| ACANTHACEOUS | • acanthaceous adj. (Botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family. • acanthaceous adj. Armed with prickles, as a plant. • ACANTHACEOUS adj. prickly; of the Acanthaceae. |
| ACCLAMATIONS | • acclamations n. Plural of acclamation. • ACCLAMATION n. a shout of approval. |
| ACQUAINTANCE | • acquaintance n. (Uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy… • acquaintance n. (Countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted. • acquaintance n. (Uncountable) Such people collectively; one’s circle of acquaintances (with plural concord). |
| ANACATHARTIC | • anacathartic n. An expectorant or emetic medicine. • ANACATHARTIC n. a drug causing vomiting or expectoration. |
| ANAPHYLACTIC | • anaphylactic adj. Pertaining to anaphylaxis. • ANAPHYLACTIC adj. of, relating to, affected by, or causing anaphylaxis. |
| ANAPTYCTICAL | • anaptyctical adj. Relating to anaptyxis. • ANAPTYCTICAL adj. relating to anaptyxis, the insertion of a vowel between two consonants for ease of pronunciation, also ANAPTYCTIC. |
| ANTIACADEMIC | • antiacademic adj. Opposing what is academic. • antiacademic n. One who opposes what is academic. • ANTIACADEMIC adj. opposed to things academic. |
| ATTRACTANCES | • ATTRACTANCE n. the state of being attracted, also ATTRACTANCY. |
| CANALICULATE | • canaliculate adj. (Botany) Channeled lengthwise; grooved. • CANALICULATE adj. grooved or channelled lengthwise, also CANALICULATED. |
| CAPACITANCES | • capacitances n. Plural of capacitance. • CAPACITANCE n. in electricity, the ability to store an electric charge; measure of such ability. |
| CAPACITATING | • capacitating v. Present participle of capacitate. • CAPACITATE v. to make or render capable. |
| CAPACITATION | • capacitation n. Enablement; giving the capacity to do something. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • capacitation n. (Zoology) The process of altering sperm to allow them to fertilize eggs. • CAPACITATION n. the change undergone by sperm in the female reproductive tract that enables them to penetrate and fertilize an egg. |
| INCAPACITANT | • incapacitant n. Any device or substance used to incapacitate a person or crowd. • INCAPACITANT n. a substance that can temporarily incapacitate a person, used esp. as a weapon in biological warfare. |
| INCAPACITATE | • incapacitate v. To make someone or something incapable of doing something; to disable. • incapacitate v. (Law) To make someone ineligible; to disqualify. • INCAPACITATE v. to make legally incapable or ineligible. |
| INTRACARDIAC | • intracardiac adj. (Anatomy) Inside the heart. • INTRACARDIAC adj. situated or occurring within or introduced or involving entry into the heart. |