| ACANACEOUS | • acanaceous adj. (Very rare) Bearing prickles or thistles; prickly. • ACANACEOUS adj. bearing prickles or thorns. |
| CATARACTOUS | • cataractous adj. (Archaic) Of the nature of a cataract in the eye. • cataractous adj. (Archaic) Affected with cataract. • CATARACTOUS adj. of or like a cataract. |
| ACANTHACEOUS | • acanthaceous adj. (Botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family. • acanthaceous adj. Armed with prickles, as a plant. • ACANTHACEOUS adj. prickly; of the Acanthaceae. |
| ACCUSATORIAL | • accusatorial adj. Containing or implying accusation. • accusatorial adj. (Law) Of or pertaining to the system of a public trial in which the facts are ascertained by the judge… • ACCUSATORIAL adj. denoting a judicial procedure in which the judge is not the same person as the prosecutor. |
| AGARICACEOUS | • agaricaceous adj. (Mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae. • AGARICACEOUS adj. belonging to the agaric family of fungi. |
| AUTOCRATICAL | • autocratical adj. Autocratic. • AUTOCRATICAL adj. of, relating to, or being an autocracy, also AUTOCRATIC. |
| AUTOCATALYTIC | • autocatalytic adj. (Chemistry, of a reaction) catalyzed by one of its own products. • AUTOCATALYTIC adj. relating to the catalysis of a reaction by a product of that reaction. |
| CALCULATIONAL | • calculational adj. Of, pertaining to, or employing calculation. • CALCULATIONAL adj. relating to calculation, also CALCULATIVE. |
| ANACARDIACEOUS | • anacardiaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Anacardiaceae of cashews and sumacs. • ANACARDIACEOUS adj. belonging to the Anacardiaceae, the cashew-nut family. |
| AUTOCRATICALLY | • autocratically adv. In an autocratic manner. • AUTOCRATICAL adv. of, relating to, or being an autocracy, also AUTOCRATIC. |
| CAMPANULACEOUS | • campanulaceous adj. (Botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Campanulaceae, a family of plants including the harebell. • CAMPANULACEOUS adj. belonging to the bellflower family. |
| CAPPARIDACEOUS | • capparidaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the family Capparidaceae (preferred: Capparaceae) of capers and close relatives. • CAPPARIDACEOUS adj. of the Capparidaceae family of plants, related to the crucifers, and including the caper. |
| CARDIOVASCULAR | • cardiovascular adj. Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels. • CARDIOVASCULAR adj. of, relating to, or involving the heart and blood vessels. |
| MALACOSTRACOUS | • malacostracous adj. (Zoology) Belonging to the Malacostraca. • MALACOSTRACOUS adj. relating to the Malacostra, the best-known class of crustaceans, including crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, etc. |
| ACCULTURATIONAL | • acculturational adj. Of or pertaining to acculturation. • ACCULTURATIONAL adj. relating to acculturation, also ACCULTURATIVE. |
| ANACOLUTHICALLY | • anacoluthically adv. In an anacoluthic manner. • ANACOLUTHIC adv. relating to anacoluthia. |
| ASCLEPIADACEOUS | • asclepiadaceous adj. (Botany) Relating to the milkweeds. • ASCLEPIADACEOUS adj. belonging to the Asclepiadaceae, the milkweed and swallowwort family. |
| CARPOMETACARPUS | • carpometacarpus n. (Anatomy) The fusion of digits (carpals and metacarpals) that forms the wing in birds. • CARPOMETACARPUS n. in birds, a bone of the wing formed by fusion of some of the carpals with the metacarpals. |
| SARRACENIACEOUS | • sarraceniaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the Sarraceniaceae. • SARRACENIACEOUS adj. belonging to the Sarraceniaceae, pitcher-plants. |