| ABOITEAUS | • aboiteaus n. Plural of aboiteau. • ABOITEAU n. (French) a tide gate, also ABOIDEAU. |
| AUTECIOUS | • AUTECIOUS adj. of parasites, completing the entire life cycle on a single species of host. |
| AUTHORISE | • authorise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of authorize. • AUTHORISE v. to give authority to, also AUTHORIZE. |
| AUTOECISM | • autoecism n. (Ecology, of a parasite or dependent organism) The fact of completing an entire life cycle on a single host species. • autoecism n. (Botany, of a plant) The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant. • AUTOECISM n. the development of the entire life cycle of a parasite on a single host, also AUTECISM. |
| AUTOPSIED | • autopsied v. Simple past tense and past participle of autopsy. • AUTOPSY v. to carry out a postmortem examination of a corpse. |
| AUTOPSIES | • autopsies n. Plural of autopsy. • AUTOPSY v. to carry out a postmortem examination of a corpse. |
| AVOUTRIES | • AVOUTRY n. (obsolete) adultery, also ADVOUTRY. |
| EQUATIONS | • equations n. Plural of equation. • EQUATION n. the act of making equal. |
| FACETIOUS | • facetious adj. Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant. • facetious adj. Pleasantly humorous; jocular. • facetious adj. Of an idea or statement, humorously silly or counterproductive for the purpose of sarcastically advocating… |
| ISOBUTANE | • isobutane n. (Organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon, a particular isomer of C4H10 found in natural gas. • ISOBUTANE n. a gaseous branched-chain hydrocarbon. |
| MOUSETAIL | • mousetail n. Any plant of the genus Ivesia, in the rose family. • mousetail n. Any plant of the genus Myosurus, in the buttercup family. • MOUSETAIL n. any of various temperate ranunculaceous plants of the genus Myosurus. |
| OUTRAISED | • outraised v. Simple past tense and past participle of outraise. • OUTRAISE v. to surpass in raising. |
| OUTRAISES | • outraises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outraise. • OUTRAISE v. to surpass in raising. |
| OUTSAILED | • outsailed v. Simple past tense and past participle of outsail. • OUTSAIL v. to sail faster than. |
| SAUTOIRES | • sautoires n. Plural of sautoire. • SAUTOIRE n. (French) a long necklace, or pendant on a long chain, also SAUTOIR. |
| TENACIOUS | • tenacious adj. Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive. • tenacious adj. Unwilling to yield or give up; dogged. • tenacious adj. Holding together; cohesive. |
| THIOUREAS | • thioureas n. Plural of thiourea. • THIOUREA n. urea with its oxygen replaced by sulphur. |
| VEXATIOUS | • vexatious adj. Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome. • vexatious adj. (Archaic) Full of trouble or disquiet. • vexatious adj. (Law, of an action) Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause. |
| VITACEOUS | • vitaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Vitaceae of vines including grape. • VITACEOUS adj. of a family of flowering plants that includes the grapevine. |