| ACCELERANDOS | • accelerandos n. Plural of accelerando. • ACCELERANDO n. a musical piece that gets quicker. |
| ACCOMPLISHED | • accomplished adj. Completed; effected; established. • accomplished adj. Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training. • accomplished adj. Showing skill and artistry. |
| ADOLESCENCES | • adolescences n. Plural of adolescence. • ADOLESCENCE n. the state or process of growing up. |
| CALYCOIDEOUS | • CALYCOIDEOUS adj. calyx-shaped, also CALYCOID. |
| CATHOLICISED | • catholicised v. Simple past tense and past participle of catholicise. • Catholicised v. Simple past tense and past participle of Catholicise. • CATHOLICISE v. to make catholic, also CATHOLICIZE. |
| CEDRELACEOUS | • cedrelaceous adj. (Botany) Relating to the plant family Cedrelaceae, now subfamily Cedreloideae in family Meliaceae. • CEDRELACEOUS adj. belonging to the Cedrela family, a tropical genus allied to mahogany. |
| CHALCEDONIES | • chalcedonies n. Plural of chalcedony. • CHALCEDONY n. a crystalline form of quartz, microscopically fibrous with waxy luster, also CALCEDONY. |
| COLOURCASTED | • colourcasted v. Simple past tense and past participle of colourcast. • COLOURCAST v. to broadcast (a television programme) in colour, also COLORCAST. |
| CROCODILIANS | • crocodilians n. Plural of crocodilian. • CROCODILIAN n. any of an order of reptiles including the crocodiles, alligators, caimans, gharials, and related extinct forms. |
| CYCLOPAEDIAS | • cyclopaedias n. Plural of cyclopaedia. • cyclopædias n. Plural of cyclopædia. • CYCLOPAEDIA n. an encyclopaedia, also CYCLOPEDIA. |
| CYCLOPAEDIST | • cyclopaedist n. Alternative spelling of cyclopedist. • cyclopædist n. Alternative spelling of cyclopedist. • CYCLOPAEDIST n. one who writes encyclopaedias. |
| DACTYLOSCOPY | • dactyloscopy n. The forensic analysis and comparison of fingerprints as a means of identification of individuals. • DACTYLOSCOPY n. the comparison of fingerprints for purpose of identification. |
| DOULOCRACIES | • DOULOCRACY n. a government formed of privileged slaves, also DULOCRACY. |
| MACRODACTYLS | • macrodactyls n. Plural of macrodactyl. • MACRODACTYL n. one of a group of wading birds. |
| NUCLEOCAPSID | • nucleocapsid n. (Biology) The core structure of a virus, consisting of nucleic acid surrounded by a coat of protein. • NUCLEOCAPSID n. the nucleic acid and surrounding protein coat in a virus. |
| PECCADILLOES | • peccadilloes n. Plural of peccadillo. • PECCADILLO n. (Spanish) a slight offence or sin. |
| PICCADILLOES | • PICCADILLO n. (Spanish) a traditional Mexican dish of ground meat, tomatoes etc, also PICADILLO, PICKADILLO. |
| RADICICOLOUS | • radicicolous adj. That lives in or on the roots of plants. • RADICICOLOUS adj. inhabiting or parasitic on roots. |
| SACCHAROIDAL | • saccharoidal adj. (Mineralogy) Having a texture like granulated sugar. • SACCHAROIDAL adj. like loaf sugar in texture, usually applied to marbles and quartzites of fine to medium grain, also SACCHAROID. |