting of or made from the seed capsules of various Indo-Malayan plants, also CARDAMOM, CARDAMON. |
| CASCADURA | • cascadura n. Any of the armoured freshwater catfish of the genus Hoplosternum (syn. Cascadura). • CASCADURA n. a type of catfish having a scaly armoured skin. |
| CUADRILLA | • cuadrilla n. (Bullfighting) The team which supports the matador. • CUADRILLA n. (Spanish) the attendants of a matador. |
| CURANDERA | • curandera n. (Often italicized) A specifically female curandero, or traditional Central American healer. • CURANDERA n. a female faith healer. |
| DOCUDRAMA | • docudrama n. A type of drama (a film, a television show, or a play) that combines elements of documentary and drama… • docu-drama n. Alternative form of docudrama. • DOCUDRAMA n. a play or film representing real events. |
| DULCAMARA | • dulcamara n. (Medicine, archaic) The dried young branches of the woody nightshade (Solanum dulcamara), formerly used… • Dulcamara prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – synonymized with Solanum. • Dulcamara prop.n. A taxonomic section within the family Solanaceae – Solanum sect. Dulcamara. |
| JACQUARDS | • jacquards n. Plural of jacquard. • JACQUARD n. (French) an apparatus with perforated cards for controlling the movement of the warp threads in weaving intricate designs; a fabric woven by this method. |
| PRECAUDAL | • precaudal adj. (Zoology) In front of the tail or of the caudal vertebrae. • PRECAUDAL adj. in front of the caudal fin. |
| 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. |