| ACTUARIES | • actuaries n. Plural of actuary. • ACTUARY n. a person who compiles statistics of mortality, accidents, etc., and calculates insurance risks and premiums. |
| ARCATURES | • arcatures n. Plural of arcature. • ARCATURE n. a small or blind arcade. |
| ARCUATELY | • arcuately adv. In an arcuate way. • ARCUATE adv. arched like a bow, also ARCUATED. |
| CARBURATE | • carburate v. Alternative form of carburet. • CARBURATE v. to combine with carbon, also CARBURET. |
| CARUCATES | • carucates n. Plural of carucate. • CARUCATE n. (historical) as much land as may be tilled in a year and a day by one plough. |
| CATERWAUL | • caterwaul v. (Intransitive) To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise. • caterwaul v. (Intransitive) To have a noisy argument, like cats. • caterwaul n. A yowling. |
| CAUTERANT | • cauterant n. Any cauterizing substance. • CAUTERANT n. a cauterizing substance. |
| CENTAUREA | • centaurea n. Alternative spelling of centaury. • Centaurea prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – thistle-like flowering plants, called knapweeds, starthistles… • CENTAUREA n. a large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle. |
| CIGUATERA | • ciguatera n. A foodborne poisoning in humans caused by eating marine species whose flesh is contaminated with ciguatoxin. • CIGUATERA n. (Spanish) poisoning caused by the ingestion of various normally edible tropical fish in whose flesh a toxin has accumulated. |
| CREATURAL | • creatural adj. Of or relating to a creature. • creatural adj. Being a creature, created. • CREATURAL adj. relating to a creature or thing created, also CREATURELY. |
| CRUSTACEA | • crustacea n. Plural of crustacean. • Crustacea prop.n. A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Arthropoda – crustaceans. • CRUSTACEA n. a large class of arthropod animals with hard shells. |
| CURTALAXE | • curtal-axe n. (Obsolete) A short, broad sword. • CURTALAXE n. (archaic) a short broad sword; a cutlass, also CURTALAX, CURTAXE. |
| CYANURATE | • cyanurate n. (Biochemistry) A compound formed with cyanuric acid. • cyanurate n. (Biochemistry) The anion formed by the deprotonation of cyanuric acid. • CYANURATE n. a chemical derived from cyanide. |
| EVACUATOR | • evacuator n. One who evacuates; a nullifier. • evacuator n. An agent for emptying, especially an instrument for removing fragments of stone from the bladder after litholapaxy. • EVACUATOR n. something or someone that evacuates. |
| PARACHUTE | • parachute n. (Aviation) A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to… • parachute n. (Zoology) A web or fold of skin extending between the legs of gliding mammals, such as the flying squirrel and colugo. • parachute n. (BDSM) A small collar which fastens around the scrotum and from which weights can be hung. |
| REACTUATE | • reactuate v. To actuate again. • REACTUATE v. to actuate again. |
| TRABECULA | • trabecula n. A small supporting beam. • trabecula n. (Anatomy) A small mineralized spicule that forms a network in spongy bone. • trabecula n. (Anatomy) A fibrous strand of connective tissue that supports it in place. |