| ADSCITITIOUS | • adscititious adj. Derived or acquired from something extrinsic; not part of the real, inherent, or essential nature of a thing. • ADSCITITIOUS adj. added or assumed, also ASCITITIOUS. |
| ADVENTITIOUS | • adventitious adj. From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign. • adventitious adj. Accidental, additional, appearing casually. • adventitious adj. (Genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired. |
| ALTITUDINOUS | • altitudinous adj. (Humorous) Lofty; very high. • ALTITUDINOUS adj. high. |
| ANTIDILUTION | • antidilution adj. (Finance) Preventing share dilution. • ANTIDILUTION adj. opposed to dilution. |
| AUDIOMETRIST | • audiometrist n. A technician who carries out audiometry. • AUDIOMETRIST n. one who measures differences in hearing, also AUDIOMETRICIAN. |
| AUDIOTYPISTS | • audiotypists n. Plural of audiotypist. • audio-typists n. Plural of audio-typist. • audio␣typists n. Plural of audio typist. |
| AUTODIDACTIC | • autodidactic adj. Of, relating to, or being an autodidact; self-taught; self-educated. • AUTODIDACTIC adj. self-taught. |
| AUTOXIDATION | • autoxidation n. (Chemistry) A spontaneous oxidation reaction that results in the slow, flameless combustion of a material. • AUTOXIDATION n. oxidation by direct combination with oxygen at ordinary temperatures. |
| DEPUTISATION | • deputisation n. Alternative spelling of deputization. • DEPUTISATION n. the act of deputising, also DEPUTIZATION. |
| DEPUTIZATION | • deputization n. The process of becoming a deputy. • DEPUTIZATION n. the act of deputizing, also DEPUTISATION. |
| DISMUTATIONS | • dismutations n. Plural of dismutation. • DISMUTATION n. simultaneous oxidation and reduction. |
| DISPUTATIONS | • disputations n. Plural of disputation. • DISPUTATION n. the action of disputing. |
| DISPUTATIOUS | • disputatious adj. Of or relating to something that is in question as to its intent or value. • disputatious adj. Inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate. • DISPUTATIOUS adj. inclined to dispute. |
| EDUCATIONIST | • educationist n. A specialist in the theory of education. • EDUCATIONIST n. a professional educator. |
| LATITUDINOUS | • latitudinous adj. Having latitude, or wide extent. • LATITUDINOUS adj. broad or wide interpretation. |
| STRIDULATION | • stridulation n. A high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers make… • STRIDULATION n. the shrill sound produced by crickets and other insects. |
| TREPIDATIOUS | • trepidatious adj. In a state of trepidation; fearful. |
| TRIPUDIATION | • tripudiation n. (Formal, obsolete) The act of dancing. • TRIPUDIATION n. dancing for joy. |