| ABRANCHIATE | • abranchiate adj. (Zoology) Without gills. • abranchiate n. (Zoology) An organism that does not have gills. • ABRANCHIATE adj. lacking gills, also ABRANCHIAL. |
| ACETONAEMIA | • acetonaemia n. Alternative form of acetonemia. • acetonæmia n. Obsolete spelling of acetonemia. • ACETONAEMIA n. an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood, also ACETONEMIA. |
| ACIDANTHERA | • acidanthera n. Any of the gladioli previously placed in the genus Acidanthera. • ACIDANTHERA n. a plant of the genus Acidanthera of white-flowered plants of NE Africa. |
| ANALEMMATIC | • analemmatic adj. Relating to an analemma. • ANALEMMATIC adj. relating to the seasonal difference between time as shown by clocks and by the sun. |
| ATTRACTANCE | • attractance n. Alternative form of attractancy. • ATTRACTANCE n. the state of being attracted, also ATTRACTANCY. |
| CALCEAMENTA | • calceamenta n. Plural of calceamentum. • CALCEAMENTUM n. (Latin) a red silk embroidered sandal forming part of the insignia of the Holy Roman Empire. |
| CAMPANULATE | • campanulate adj. Shaped like a bell. • CAMPANULATE adj. shaped like a bell. |
| CAPACITANCE | • capacitance n. (Physics, uncountable) The property of an electric circuit or its element that permits it to store charge… • capacitance n. (Physics, countable) An element of an electrical circuit exhibiting capacitance. • CAPACITANCE n. in electricity, the ability to store an electric charge; measure of such ability. |
| CARAVANETTE | • caravanette n. A campervan. • CARAVANETTE n. a small caravan. |
| CARDINALATE | • cardinalate n. The dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal. • cardinalate n. Collective term for the cardinals. • CARDINALATE n. the office or dignity of cardinal; the cardinals collectively. |
| CARPENTARIA | • Carpentaria prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – a palm native to tropical coastal regions in northern Australia. • CARPENTARIA n. an evergreen shrub of the hydrangea family, cultivated for its glossy foliage and yellow-centred white flowers. |
| CARYATIDEAN | • caryatidean adj. Of or relating to a caryatid. • CARYATIDEAN adj. of or like a caryatid, a draped female figure supporting an entablature, also CARYATIC, CARYATIDAL, CARYATIDIC. |
| CATANANCHES | • CATANANCHE n. any plant of the South European genus Catananche, some of which are grown for their blue and white flowers. |
| CRASSAMENTA | • crassamenta n. Plural of crassamentum. • CRASSAMENTUM n. (Latin) a clot of blood. |
| METAVANADIC | • METAVANADIC adj. as in metavanadic acid, an acid of vanadium. |
| PESCATARIAN | • pescatarian n. Alternative spelling of pescetarian. • PESCATARIAN n. one whose diet includes fish but no other meat, also PESCETARIAN. |
| SACRAMENTAL | • sacramental adj. Used in, or relating to, a sacrament. • sacramental n. (Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) An object (such as holy water or a crucifix) or an action… • SACRAMENTAL adj. of or like a sacrament. |
| TRACHEARIAN | • TRACHEARIAN adj. belonging to the Trachearia, mites and ticks. • TRACHEARIAN n. a member of the Trachearia. |