| ABDUCTORES | • abductores n. Plural of abductor. • ABDUCTOR n. a person who abducts. |
| CADAVEROUS | • cadaverous adj. Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver. • CADAVEROUS adj. resembling a corpse, also CADAVERIC. |
| CORUSCATED | • coruscated v. Simple past tense and past participle of coruscate. • CORUSCATE v. to sparkle; to throw off flashes of light. |
| CROUSTADES | • croustades n. Plural of croustade. • CROUSTADE n. (French) a cake of fried bread or pastry for serving game. |
| CURANDEROS | • curanderos n. Plural of curandero. • CURANDERO n. a male faith healer. |
| DAMPCOURSE | • damp␣course n. (Construction) A layer in a wall, foundation etc. which prevents moisture spreading into interior areas. • DAMPCOURSE n. a horizontal layer of impervious material in a brick wall, fairly close to the ground, to stop moisture rising. |
| DECAMEROUS | • decamerous adj. Synonym of decempartite. • DECAMEROUS adj. having parts in tens. |
| DECANDROUS | • decandrous adj. Of or pertaining to the Linnaean class of plants Decandria. • decandrous adj. (Botany) Having ten stamens. • DECANDROUS adj. belonging to the Decandria; having ten stamens, also DECANDRIAN. |
| DISCOURAGE | • discourage v. (Transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence;… • discourage v. (Transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something). • discourage n. (Rare) Lack of courage. |
| DRUPACEOUS | • drupaceous adj. Of, relating to, resembling, or producing drupes. • DRUPACEOUS adj. pertaining to drupes or stone-fruits. |
| IRIDACEOUS | • iridaceous adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to the irises (of family Iridaceae). • IRIDACEOUS adj. belonging to the iris family. |
| LARDACEOUS | • lardaceous adj. Resembling lard. • LARDACEOUS adj. of or like lard. |
| OBDURACIES | • obduracies n. Plural of obduracy. • OBDURACY n. the quality of hardness of heart. |
| OVERSAUCED | • oversauced v. Simple past tense and past participle of oversauce. • OVERSAUCE v. to sauce excessively. |
| PREDACEOUS | • predaceous adj. Surviving by preying on other animals. • PREDACEOUS adj. living by prey; predatory, also PREDACIOUS. |
| PREDACIOUS | • predacious adj. Alternative spelling of predaceous. • PREDACIOUS adj. living by prey; predatory, also PREDACEOUS. |
| PSEUDOCARP | • pseudocarp n. (Botany) The portion of an anthocarpous fruit that is not derived from the ovary, such as the soft part… • PSEUDOCARP n. that portion of an anthocarpous fruit which is not derived from the ovary, as the soft part of a strawberry or of a fig. |
| RADICULOSE | • radiculose adj. Producing many rootlets or radicles. • RADICULOSE adj. producing numerous radicles, or rootlets. |
| SUBCORDATE | • subcordate adj. Somewhat cordate; approaching a heart shape. • SUBCORDATE adj. somewhat cordate; somewhat like a heart in shape. |
| UNDERCOATS | • undercoats n. Plural of undercoat. • UNDERCOAT n. a coat worn under another; an underlayer of fur, or paint. |