| CULTURING | • culturing v. Present participle of culture. • culturing n. An act or an instance of growing or maintaining a culture (especially of bacteria). • CULTURE v. to cultivate. |
| DIUTURNAL | • diuturnal adj. Durable, long-lasting. • DIUTURNAL adj. of long continuance; lasting. |
| DURALUMIN | • duralumin n. (Metallurgy) An alloy of over 90% aluminium, 4% copper and traces of manganese, magnesium, iron and… • DURALUMIN n. (tradename) a strong light aluminum alloy containing copper, also DURAL, DURALUMINIUM. |
| FUNICULAR | • funicular adj. Of, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable. • funicular adj. (Medicine) Of or pertaining to the umbilical cord. • funicular adj. (Botany) Having a fleshy covering of the seed formed from the funiculus, the attachment point of the seed. |
| INAUGURAL | • inaugural adj. Of inauguration; as in a speech or lecture by the person being inaugurated. • inaugural adj. Marking the beginning of an operation, venture, etc. • inaugural n. An inauguration; a formal beginning. |
| LUXURIANT | • luxuriant adj. Abundant in growth or detail. • LUXURIANT adj. overabundant in growth. |
| MULTURING | • multuring v. Present participle of multure. • MULTURE v. to take a fee for grinding grain, also MOUTER. |
| RANUNCULI | • ranunculi n. Plural of ranunculus. • RANUNCULUS n. a genus of herbs, mostly with yellow flowers, including crowfoot and buttercups. |
| RUINOUSLY | • ruinously adv. In a way that will cause ruin. • RUINOUS adv. destructive. |
| SULFURING | • sulfuring v. Present participle of sulfur. • sulfuring n. Treatment with sulfur or sulfur compounds. • SULFUR v. to treat with sulfur, also SULPHUR. |
| UNBULKIER | • UNBULKY adj. not bulky. |
| UNCURLING | • uncurling v. Present participle of uncurl. • UNCURL v. to straighten the curls of. |
| UNFURLING | • unfurling v. Present participle of unfurl. • unfurling n. The act by which something is unfurled. • UNFURL v. to unroll. |
| UNICOLOUR | • unicolour adj. (British spelling) Alternative form of unicolor. • UNICOLOUR adj. having one colour, also UNICOLOR, UNICOLORED, UNICOLOURED. |
| UNLUCKIER | • unluckier adj. Comparative form of unlucky: more unlucky. • UNLUCKY adj. not lucky. |
| UNRULIEST | • unruliest adj. Comparative form of unruly: more unruly. • UNRULY adj. difficult to control. |
| UPCURLING | • upcurling v. Present participle of upcurl. • UPCURL v. to curl up. |
| UPFURLING | • upfurling v. Present participle of upfurl. • UPFURL v. to roll up. |
| UPHURLING | • uphurling v. Present participle of uphurl. • UPHURL v. to hurl up. |
| VULTURINE | • vulturine adj. Pertaining to or having characteristics of vultures. • vulturine adj. Predaceous. • VULTURINE adj. like a vulture; rapacious, also VULTURISH, VULTUROUS. |