| 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. |
| ACHLAMYDEOUS | • achlamydeous adj. (Botany) having no perianth. • ACHLAMYDEOUS adj. without a perianth. |
| ATHEROMATOUS | • atheromatous adj. Of, pertaining to, or having atheromas. • ATHEROMATOUS adj. relating to atheroma. |
| AUTHORISABLE | • authorisable adj. Alternative spelling of authorizable. • AUTHORISABLE adj. capable of being authorised, also AUTHORIZABLE. |
| AUTOCHANGERS | • autochangers n. Plural of autochanger. • AUTOCHANGER n. a device by means of which records are dropped from a stack one at a time onto the turntable. |
| AUTOGRAPHIES | • autographies n. Plural of autography. • AUTOGRAPHY n. the act of writing with one's own hand; something handwritten. |
| HYPERAROUSAL | • hyperarousal n. A state of heightened psychological and physiological tension resulting in reduced pain tolerance, anxiety… • HYPERAROUSAL n. a state of extreme arousal. |
| KATHAREVOUSA | • Katharevousa prop.n. A learned, archaising form of Modern Greek, based on Classical Greek and used for formal and official… • KATHAREVOUSA n. a formal archaizing written form of Modern Greek, based on Ancient Greek. |
| METAGNATHOUS | • metagnathous adj. (Zoology) having the mandibles crossing at the tip of the bill, as in the crossbill. • METAGNATHOUS adj. having a beak in which the tips of the mandibles cross. |
| MOUCHARABIES | • moucharabies n. Plural of moucharaby. • MOUCHARABY n. (Arabic) in North Africa, an external balcony enclosed with latticework. |
| PHAENOGAMOUS | • phaenogamous adj. (Botany) Having true flowers with distinct floral organs; flowering. • PHAENOGAMOUS adj. of or like a phaenogam, a flowering plant, also PHAENOGAMIC. |
| SCARAMOUCHED | • SCARAMOUCH v. to behave like a rascal or cowardly fool. |
| SCARAMOUCHES | • SCARAMOUCH v. to behave like a rascal or cowardly fool. |
| SULFORAPHANE | • sulforaphane n. (Organic chemistry, medicine) An antimicrobial compound, 1-isothiocyanato-4-methylsulfinylbutane, that… |
| TAUROMACHIES | • tauromachies n. Plural of tauromachy. • TAUROMACHY n. the art of bullfighting. |
| THAUMATROPES | • thaumatropes n. Plural of thaumatrope. • THAUMATROPE n. an optical toy in which pictures on both sides of a card are seen to combine when the card is rotated rapidly. |
| UNSHADOWABLE | • unshadowable adj. Not shadowable. • UNSHADOWABLE adj. that cannot be shadowed. |
| WAREHOUSEMAN | • warehouseman n. A person who manages, or works in, a warehouse. • warehouseman n. (UK, obsolete) One who keeps a wholesale shop for woollen goods. • WAREHOUSEMAN n. a person who manages or works in a warehouse. |