| CORTILI | • cortili n. Plural of cortile. • CORTILE n. (Italian) an enclosed, usually roofless courtyard. |
| DINITRO | • dinitro n. (Organic chemistry) Two nitro groups in a chemical compound. • dinitro- pref. (Chemistry) containing two nitro groups (-NO2). • DINITRO adj. having two nitro groups. |
| DIORITE | • diorite n. (Petrology) A grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende… • DIORITE n. a crystalline granular igneous rock composed of plagioclase and hornblende. |
| HISTRIO | • HISTRIO n. (archaic) an actor, also HISTRION. |
| IGNITOR | • ignitor n. Alternative spelling of igniter. • IGNITOR n. someone who or something that ignites, e.g. an apparatus for firing an explosive or explosive mixture, also IGNITER. |
| INTROIT | • introit n. (Roman Catholicism, music) A prayer, typically part of a psalm or other portion of the Bible, read or… • introit n. (Christianity, chiefly Protestantism, music) A composition of vocal music sung at the opening of a church service. • introit n. (Christianity, chiefly Protestantism, music) An anthem or psalm sung before a Communion service. |
| IRONIST | • ironist n. Someone who uses irony in humor. • ironist n. (Philosophy) A supporter of ironism. • IRONIST n. one who uses irony. |
| IVORIST | • ivorist n. A carver of ivory. • IVORIST n. a worker in ivory. |
| NORITIC | • noritic adj. (Geology) Relating to, or composed of norite. • NORITIC adj. of or like norite, a gabbro with rhombic pyroxine. |
| RIOTING | • rioting v. Present participle of riot. • rioting n. A riot. • RIOTING n. the act of rioting. |
| RIOTISE | • riotise n. (Archaic) Wild excess; revelry, riotousness. • RIOTISE n. (obsolete) riot, extravagance, also RIOTIZE. |
| RIOTIZE | • RIOTIZE n. (obsolete) riot, extravagance, also RIOTISE. |
| ROTINIS | • ROTINI n. (Italian) a kind of pasta in small spirals. |
| SORITIC | • soritic adj. Synonym of soritical. • SORITIC adj. relating to sorites, a string of statements where the end of one is the subject of the next, also SORITICAL. |
| TIGROID | • tigroid adj. (Pathology) In a pattern resembling tiger stripes. • TIGROID adj. like a tiger. |
| TIRONIC | • TIRONIC adj. resembling a tiro, also TYRONIC. |
| TRIOXID | • trioxid n. Archaic form of trioxide. • TRIOXID n. an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen; as, sulphur trioxide, also TRIOXIDE. |
| TRIPOLI | • tripoli n. (Geology) A sedimentary rock composed of the shells of diatoms etc., used for polishing. • Tripoli prop.n. The capital city of Libya. • Tripoli prop.n. A city in Greece. Former name: Tripolis. |
| VISITOR | • visitor n. Someone who visits someone else; someone staying as a guest. • visitor n. Someone who pays a visit to a specific place or event; a sightseer or tourist. • visitor n. (Sports, usually in the plural) Someone, or a team, that is playing away from home. |
| VITRIOL | • vitriol n. (Dated) any of various metal sulphates. • vitriol n. (Dated) Oil of vitriol (sulphuric acid). • vitriol n. (By extension) Bitterly abusive language. |