| ADIABATIC | • adiabatic adj. (Physics, thermodynamics, of a process) That occurs without gain or loss of heat (and thus with no change… • adiabatic adj. (Physics, quantum mechanics, of a process) That involves the slow change of the Hamiltonian of a system… • adiabatic n. An adiabatic curve or graph. |
| BICUSPIDS | • bicuspids n. Plural of bicuspid. • BICUSPID n. a tooth having two cusps, also BICUSPIDATE. |
| BIRADICAL | • biradical n. (Chemistry) any molecule having two independent radical centres. • biradical n. A word or root in a Semitic language which consists of two consonants in its root formula. • biradical adj. (Said of words in Semitic languages) which consists of two consonants in its root formula. |
| COHIBITED | • cohibited v. Simple past tense and past participle of cohibit. • COHIBIT v. to restrain. |
| CYMBIDIUM | • cymbidium n. (Botany) Any orchid of the genus Cymbidium. • Cymbidium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – boat orchids. • CYMBIDIUM n. a kind of tropical orchid. |
| DIABETICS | • diabetics n. Plural of diabetic. • DIABETIC n. one who has diabetes. |
| DICKYBIRD | • dicky-bird n. (Hypocoristic) A small bird. • dicky-bird n. (Britain, informal, from Cockney rhyming slang, used especially in negative constructions) A word; a… • dicky␣bird n. Alternative form of dicky-bird. |
| DISCOBOLI | • discoboli n. Plural of discobolus. • DISCOBOLUS n. (historical) a discus thrower, also DISCOBOLOS. |
| HERBICIDE | • herbicide n. A substance used to kill plants. • HERBICIDE n. a weedkiller. |
| INDOCIBLE | • indocible adj. Incapable of being taught, or not easily instructed; dull in intellect; intractable. • INDOCIBLE adj. incapable of being taught, or not easily instructed. |
| INDUCIBLE | • inducible adj. Able to be induced or caused. • inducible adj. Obtainable by induction; derivable; inferable. • INDUCIBLE adj. capable of being induced. |
| INSCRIBED | • inscribed v. Simple past tense and past participle of inscribe. • INSCRIBE v. to write or engrave as a lasting record. |
| RICEBIRDS | • ricebirds n. Plural of ricebird. • RICEBIRD n. the Java sparrow. |
| TUBIFICID | • tubificid n. (Zoology) Any worm in the order Tubificida, suborder Tubificina, or family Tubificidae, variously constituted. • TUBIFICID n. a tubifex, a freshwater tubicolous worm used as bait. |
| VERBICIDE | • verbicide n. The destruction or elimination of a word. • verbicide n. One who destroys or eliminates a word. • VERBICIDE n. destruction of the meaning of a word. |