| AETIOLOGY | • aetiology n. The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something. • aetiology n. The study of causes or causation. • aetiology n. (Medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation… |
| AGNOLOTTI | • agnolotti n. A type of square or rectangular ravioli from Piedmont made from a small sheet of pasta folded up. • AGNOLOTTI n. a dish of small pasta shaped like half moons and usually filled with tortellini stuffing: boiled and served in broth or with a sauce. |
| APOLOGIST | • apologist n. One who makes an apology. • apologist n. One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution. • APOLOGIST n. a defender by argument. |
| AUTOGIROS | • autogiros n. Plural of autogiro. • AUTOGIRO n. (Spanish) a rotating wing aircraft, also AUTOGYRO. |
| BATOONING | • batooning v. Present participle of batoon. • BATOON v. to strike with a truncheon, also BATON. |
| COGITATOR | • cogitator n. A person who cogitates; a thinker. • COGITATOR n. one who cogitates. |
| COGNATION | • cognation n. (Now chiefly linguistics) A cognate relationship. • COGNATION n. relationship by blood; descent from the same original. |
| CONTAGION | • contagion n. A disease spread by contact. • contagion n. The spread or transmission of such a disease. • contagion n. (Figuratively, by extension) The spread of anything likened to a contagious disease. |
| FRIGATOON | • frigatoon n. (Nautical) A Venetian vessel with a square stern, having only a mainmast, jigger mast, and bowsprit;… • FRIGATOON n. a small Venetian vessel with a square stern and two masts. |
| GIANTHOOD | • gianthood n. The state of being a giant. • GIANTHOOD n. the state of being a giant. |
| OBBLIGATO | • obbligato n. (Music) An obbligato section; a prominent countermelody, often written to be played or sung above the… • OBBLIGATO n. (Italian) a musical accompaniment of independent importance, esp. that of a single instrument to a vocal piece, also OBLIGATO. |
| OBLIGATOR | • obligator n. (Law) One who establishes an obligation under law. • OBLIGATOR n. one who obligates. |
| OBLIGATOS | • obligatos n. Plural of obligato. • OBLIGATO n. (Italian) a musical accompaniment of independent importance, esp. that of a single instrument to a vocal piece, also OBBLIGATO. |
| ORGANOTIN | • organotin adj. (Organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to tin bond. • organotin n. Any compound of this kind. • ORGANOTIN adj. of an organic compound used as a pesticide. |
| OZONATING | • ozonating v. Present participle of ozonate. • OZONATE v. to treat with ozone. |
| RATOONING | • ratooning v. Present participle of ratoon. • RATOON v. to sprout from a root planted the previous year, also RATTOON. |
| ROGATIONS | • rogations n. Plural of rogation. • ROGATION n. an asking or supplication, esp. in an ecclesiastical sense. |
| TATTOOING | • tattooing n. The act of beating out a rhythm on a drum. • tattooing n. The act of marking the skin with a tattoo. • tattooing v. Present participle of tattoo. |
| VAGOTONIA | • vagotonia n. (Pathology) irritability of the vagus nerve that adversely affects the function of the blood vessels… • VAGOTONIA n. pathological overactivity of the vagus nerve. |
| VAGOTONIC | • vagotonic adj. Of or pertaining to vagotonia. • VAGOTONIC adj. relating to vagotonia, pathological overactivity of the vagus nerve. |