| 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. |
| ALUMINATE | • aluminate n. (Chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is… • ALUMINATE n. a salt whose acid is aluminum hydroxide. |
| AMAUROTIC | • amaurotic adj. Pertaining to or suffering from amaurosis. • AMAUROTIC adj. relating to amaurosis, partial or total blindness, without apparent change in the eye. |
| AMIANTHUS | • amianthus n. A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers. • AMIANTHUS n. (Greek) asbestos with silky fibres, also AMIANTUS. |
| ANIMATEUR | • animateur n. One who promotes particular activity, especially one of a cultural or artistic nature. • ANIMATEUR n. a person who enlivens or encourages something, especially a promoter of artistic enterprises. |
| ANTIHUMAN | • antihuman adj. Opposed to humanity. • antihuman adj. (Immunology, not comparable) Describing an antibody that reacts with any antigen found in (and with… • antihuman n. A being that opposes, or typifies the opposite of, the human race. |
| 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. |
| AZIMUTHAL | • azimuthal adj. Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle. • azimuthal adj. (Cartography) Describing a map projection which preserves direction for all points relative to a selected… • azimuthal n. (Cartography) An azimuthal projection. |
| FUMATORIA | • fumatoria n. Plural of fumatorium. • FUMATORIUM n. (Latin) a place for smoking or fumigation, also FUMATORY. |
| HEMATURIA | • hematuria n. (Pathology) The presence of blood in the urine. • HEMATURIA n. the presence of blood in urine, also HAEMATURIA. |
| 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. |
| MATAGOURI | • matagouri n. A thorny shrub endemic to New Zealand, taxonomic name Discaria toumatou. • MATAGOURI n. (Maori) a thorny bush of New Zealand, forming thickets in open country. |
| 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. |
| MATUTINAL | • matutinal adj. Of, occurring in, or relating to the morning, especially the early morning upon waking up. • matutinal adj. Active in the morning; waking up early. • MATUTINAL adj. relating to or occurring in the morning, also MATUTINE. |
| MULTIPARA | • multipara n. A woman who has given birth to more than one child. • MULTIPARA n. a mother of two or more children, also PLURIPARA. |
| THAUMATIN | • thaumatin n. A virtually calorie-free protein sweetener and flavour modifier. • THAUMATIN n. a sweetener extracted from a West Indian fruit. |
| 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. |
| TULAREMIA | • tularemia n. (Pathology) An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. • TULAREMIA n. a disease of rodents caused by a bacterium, and transmissible to humans, also TULARAEMIA. |