| CALDARIUM | • caldarium n. In Roman baths, the hottest room, with a plunge-pool. It preceded the tepidarium and frigidarium. • caldarium n. In modern spas, a room with a hot floor. • CALDARIUM n. (Latin) a hot room in a Roman bathhouse. |
| CALVARIUM | • calvarium n. (Anatomy) The upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw). • CALVARIUM n. (Latin) the dome of the skull. |
| CAULIFORM | • cauliform adj. Having the form of a caulis. • CAULIFORM adj. shaped like or resembling a stem. |
| CLIMATURE | • climature n. (Obsolete) climate. • CLIMATURE n. (Shakespeare) a region. |
| CURIALISM | • curialism n. (Derogatory) The view or doctrine of the ultramontane party in the Latin Church. • CURIALISM n. the system of government of curia. |
| DICUMAROL | • dicumarol n. Alternative form of dicoumarol. • DICUMAROL n. a crystalline compound obtained from sweet clover hay, also DICOUMARIN, DICOUMAROL. |
| FORMULAIC | • formulaic adj. Closely following a formula or predictable pattern; imitative, not original. • FORMULAIC adj. of the nature of a formula. |
| FUMAROLIC | • fumarolic adj. Of or relating to a fumarole or fumaroles. • FUMAROLIC adj. of or like a fumarole, a hole in a volcanic region from which hot gases and vapors issue. |
| LUMBRICAL | • lumbrical adj. Worm-like. • lumbrical n. (Anatomy) Any of the four small muscles of the palm of the hand that arise from tendons of the flexor… • lumbrical n. (Anatomy) Any of four small muscles of the foot homologous to the lumbricals of the hand that arise… |
| MATRICULA | • matricula n. (Obsolete) A register of students who are enrolled. • matricula n. (Obsolete) A document indicating that a student has passed a course of study. • matricula n. An identification card issued by the Mexican consulate. |
| MELANURIC | • melanuric adj. Relating to melanuria. • MELANURIC adj. relating to melanuria, the presence of a dark pigment in the urine. |
| MERCURIAL | • mercurial n. (Obsolete) Any of the plants known as mercury, especially the annual mercury or French mercury (Mercurialis annua). • mercurial n. (Astrology) A person born under the influence of the planet Mercury; hence, a person having an animated… • mercurial n. (Chemistry) A chemical compound containing mercury. |
| NUMERICAL | • numerical adj. Of or pertaining to numbers. • numerical adj. (Obsolete) The same in number; hence, identically the same; identical. • NUMERICAL adj. relating to number, also NUMERIC. |
| SIMULACRA | • simulacra n. Plural of simulacrum. • SIMULACRUM n. (Latin) an image, a semblance, also SIMULACRE. |
| SIMULACRE | • simulacre n. A simulacrum. • SIMULACRE n. a likeness, a semblance; now usually in a derogatory sense, also SIMULACRUM. |
| TULAREMIC | • tularemic adj. Of or relating to tularemia. • TULAREMIC adj. relating to tularemia, a disease of rodents caused by a bacterium, also TULARAEMIC. |