| ACINIFORM | • aciniform adj. Having the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes. • aciniform adj. Full of small kernels like a grape. • aciniform n. A type of spinneret of a spider formed of spherical particles. |
| AMMONITIC | • ammonitic adj. Relating to, or containing, ammonites. • AMMONITIC adj. of or like an ammonite, a type of fossil. |
| ANICONISM | • aniconism n. A prohibition against artists depicting religious figures such as divinities, prophets, or anything… • aniconism n. More broadly, a prohibition against all forms of visual artwork and photography. • ANICONISM n. the worship of an object symbolising but not representing a god. |
| ANTIMONIC | • antimonic adj. Of or containing antimony. • antimonic adj. (Inorganic chemistry) Containing pentavalent antimony. • ANTIMONIC adj. containing pentavalent antimony. |
| ANTINOMIC | • antinomic adj. Exhibiting or pertaining to antinomy; contradictory. • ANTINOMIC adj. relating to, or of the nature of, an antinomy, a contradiction between two logical conclusions, also ANTINOMICAL. |
| COCAINISM | • cocainism n. Cocaine addiction. • COCAINISM n. a morbid condition caused by addiction to cocaine. |
| DOMINICAL | • dominical adj. Of or pertaining to Jesus Christ as Lord. • dominical adj. (Archaic) Of or pertaining to the Lord’s Day, Sunday. • dominical adj. (Historical) Of or pertaining to the ancient system of dominical letters, used for determining Sundays… |
| EMICATION | • emication n. A flying off in small particles, like heated iron or fermenting liquors; a scintillation. • EMICATION n. a sparkling. |
| IMPACTION | • impaction n. Compression; the packing together of loose matter. • impaction n. Something packed together tightly; a mass of densely-packed matter. • impaction n. (Medicine) A solid, immobile bulk of stool. |
| INSOMNIAC | • insomniac n. One who suffers an inability or difficulty sleeping; a sufferer from insomnia. • insomniac adj. Suffering from or pertaining to insomnia. • INSOMNIAC n. one who suffers from insomnia. |
| MAGNIFICO | • magnifico n. (Obsolete) A grandee or nobleman of Venice. • magnifico n. (Obsolete) A rector of a German university. • MAGNIFICO n. (Italian) a person of high rank or position, originally the chief magistrate at Venice. |
| MANICOTTI | • manicotti n. Wide tubes of pasta filled with a savoury stuffing and baked in the oven. • MANICOTTI n. (Italian) tubular pasta shells stuffed with ricotta or a meat mixture. |
| MICROBIAN | • microbian adj. (Biology) Of, relating to, or caused by, microbes; microbial. • MICROBIAN adj. of or like a microbe, also MICROBIAL, MICROBIC. |
| MINACIOUS | • minacious adj. (Now rare) Synonym of threatening, in its various senses. • MINACIOUS adj. threatening. |
| MONACIDIC | • monacidic adj. Alternative form of monoacidic. • MONACIDIC adj. designating a compound having one hydrogen atom replaceable by a negative or acid atom or radical. |
| MORTICIAN | • mortician n. (US) An undertaker or funeral director. • MORTICIAN n. (US) an undertaker. |
| PTOMAINIC | • PTOMAINIC adj. of or like ptomaine, a poisonous alkaloid found in decaying matter. |
| SIMONIACS | • simoniacs n. Plural of simoniac. • SIMONIAC n. one who practices simony, also SIMONIST. |