| ACCULTURATION | • acculturation n. A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one. • acculturation n. A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth. • ACCULTURATION n. the assimilation, through continuous contact, of features (such as customs, beliefs, etc.) of another culture. |
| AEROACOUSTICS | • aeroacoustics n. (Physics) A branch of acoustics that studies noise generation via either turbulent fluid motion or aerodynamic… • AEROACOUSTICS n. the study of the generation and transmittance of sound by fluid flow. |
| BRASSICACEOUS | • brassicaceous adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling cabbage or other brassicas. • BRASSICACEOUS adj. belonging to the brassica family. |
| CALCARIFEROUS | • calcariferous adj. Calciferous. • CALCARIFEROUS adj. having or bearing spurs. |
| CAMPHORACEOUS | • camphoraceous adj. Of, relating to, similar to, or containing camphor. • CAMPHORACEOUS adj. like camphor. |
| CARCINOMATOUS | • carcinomatous adj. Of or pertaining to a carcinoma. • CARCINOMATOUS adj. relating to carcinoma. |
| CONTRACTUALLY | • contractually adv. By means of a contract. • CONTRACTUAL adv. of, relating to, or constituting a contract. |
| COSURFACTANTS | • cosurfactants n. Plural of cosurfactant. • COSURFACTANT n. something that works in combination with a surfactant. |
| COUNTERATTACK | • counterattack n. Alternative form of counter-attack. • counterattack v. Alternative form of counter-attack. • counter-attack n. An attack made in response to an attack by the opponents. |
| CRASSULACEOUS | • crassulaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the family Crassulaceae of succulents, principally herbaceous. • CRASSULACEOUS adj. belonging to the Crassulaceae, a family of succulent plants including the stonecrops and house leeks. |
| MICROVASCULAR | • microvascular adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to extremely small blood vessels. • MICROVASCULAR adj. of, relating to, or constituting the part of the circulatory system made up of minute vessels (as venules or capillaries) that average less than 0.3 millimeters in diameter. |
| MISCALCULATOR | • miscalculator n. A person who miscalculates. • MISCALCULATOR n. one who miscalculates. |
| PLUTOCRATICAL | • plutocratical adj. Synonym of plutocratic. • PLUTOCRATICAL adj. relating to the plutocracy, also PLUTOCRATIC. |
| QUANGOCRACIES | • quangocracies n. Plural of quangocracy. • QUANGOCRACY n. government by quango. |
| RECALCULATION | • recalculation n. The act of recalculating; a second or subsequent calculation. • RECALCULATION n. the act of recalculating. |
| SCARAMOUCHING | • SCARAMOUCH v. to behave like a rascal or cowardly fool. |