| APOLAUSTIC | • apolaustic adj. (Formal) Dedicated to enjoyment. • APOLAUSTIC n. the philosophy of the pleasurable. |
| AUSTENITES | • austenites n. Plural of austenite. • Austenites n. Plural of Austenite. • AUSTENITE n. a solid solution of carbon in a nonmagnetic high-temperature allotropic form of iron. |
| AUSTENITIC | • austenitic adj. Relating to, or containing austenite. • AUSTENITIC adj. of stainless steels, composed chiefly of austenite. |
| AUSTRALITE | • australite n. (Mineralogy) A kind of tektite found in Australia. • AUSTRALITE n. a tektite found in the interior of Australia. |
| AUSTRINGER | • austringer n. (Obsolete) A keeper of goshawks. • austringer n. (Falconry) A falconer who uses accipiters for hunting. • AUSTRINGER n. a falconer who keeps a goshawk, also ASTRINGER, OSTREGER. |
| CAUSTICITY | • causticity n. The quality of being physically caustic; burning, corrosive. • causticity n. (Figuratively) Being caustic in speech, humour etc. • CAUSTICITY n. the state of being caustic. |
| DIACAUSTIC | • diacaustic adj. Relating to the caustic curves formed by the refraction of light. • diacaustic n. A refracting lens, which can be used to cauterise. • diacaustic n. The curve or surface formed by the intersection of refracted light rays. |
| ENCAUSTICS | • encaustics n. Plural of encaustic. • ENCAUSTIC n. an ancient method of painting in melted wax; a piece of pottery or other article decorated in this way. |
| EXHAUSTERS | • exhausters n. Plural of exhauster. • EXHAUSTER n. one who, or that which, exhausts. |
| EXHAUSTING | • exhausting adj. Very tiring. • exhausting v. Present participle of exhaust. • EXHAUST v. to use the whole strength of. |
| EXHAUSTION | • exhaustion n. The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up. • exhaustion n. Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy. • exhaustion n. (Dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material. |
| EXHAUSTIVE | • exhaustive adj. Including every possible element. • exhaustive adj. Fully comprehensive. • exhaustive adj. (Now rare) Causing exhaustion; very tiring. |
| HAUSTELLUM | • haustellum n. A sucking organ, in the form of a proboscis, in many insects and crustaceans. • HAUSTELLUM n. the sucking organ or proboscis of an insect or crustacean. |
| HAUSTORIAL | • haustorial adj. Relating to a haustorium. • HAUSTORIAL adj. having a haustorium, a sucker-like rootlet. |
| HAUSTORIUM | • haustorium n. A root of a parasitic plant modified to take nourishment from its host. • haustorium n. A cellular structure, growing into or around another structure to absorb water or nutrients, such as a cotyledon. • HAUSTORIUM n. (Latin) one of the sucker-like rootlets of such plants as the dodder and ivy. |
| HOLOCAUSTS | • holocausts n. Plural of holocaust. • Holocausts n. Plural of Holocaust. • HOLOCAUST n. a complete or wholesale destruction, esp. by fire. |
| HYPOCAUSTS | • hypocausts n. Plural of hypocaust. • HYPOCAUST n. an ancient air chamber or series of chambers for heating rooms. |
| INHAUSTING | • inhausting v. Present participle of inhaust. • INHAUST v. to drink in. |