| ALUMINIDE | • aluminide n. (Chemistry) Any intermetallic compound of aluminium and a more electropositive element. • ALUMINIDE n. a compound that has aluminium with more electropositive elements. |
| ALUMINISE | • aluminise v. (Transitive) To coat with a layer of aluminium. • ALUMINISE v. to treat metal so as to form an aluminum coating on its surface, also ALUMINIZE. |
| ALUMINIUM | • aluminium n. A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13. • aluminium n. (Countable) A single atom of this element. • aluminium n. (Slang) Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium. |
| ALUMINIZE | • aluminize v. US, Canada, and Oxford standard spelling of aluminise. • ALUMINIZE v. to treat metal so as to form an aluminum coating on its surface, also ALUMINISE. |
| AUMAILING | • aumailing v. Present participle of aumail. • AUMAIL v. (archaic) to enamel. |
| BULIMIACS | • bulimiacs n. Plural of bulimiac. • BULIMIAC n. one suffering from bulimia, also BULIMIC. |
| CURIALISM | • curialism n. (Derogatory) The view or doctrine of the ultramontane party in the Latin Church. • CURIALISM n. the system of government of curia. |
| 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. |
| HUMILIANT | • humiliant adj. Humiliating; humbling. • HUMILIANT adj. humiliating; humbling. |
| HUMILIATE | • humiliate v. (Transitive) To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of. • humiliate v. (Transitive) To make humble; to lower in condition or status. • HUMILIATE v. to humble, to mortify. |
| LUMINAIRE | • luminaire n. An electrical device that contains an electric lamp that provides illumination. • LUMINAIRE n. (French) the British Standards Institute term for a light fitting. |
| LUMINARIA | • luminaria n. A vigil fire used in ceremonies in Native American and Hispanic cultures. • luminaria n. A makeshift lantern used as a holiday decoration, especially in Hispanic culture. • luminaria n. Plural of luminarium. |
| MALICIOUS | • malicious adj. Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice. • MALICIOUS adj. bearing ill-will or spite. |
| 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. |
| 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… |
| RITUALISM | • ritualism n. The belief that it is necessary for rites or repeated sets of actions to be carried out. • RITUALISM n. regular observance or practice of ritual. |
| 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. |
| UNSIMILAR | • unsimilar adj. Dissimilar. • UNSIMILAR adj. not similar. |