| ACHAENIUM | • achaenium n. Alternative form of achenium. • ACHAENIUM n. a small one-seeded fruit; a naked seed, also ACHENE, ACHENIUM, AKENE. |
| ACUMINATE | • acuminate adj. Tapering to a point; pointed. • acuminate adj. (Botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex. • acuminate v. (Transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen. |
| AMAUROTIC | • amaurotic adj. Pertaining to or suffering from amaurosis. • AMAUROTIC adj. relating to amaurosis, partial or total blindness, without apparent change in the eye. |
| AUTOGAMIC | • autogamic adj. Exhibiting or relating to autogamy. • AUTOGAMIC adj. self-fertilizing, also AUTOGAMOUS. |
| AUTOMAGIC | • automagic n. A process carried out automatically in such a clever way that the result appears to be magic. • AUTOMAGIC adj. performing a task with astonishing ease and speed. |
| AUTOMATIC | • automatic adj. Capable of operating without external control or intervention. • automatic adj. Done out of habit or without conscious thought. • automatic adj. Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc. |
| CACUMINAL | • cacuminal adj. Pertaining to a point, top, or crown. • cacuminal adj. (Linguistics, phonology) Pronounced using a retroflexed tongue. • cacuminal n. (Linguistics, phonology) A sound pronounced using a retroflexed tongue. |
| 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. |
| CALVARIUM | • calvarium n. (Anatomy) The upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw). • CALVARIUM n. (Latin) the dome of the skull. |
| CASUALISM | • casualism n. (Uncountable) The doctrine that all things exist, or are controlled, by chance. • casualism n. (Countable) A casual (informal) word or phrase. • CASUALISM n. the belief that chance governs all things. |
| GUAIACUMS | • guaiacums n. Plural of guaiacum. • GUAIACUM n. a medicinal resin, also GUAIAC, GUAIOCUM. |
| LEUCAEMIA | • leucaemia n. Alternative spelling of leukemia. • leucæmia n. (Archaic) Alternative spelling of leukemia. • LEUCAEMIA n. a type of cancer, also LEUCEMIA, LEUCHAEMIA, LEUKAEMIA, LEUKEMIA. |
| MANUMATIC | • manumatic adj. Describing any of several forms of motor car transmission that have both manual and automatic features. • manumatic n. A transmission of this kind. • manumatic n. A vehicle having such a transmission. |
| MATRICULA | • matricula n. (Obsolete) A register of students who are enrolled. • matricula n. (Obsolete) A document indicating that a student has passed a course of study. • matricula n. An identification card issued by the Mexican consulate. |
| NAUMACHIA | • naumachia n. (Historical, nautical, in Ancient Rome) The recreation of a sea battle staged for entertainment. • naumachia n. (Historical) The location where such recreated sea battles took place; a building featuring an artificial… • NAUMACHIA n. (Latin) a mock sea battle, performed as a spectacle among the ancient Romans, also NAUMACHY. |
| SACRARIUM | • sacrarium n. (Historical) In Ancient Rome, a place where sacred objects were kept, either in a temple (the adytum)… • sacrarium n. The area surrounding the altar of a Christian church; the sanctuary or piscina. Sometimes specifically… • sacrarium n. (Anatomy) The complex sacrum of any bird. |
| SIMULACRA | • simulacra n. Plural of simulacrum. • SIMULACRUM n. (Latin) an image, a semblance, also SIMULACRE. |
| TRAUMATIC | • traumatic adj. Of, caused by, or causing trauma. • traumatic adj. (Medicine, dated) Of or relating to wounds; applied to wounds. • traumatic adj. (Dated) Adapted to the cure of wounds; vulnerary. |