| AEROLITES | • aerolites n. Plural of aerolite. • AEROLITE n. a meteorite. |
| AFORETIME | • aforetime adv. (Archaic) In time past; in a former time; formerly. • aforetime adj. (Archaic) Former. • AFORETIME adv. in time past; formerly. |
| ARTERIOLE | • arteriole n. (Anatomy) One of the small branches of an artery, especially one that connects with capillaries. • ARTERIOLE n. a small artery. |
| ESOTERICA | • esoterica n. Things that are esoteric; things that are impractical or specialised. • ESOTERICA n. esoteric things. |
| EVAPORITE | • evaporite n. The salty, crusty sediment that remains after sea water evaporates. • EVAPORITE n. a sedimentary rock formed by the evaporation of salt water e.g. halite. |
| EXCORIATE | • excoriate v. (Transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay. • excoriate v. (Transitive, figuratively) To strongly denounce or censure. • EXCORIATE v. to abrade; to heap abuse. |
| FOEDERATI | • foederati n. Plural of foederatus. • FOEDERATUS n. (Latin) a conquered enemy of Rome; an auxiliary soldier fighting for the Romans. |
| ICEBOATER | • iceboater n. Someone who travels by iceboat. • ICEBOATER n. one who travels by iceboat. |
| MELIORATE | • meliorate v. (Transitive) To make better; to improve; to solve a problem. • meliorate v. (Intransitive) To become better. • MELIORATE v. to make better, also AMELIORATE. |
| OPERATISE | • operatise v. Alternative form of operatize. • OPERATISE v. to turn a play etc. into an opera, also OPERATIZE. |
| OPERATIVE | • operative adj. Effectual or important. • operative adj. Functional, in working order. • operative adj. Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects. |
| OPERATIZE | • operatize v. (Transitive) To convert into operatic form. • OPERATIZE v. to turn a play etc. into an opera, also OPERATISE. |
| ORIENTATE | • orientate v. (UK, New Zealand, Australia, intransitive) To face a given direction. • orientate v. (UK, New Zealand, Australia, reflexive) To determine one’s position relative to the surroundings; to… • orientate v. To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the… |
| OSMETERIA | • osmeteria n. Plural of osmeterium. • OSMETERIUM n. a forked process behind the head of certain caterpillars, giving out a foul smell. |
| PERIODATE | • periodate n. (Inorganic chemistry) Either of two oxyanions of iodine; any salt containing these anions. • PERIODATE n. a salt of periodic acid. |
| PERIOSTEA | • periostea n. Plural of periosteum. • PERIOSTEUM n. a tough fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones, also PERIOST. |
| PERITONEA | • peritonea n. Plural of peritoneum. • PERITONEUM n. the smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the abdomen. |
| REVIOLATE | • reviolate v. To violate again. • REVIOLATE v. to violate again. |
| SOREDIATE | • sorediate adj. (Botany) Pertaining to or characterized by the presence of many soredia. • SOREDIATE adj. bearing soredia, small vegetative reproduction bodies in lichen. |