| ABDOMINAL | • abdominal adj. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral. • abdominal adj. (Ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins. • abdominal adj. (Ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin. |
| ADENOIDAL | • adenoidal adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the adenoids. • adenoidal adj. (Of a voice) Sounding as if the speaker has swollen adenoids. • ADENOIDAL adj. relating to or like a gland, also ADENOID. |
| ADNOMINAL | • adnominal adj. (Grammar) Involving or relating to words that modify a noun. • adnominal n. (Grammar) The adnominal case: A word or phrase qualifying a noun, such as an adjective or a relative clause. • adnominal adj. (Grammar, dated) Of or pertaining to an adnoun (sensu stricto). |
| ADULATION | • adulation n. Flattery; fulsome praise. • ADULATION n. the act of adulating. |
| ALLANTOID | • allantoid n. (Obsolete, embryology) The allantois. • allantoid adj. (Chiefly embryology) Allantoic. • allantoid adj. (Now chiefly mycology) Sausage-shaped; especially with reference to fungal spores that are long with rounded ends. |
| ALLODYNIA | • allodynia n. Pain produced by innocuous stimulation of normal skin. • ALLODYNIA n. the experience of severe pain as a result of a stimulus that would not normally cause it. |
| ANTIDOTAL | • antidotal adj. (Pharmacology) Relating to or being an antidote. • ANTIDOTAL adj. having the quality of an antidote. |
| ANTINODAL | • antinodal adj. (Physics) Of, pertaining to, or located at an antinode. • ANTINODAL adj. relating to an antinode, a point of maximum disturbance midway between nodes. |
| ANTIPODAL | • antipodal adj. On opposite sides of the globe; pertaining to antipodes. • antipodal adj. Diametrically opposite. • antipodal n. (Biology) One of the cells at the chalazal pole of an embryo sac. |
| DALTONIAN | • daltonian n. Alternative form of Daltonian. • Daltonian adj. Of or pertaining to John Dalton (1766-1844), English chemist, physicist, and pioneer of modern atomic… • Daltonian n. (Dated) A color blind person. |
| DEALATION | • dealation n. (Entomology) The shedding of wings. • DEALATION n. the removal of wings. |
| DIAGONALS | • diagonals n. Plural of diagonal. • DIAGONAL n. an oblique line. |
| GIRANDOLA | • girandola n. Alternative form of girandole. • GIRANDOLA n. (Italian) a branched chandelier or similar structure, also GIRANDOLE. |
| LAODICEAN | • Laodicean adj. Pertaining to Laodicea. • Laodicean adj. Lukewarm, neither hot nor cold (with reference to Revelation 3:16). • Laodicean adj. Half-hearted or apathetic, especially with regards to religion or politics. |
| LAUDATION | • laudation n. The act of lauding; high praise or commendation. • LAUDATION n. the act of lauding; praise. |
| MONADICAL | • monadical adj. Alternative form of monadic. • MONADICAL adj. of, pertaining to, or like, a monad, in any of its senses, also MONADIC. |
| TRAINLOAD | • trainload n. (Rail transport) The amount that can be transported by a train. • trainload n. (By extension) A large amount. • TRAINLOAD n. what a train can carry. |