| 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. |
| 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). |
| ADVANTAGEOUS | • advantageous adj. Being of advantage, beneficial. • ADVANTAGEOUS adj. giving an advantage. |
| AERONAUTICAL | • aeronautical adj. Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight. • AERONAUTICAL adj. relating to aeronautics. |
| AGAPANTHUSES | • agapanthuses n. Plural of agapanthus. • AGAPANTHUS n. a genus of lily native to South Africa. |
| ANTINAUSEANT | • antinauseant n. (Pharmacology) Any drug that counteracts nausea. |
| CANALICULATE | • canaliculate adj. (Botany) Channeled lengthwise; grooved. • CANALICULATE adj. grooved or channelled lengthwise, also CANALICULATED. |
| EQUALITARIAN | • equalitarian adj. (Dated) Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people. • equalitarian n. (Dated) A person who accepts or promotes the view of equalitarianism. • EQUALITARIAN n. an egalitarian. |
| EUTHANASIAST | • EUTHANASIAST n. a supporter of euthanasia. |
| METALANGUAGE | • metalanguage n. (Linguistics, translation studies, critical theory) Any language or vocabulary of specialized terms… • metalanguage n. (Computing) Any similar language used to define a programming language. • METALANGUAGE n. a language used to talk about language. |
| PARAMENSTRUA | • PARAMENSTRUUM n. the four days before and the four days after the onset of menstruation. |
| PLATANACEOUS | • platanaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the family Platanaceae of plane trees. • PLATANACEOUS adj. belonging to the family Platanaceae, plane trees etc. |
| SANTALACEOUS | • santalaceous adj. (Botany) Relating to the flowering plant family Santalaceae. • SANTALACEOUS adj. belonging to the sandalwood genus Santalum, or sandalwood family Santalaceae. |
| TABERNACULAR | • tabernacular adj. Pertaining to a tabernacle. • tabernacular adj. Of the style or character of an architectural tabernacle; formed in latticework; latticed. • tabernacular adj. (Rare) Of or pertaining to huts or tents; common; low. |
| TRANSVALUATE | • TRANSVALUATE v. to reestimate the value of, esp. on a basis differing from the accepted standard, also TRANSVALUE. |
| UNATTAINABLE | • unattainable adj. Impossible to attain or reach; unable to accomplish. • unattainable n. Anything that cannot be attained. • UNATTAINABLE adj. not attainable. |