| ARCANISTS | • arcanists n. Plural of arcanist. • ARCANIST n. a person knowing secrets of manufacture. |
| BUCCANIER | • buccanier n. Archaic form of buccaneer. • buccanier v. Archaic form of buccaneer. • BUCCANIER v. to act as a buccaneer, a pirate, originally of the Spanish-American coasts; an unscrupulous adventurer, also BUCCANEER. |
| CANICULAR | • canicular adj. (Historical astronomy, dated) Synonym of Sothic: of or related to the star Sirius. • canicular adj. (Archaic) Of or related to the dog days of summer. • canicular adj. (Colloquial, humorous) Relating to dogs; canine. |
| CANISTELS | • canistels n. Plural of canistel. • CANISTEL n. a Caribbean fruit. |
| CANISTERS | • canisters n. Plural of canister. • CANISTER v. to put in a canister. |
| CHICANING | • chicaning v. Present participle of chicane. • chicaning n. Trickery; subterfuge. • CHICANING n. quibbling, using tricks and artifices. |
| VOLCANIAN | • volcanian adj. (Obsolete) Synonym of volcanic. • VOLCANIAN adj. relating to a volcanic eruption, esp. one that discharges gases and ash but little or no lava, also VULCANIAN. |
| VOLCANICS | • volcanics n. Plural of volcanic. • VOLCANIC n. a volcanic rock. |
| VOLCANISE | • volcanise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of volcanize. • VOLCANISE v. to subject to the action of volcanic heat, also VOLCANIZE. |
| VOLCANISM | • volcanism n. (Volcanology) Any of the natural phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers… • VOLCANISM n. volcanic power or action, also VULCANISM. |
| VOLCANIST | • volcanist n. (Volcanology) Someone interested in volcanism and volcanology the study of volcanoes. • VOLCANIST n. one versed in the history and phenomena of volcanoes, also VULCANIST. |
| VOLCANIZE | • volcanize v. (Transitive) To expose to volcanic heat. • VOLCANIZE v. to subject to the action of volcanic heat, also VOLCANISE. |
| VULCANIAN | • Vulcanian adj. Of or pertaining to the god Vulcan. • Vulcanian adj. Of or pertaining to working in iron or other metals. • Vulcanian adj. (Geology, archaic) volcanic. |
| VULCANISE | • vulcanise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of vulcanize. • VULCANISE v. to change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization, also VULCANIZE. |
| VULCANISM | • vulcanism n. Alternative spelling of Vulcanism (“historical scientific view”). • vulcanism n. Alternative spelling of volcanism (“volcanic activity”). • Vulcanism prop.n. (Historical) The belief, held mostly in the 18th century, that rocks were formed in fire. It was a rival… |
| VULCANIST | • vulcanist n. Someone interested in volcanism, the study of volcanoes. • vulcanist n. A follower of Vulcanism. • VULCANIST n. one versed in the history and phenomena of volcanoes, also VOLCANIST. |
| VULCANITE | • vulcanite n. A hard rubber made by vulcanization with sulfur; ebonite. • vulcanite n. (Mineralogy) A rare mineral, copper telluride. • VULCANITE n. hard rubber produced by vulcanizing with a large proportion of sulphur. |
| VULCANIZE | • vulcanize v. (Transitive) To treat rubber with heat and (usually) sulphur to harden it and make it more durable. • vulcanize v. (Intransitive) To undergo such treatment. • VULCANIZE v. to change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization, also VULCANISE. |