| ACQUISITOR | • acquisitor n. One who acquires. • ACQUISITOR n. one who makes an acquisition. |
| ANCIPITOUS | • ancipitous adj. Synonym of ancipital. • ANCIPITOUS adj. two-edged and flattened, also ANCIPITAL. |
| AUCTIONING | • auctioning v. Present participle of auction. • AUCTION v. to sell publicly to the highest bidder. |
| CAUTIONING | • cautioning v. Present participle of caution. • cautioning n. The act of giving a warning. • CAUTION v. to warn. |
| CIGUATOXIN | • ciguatoxin n. (Toxicology) Any of several closely related toxins, having a complex structure including a row of thirteen… • CIGUATOXIN n. a toxin found in seafood. |
| COATIMUNDI | • coatimundi n. The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a South American carnivore. • COATIMUNDI n. (Tupi) a tropical American plantigrade carnivorous mammal, also COATI. |
| DIACOUSTIC | • diacoustic adj. Relating to diacoustics. • DIACOUSTIC adj. pertaining to the refraction of sound. |
| FACTITIOUS | • factitious adj. Created by humans; artificial. • factitious adj. Counterfeit, fabricated, fake. • FACTITIOUS adj. contrived, artificial. |
| INCAUTIONS | • incautions n. Plural of incaution. • INCAUTION n. want of caution. |
| INCAUTIOUS | • incautious adj. Careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution. • INCAUTIOUS adj. lacking in caution. |
| INCUBATION | • incubation n. Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life… • incubation n. (Pathology) The development of a disease from its causes, or the period of such development. • incubation n. (Chemistry) A period of little reaction which is followed by more rapid reaction. |
| INSOUCIANT | • insouciant adj. Casually unconcerned; carefree, indifferent, nonchalant. • INSOUCIANT adj. lighthearted and unconcerned. |
| JUDICATION | • judication n. The act of judging, judgment. • JUDICATION n. judgment. |
| QUIXOTICAL | • quixotical adj. Quixotic. • QUIXOTICAL adj. extravagantly and romantically chivalrous; idealistic, also QUIXOTIC. |
| THIOURACIL | • thiouracil n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a class of heterocycles based on 2-thioxo-1H-pyrimidin-4-one; the parent… • -thiouracil suff. (Pharmacology) Used to form names of uracil derivatives used as thyroid antagonists. • THIOURACIL n. a derivative of thiourea that interferes with the production of thyroid hormones. |
| TIBOUCHINA | • tibouchina n. Any of various species of myrtalean trees of the genus Tibouchina, native to tropical America, many… • Tibouchina prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Melastomataceae – certain flowering plants. • TIBOUCHINA n. a plant of the Tibouchina genus of shrubs, with purple flowers. |
| TILIACEOUS | • tiliaceous adj. (Botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the family Tiliaceae (now principally subfamily Tilioideae… • TILIACEOUS adj. belonging to the linden family. |
| URTICATION | • urtication n. (Pathology) The development of urticaria (hives). • urtication n. The sensation of being stung by nettles. • urtication n. (Medicine) Beating the skin with nettles (formerly used to treat paralysis). |