| ACONITINE | • aconitine n. (Organic chemistry) An intensely poisonous alkaloid, extracted from aconite. • ACONITINE n. a poisonous alkaloid obtained from aconite. |
| ACONITUMS | • aconitums n. Plural of aconitum. • ACONITUM n. (Latin) the poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it, also ACONITE. |
| ANACONDAS | • anacondas n. Plural of anaconda. • ANACONDA n. (Sinhalese) a large S American snake. |
| BEACONING | • beaconing v. Present participle of beacon (The emitting of signals from a beacon). • beaconing n. Gerund of beacon. • BEACON v. to shine like a light on high. |
| BRACONIDS | • braconids n. Plural of braconid. • BRACONID n. any of a family of parasitic wasps. |
| CHACONINE | • chaconine n. (Organic chemistry) A steroidal glycoalkaloid chemical compound found in plants of the family Solanaceae… • CHACONINE n. a toxic alkaloid found in potatoes. |
| CHACONNES | • chaconnes n. Plural of chaconne. • CHACONNE n. (French) a Spanish baroque dance in triple time. |
| CHAWBACON | • chawbacon n. (Archaic) An uncultured rustic person. • CHAWBACON n. a bumpkin, a hick. |
| DEACONESS | • deaconess n. A female deacon (Anglican). • deaconess n. A female servant in the early Christian church. • deaconess n. The nun in charge of the altar in a convent. |
| DEACONING | • deaconing v. Present participle of deacon. • DEACON v. to put the best looking goods on top of the pile. |
| DIACONATE | • diaconate n. The rank of a deacon. • diaconate n. Deacons considered as a group; a body or board of deacons. • diaconate n. The period of office of a deacon. |
| DRACONIAN | • draconian adj. Very severe or strict. • draconian adj. (Obsolete, except in fiction) Of or resembling a dragon. • Draconian adj. Of or relating to Draco, the first legislator of Athens in Ancient Greece. |
| DRACONISM | • draconism n. Alternative form of dragonism. • DRACONISM n. being draconic in the administration of laws. |
| DRACONTIC | • dracontic adj. Alternative form of draconic (“suggestive of dragons”). • DRACONTIC adj. unusually harsh, also DRACONIAN, DRACONIC. |
| LACONICAL | • laconical adj. Archaic form of laconic. • LACONICAL adj. of a person's speech, using few words, terse, also LACONIC. |
| LACONISMS | • laconisms n. Plural of laconism. • LACONISM n. brevity of expression. |
| RACONTEUR | • raconteur n. A storyteller, especially a person noted for telling stories with skill and wit. • raconteur v. To make witty remarks or stories. • RACONTEUR n. (French) a teller of anecdotes. |
| STRAMACON | • STRAMACON n. (obsolete) a downward cut in fencing, also ESTRAMAZONE, STRAMAZON. |
| SUBDEACON | • subdeacon n. (Catholicism, chiefly historical) A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon. • subdeacon n. (Catholicism, chiefly historical) A Catholic cleric who assists the deacon at High Mass and normally… • subdeacon n. (Eastern Christianity) The highest of the minor orders below that of a deacon. |
| TACONITES | • taconites n. Plural of taconite. • TACONITE n. a low-grade iron ore. |