| ACROPETAL | • acropetal adj. (Botany) That develops, matures or opens from the base towards the apex in sequence. • ACROPETAL adj. in the direction of the tip of the plant. |
| ALBACORES | • albacores n. Plural of albacore. • ALBACORE n. (Arabic) a large tuna fish, also ALBICORE. |
| ALEATORIC | • aleatoric adj. Having an element of chance. • aleatoric adj. (Art, music, not comparable) Of or pertaining to works that have been produced with an element of chance… • ALEATORIC adj. dependent on chance, luck, or an uncertain outcome, also ALEATORY. |
| ANORECTAL | • anorectal adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the anus and the rectum. • ANORECTAL adj. pertaining to anorexia, also ANORECTIC, ANORETIC, ANOREXIC. |
| BARCAROLE | • barcarole n. (Music) A Venetian folk song traditionally sung by gondoliers, often in 6⁄8 or 12⁄8 time with alternating… • barcarole n. (Music) A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song. • BARCAROLE n. (French) a gondolier's song, also BARCAROLLE. |
| CABALLERO | • caballero n. A horseman, particularly in the Latin American context. • caballero n. A Spanish gentleman. • caballero n. A Spanish line dance. |
| CARACOLED | • caracoled v. Simple past tense and past participle of caracole. • CARACOLE v. (French) to perform a half turn on a horse, also CARACOL. |
| CARACOLER | • caracoler n. One who performs the caracole combat maneuver on horseback. • CARACOLER n. one who caracoles. |
| CARACOLES | • caracoles n. Plural of caracole. • CARACOLE v. (French) to perform a half turn on a horse, also CARACOL. |
| CARAMBOLE | • carambole n. Archaic form of carambola. (star fruit) • carambole v. (Archaic) To play a carom shot. • CARAMBOLE v. (French) to make a cannon in billiards, also CAROM, CARROM. |
| CARBAZOLE | • carbazole n. (Organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic organic compound containing two benzene rings fused to a pyrrole ring. • carbazole n. (Organic chemistry) Any of its derivatives. • CARBAZOLE n. a chemical compound derived from coal and used in making dyes. |
| CATALOGER | • cataloger n. Alternative spelling of cataloguer. • CATALOGER n. (US) one who catalogs, also CATALOGUER, CATALOGUIST. |
| CAVALEROS | • cavaleros n. Plural of cavalero. • CAVALERO n. a horseman, also CABALLERO. |
| CLEOPATRA | • cleopatra n. The butterfly Gonepteryx cleopatra of the family Pieridae. • Cleopatra prop.n. A given name of women in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt; notably Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (69–30… • Cleopatra prop.n. (Rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek. |
| ESCALATOR | • escalator n. Anything that escalates. • escalator n. A motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys… • escalator n. An upward or progressive course. |
| LANCEOLAR | • lanceolar adj. (Botany) lanceolate. • LANCEOLAR adj. lanceolate. |
| LECANORAS | • LECANORA n. (Greek) a kind of lichen. |
| OLECRANAL | • olecranal adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the olecranon. • OLECRANAL adj. relating to the olecranon, the projecting bone of the elbow. |
| RECATALOG | • recatalog v. Alternative form of recatalogue. • RECATALOG v. to catalog again, also RECATALOGUE. |