| ACROTERIA | • acroteria n. Plural of acroterium. • ACROTERIUM n. a pedestal or ornament at the angle of a pediment, also ACROTER, ACROTERION. |
| AERATIONS | • aerations n. Plural of aeration. • aërations n. Plural of aëration. • AERATION n. exposure to the action of air. |
| AEROBATIC | • aerobatic adj. Having to do with acrobatic maneuvers, such as spins, twirls, and flips, performed by an airplane. • AEROBATIC adj. relating to the art of performing stunts in the air. |
| AEROTAXIS | • aerotaxis n. (Biology) Movement of an organism either towards or away from a region of higher oxygen content. • AEROTAXIS n. movement towards or from oxygen. |
| AEROTRAIN | • aerotrain n. A train that is supported on a cushion of air, in the manner of a hovercraft. • AEROTRAIN n. a train driven by an aircraft engine, riding on a cushion of air. |
| 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. |
| ALIENATOR | • alienator n. A person who alienates. • ALIENATOR n. one who alienates. |
| AMETROPIA | • ametropia n. (Medicine) Any of several disorders of the eye (spherical or cylindrical) resulting from faulty refractive ability. • AMETROPIA n. abnormal optical refraction. |
| ARAGONITE | • aragonite n. (Mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO3… • ARAGONITE n. an orthorhombic mineral composed of calcium carbonate, also ARRAGONITE. |
| ARENATION | • arenation n. A form of therapeutic bathing in hot sand. • ARENATION n. the remedial application of hot sand to the body. |
| AROMATISE | • aromatise v. Alternative spelling of aromatize. • AROMATISE v. to render aromatic, also AROMATIZE. |
| AROMATIZE | • aromatize v. (Transitive) To make aromatic, fragrant, or spicy. • aromatize v. (Transitive, chemistry) To convert into an aromatic compound by means of a chemical reaction. • AROMATIZE v. to render aromatic, also AROMATISE. |
| CAFETORIA | • cafetoria n. Plural of cafetorium. • CAFETORIUM n. a large room designed for use as both a cafe and an auditorium. |
| COVARIATE | • covariate n. (Statistics) A variable that is possibly predictive of the outcome under study. • COVARIATE n. a statistical variable. |
| ECOTARIAN | • ECOTARIAN n. a person who eats only food that has been produced in an environmentally friendly manner. |
| EXARATION | • exaration n. (Rare) The act of writing. • exaration n. (Rare) A piece of writing. • EXARATION n. the act of writing or engraving on stone. |
| HARIOLATE | • hariolate v. (Formal, rare) To predict; to prophesy. • HARIOLATE v. to prophesy, soothsay. |
| RATIONALE | • rationale n. An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.(Can we add an example for this sense?). • rationale n. A justification or rationalization for something. • rationale n. (Rare, religion) A liturgical vestment worn by some Christian bishops of various denominations. |
| VARIOLATE | • variolate adj. Having the appearance of smallpox. • variolate v. To infect with smallpox. • VARIOLATE v. to inoculate with smallpox. |