| ACCULTURATION | • acculturation n. A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one. • acculturation n. A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth. • ACCULTURATION n. the assimilation, through continuous contact, of features (such as customs, beliefs, etc.) of another culture. |
| AUSCULTATIONS | • auscultations n. Plural of auscultation. • AUSCULTATION n. the act of listening, esp. the act of listening for sounds made by internal organs, as the heart and lungs, to aid in the diagnosis of certain disorders. |
| ENCULTURATION | • enculturation n. The process by which an individual adopts the behaviour patterns of the culture in which they are immersed. • ENCULTURATION n. the process by which an individual learns the traditional content of a culture and assimilates its practices and values. |
| FLUCTUATIONAL | • fluctuational adj. Of, pertaining to, or resulting from fluctuation(s). • FLUCTUATIONAL adj. showing fluctuation. |
| INVULTUATIONS | • INVULTUATION n. the stabbing of a wax image of person to be injured as form of witchcraft. |
| MUTUALISATION | • mutualisation n. Alternative spelling of mutualization. • MUTUALISATION n. the process of mutualising, also MUTUALIZATION. |
| MUTUALIZATION | • mutualization n. The act or process of mutualizing. • MUTUALIZATION n. the process of mutualizing, also MUTUALISATION. |
| NONSTRUCTURAL | • nonstructural adj. Not structural; not related to a structure. • NONSTRUCTURAL adj. not structural. |
| NOTOUNGULATES | • notoungulates n. Plural of notoungulate. • NOTOUNGULATE n. any one of an extinct group of herbivorous, hoofed mammals common in South America between the Palaeocene and Pleistocene eras, also NOTUNGULATE. |
| OUTMANIPULATE | • outmanipulate v. (Transitive) To surpass in manipulation or scheming. • OUTMANIPULATE v. to surpass in manipulation. |
| OUTPOPULATING | • outpopulating v. Present participle of outpopulate. • OUTPOPULATE v. to surpass in population. |
| PLATITUDINOUS | • platitudinous adj. Characterised by clichés or platitudes. • PLATITUDINOUS adj. characterized by or resembling a platitude, also PLATITUDINAL. |
| PUNCTULATIONS | • punctulations n. Plural of punctulation. • PUNCTULATION n. the state of having small spots. |
| TUBERCULATION | • tuberculation n. The formation of tubercules. • TUBERCULATION n. the formation of tubercles. |
| TUMULTUATIONS | • tumultuations n. Plural of tumultuation. • TUMULTUATION n. (archaic) a tumult. |
| UNDULATIONIST | • undulationist n. (Archaic) One who believes that light is a wave. • UNDULATIONIST n. someone who holds the undulatory theory of light. |
| UNFORTUNATELY | • unfortunately adv. Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event. • unfortunately adv. Used (as a parenthetical word) to express disappointment, compassion, sorrow, regret or grief. • UNFORTUNATE adv. not fortunate. |