| ACARPELLOUS | • acarpellous adj. (Botany) Having no carpels. • ACARPELLOUS adj. having no carpels, also ACARPELOUS. |
| ACETONURIAS | • ACETONURIA n. the presence of acetone in the urine. |
| AERONAUTICS | • aeronautics n. The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects. • aeronautics n. The theory and practice of aircraft navigation. • AERONAUTICS n. a science dealing with the operation of aircraft. |
| AQUAEROBICS | • aquaerobics n. Synonym of water aerobics. • AQUAEROBICS n. a system of exercises, similar to aerobics, performed to music in chest-high water, also AQUAROBICS. |
| ARALIACEOUS | • araliaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Araliaceae. • ARALIACEOUS adj. belonging to the Aralia genus of tropical trees and shrubs. |
| ARBORACEOUS | • arboraceous adj. Of or relating to trees. • arboraceous adj. Abounding in trees. • ARBORACEOUS adj. pertaining to or like a tree; wooded. |
| AUTOCRACIES | • autocracies n. Plural of autocracy. • AUTOCRACY n. government by one individual. |
| CARDUACEOUS | • carduaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the Carduaceae of plants. • CARDUACEOUS adj. belonging to the thistle family. |
| CATALOGUERS | • cataloguers n. Plural of cataloguer. • CATALOGUER n. one who catalogues, also CATALOGER, CATALOGUIST. |
| CHARTACEOUS | • chartaceous adj. Resembling paper or parchment; papery. • CHARTACEOUS adj. papery. |
| EJACULATORS | • ejaculators n. Plural of ejaculator. • EJACULATOR n. one who ejaculates. |
| EMASCULATOR | • emasculator n. One who, or that which, emasculates. • EMASCULATOR n. one who emasculates. |
| FARINACEOUS | • farinaceous adj. Made from, or rich in, starch or flour. • farinaceous adj. Having a floury texture; grainy. • FARINACEOUS adj. mealy; consisting of cereals. |
| OCEANARIUMS | • oceanariums n. Plural of oceanarium. • OCEANARIUM n. an enclosed part of the sea in which dolphins, porpoises etc. are kept for display. |
| ONAGRACEOUS | • onagraceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Onagraceae of flowering plants, including the fuchsia and the evening primrose. • ONAGRACEOUS adj. belonging to evening primrose family of plants. |
| PAPYRACEOUS | • papyraceous adj. Made of papyrus. • papyraceous adj. Of the consistency of paper; papery. • PAPYRACEOUS adj. like paper; papery. |
| RHAMNACEOUS | • rhamnaceous adj. Of or pertaining to plants in the family Rhamnaceae, the buckthorns. • RHAMNACEOUS adj. relating to the buckthorn family. |
| SCARAMOUCHE | • Scaramouche prop.n. A roguish clown character from the 16th-century Italian commedia dell’arte. • SCARAMOUCHE n. a bragging cowardly buffoon, also SCARAMOUCH. |
| SUGARCOATED | • sugarcoated adj. Coated with sugar. • sugarcoated adj. (Idiomatic, figuratively) Made superficially more attractive, possibly to cover up faults. • sugar-coated v. Simple past tense and past participle of sugar-coat. |