| ACTINIUMS | • actiniums n. Plural of actinium. • ACTINIUM n. a radioactive metallic chemical element, atomic number 89, the first element of the actinide series. |
| AMERICIUM | • americium n. The chemical element (symbol Am) with an atomic number of 95. • AMERICIUM n. a white metallic transuranic element of the actinide series. |
| ANTIMUSIC | • antimusic n. (Music) Any form of music that defies convention to such a degree that some people would not recognise it as musical. • antimusic adj. Opposing music. • ANTIMUSIC n. music intended to overthrow traditional conventions. |
| BULIMIACS | • bulimiacs n. Plural of bulimiac. • BULIMIAC n. one suffering from bulimia, also BULIMIC. |
| CACIQUISM | • caciquism n. The political influence of caciques in Latin America. • CACIQUISM n. government by a cacique, a West Indian or American Indian chief. |
| CURIALISM | • curialism n. (Derogatory) The view or doctrine of the ultramontane party in the Latin Church. • CURIALISM n. the system of government of curia. |
| DIACODIUM | • diacodium n. (Medicine, dated) A syrup made from poppies. • DIACODIUM n. (obsolete) a syrup of poppies, also DIACODION. |
| DICALCIUM | • dicalcium n. (Chemistry) Two atoms of calcium in a compound. • DICALCIUM adj. as in dicalcium silicate, a calcium silicate that is an essential ingredient of portland cement. |
| DICHASIUM | • dichasium n. (Botany) A cymose inflorescence with all branches below the terminal flower in regular opposite pairs. • DICHASIUM n. a cymose inflorescence in which each axis in turn produces a pair of nearly equal branches. |
| HIERACIUM | • Hieracium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – hawkweed. • HIERACIUM n. any plant of the genus Hieracium, the hawkweeds. |
| MAIEUTICS | • maieutics n. (Uncommon) Synonym of Socratic method. • MAIEUTICS n. the Socratic mode of enquiry, serving to bring out a person's latent ideas into clear consciousness. |
| MALICIOUS | • malicious adj. Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice. • MALICIOUS adj. bearing ill-will or spite. |
| MINACIOUS | • minacious adj. (Now rare) Synonym of threatening, in its various senses. • MINACIOUS adj. threatening. |
| MUNICIPAL | • municipal adj. Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government). • municipal adj. Of or pertaining to the internal affairs of a nation. • municipal n. (Finance) A financial instrument issued by a municipality. |
| MUSICIANS | • musicians n. Plural of musician. • MUSICIAN n. one who performs or composes music. |
| QUITCLAIM | • quitclaim v. (Transitive) To relinquish or release (A claim, title etc.); to transfer (an interest in property). • quitclaim n. A renunciation of claims. • quitclaim n. (Law) A deed that is a renunciation of claims to a parcel of real property and a transfer of one’s claims… |
| UMBILICAL | • umbilical adj. Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord. • umbilical adj. (Mathematics) Such that the curvatures of normal sections are all equal to each other. • umbilical n. (Astronautics) A cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft, or a craft to ground control prior to launch, etc. |
| VACCINIUM | • vaccinium n. (Botany) Any of the genus Vaccinium of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of blueberries… • Vaccinium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – shrubs including the cranberry, blueberry, bilberry… • VACCINIUM n. (Latin) a genus of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries. |
| VIATICUMS | • viaticums n. Plural of viaticum. • VIATICUM n. (Latin) an allowance for travelling expenses. |