(archaic) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.
acroclinium
acroclinium
noun
Any Australian plant of the former genus Acroclinium (now named Rhodanthe)
acrostichum
acrostolium
acrotarsium
acrotarsium
noun
(zoology) The instep of the foot (front of the tarsus)
alcicornium
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
apoturmeric
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archimorula
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
auxochromic
auxochromic
adj
Relating to an auxochrome
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules
consisting of two layers of molecules
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
bromouracil
bromouracil
noun
A brominated derivative of uracil.
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calculiform
calculiform
adj
Having the shape of a pebble
californium
californium
noun
A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
calumniator
calumniator
noun
A person who calumniates (slanders, or makes personal attacks upon, others).
caprifolium
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
carpogonium
carpogonium
noun
(biology) The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes
chloriambus
chromaturia
chromaturia
noun
(pathology) Any abnormal colouration of the urine
circumpolar
circumpolar
adj
(astronomy) Of a celestial body, continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel.
Located or found throughout a polar region.
circumsolar
circumsolar
adj
Surrounding or moving around the Sun
colletarium
collunarium
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary
columbarium
columbarium
noun
(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.
A niche in such a building for housing urns.
A pigeonhole in such a dovecote.
columnarian
columnarity
columnarity
noun
The state or quality of being columnar.
commissural
commissural
adj
Of or pertaining to a commissure
communitary
coruminacan
countermaid
countrieman
crematorium
crematorium
noun
A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.
cuprammonia
curiomaniac
curiomaniac
noun
A person who is addicted to collecting curios.
customaries
customaries
noun
plural of customary
customarily
customarily
adv
(frequency) Under normal circumstances, normally.
(manner) In the customary manner; as is custom
diascordium
diascordium
noun
(obsolete, pharmacology) A medicine made from dried herbs, especially Teucrium scordium.
dicoumarins
dicoumarols
dicoumarols
noun
plural of dicoumarol
dimolecular
dimolecular
adj
bimolecular
discomorula
endocardium
endocardium
noun
(anatomy, cardiology) A thin serous membrane that lines the interior of the heart.
endocranium
endocranium
noun
(anatomy) The layer between the dura mater and the skull
euchromatic
euchromatic
adj
Of or pertaining to euchromatin.
euchromatin
euchromatin
noun
(genetics) uncoiled dispersed threads of chromosomal material that occurs during interphase; it stains lightly with basic dyes
formicarium
formicarium
noun
A vivarium used for the study of ants and ant colonies.
hemocyturia
hypocarpium
hypocarpium
noun
(botany) An enlarged fleshy structure that forms below the fruit, from the receptacle or hypanthium.
importunacy
importunacy
noun
Constant demanding and pressure; importunity.
The quality of being importunate.
isocoumarin
isocoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) An isomer of coumarin in which the orientation of the lactone is reversed
latrocinium
leucodermia
machairodus
macrobiotus
macronuclei
macronuclei
noun
plural of macronucleus
macrorhinus
macrouridae
masticurous
mauricetown
mercuration
mesocardium
mesocardium
noun
(anatomy) The structure of splanchnic mesoderm that supports the embryonic heart in the pericardial cavity
micrandrous
micrandrous
adj
(botany) That produces dwarf male plants
microfaunae
microfaunae
noun
plural of microfauna
microfaunal
microfaunal
adj
Of, or relating to, a microfauna.
microfaunas
microfungal
microfungal
adj
Relating to microfungi.
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
microsauria
micturation
micturation
noun
Misspelling of micturition.
misgracious
misgracious
adj
(obsolete) Not gracious.
mouchardism
mouchardism
noun
(historical) The activity of police spies in France.
mouchrabieh
mucronation
mucronation
noun
A mucronate structure.
The property of being mucronate.
multicarbon
multicarbon
adj
Alternative spelling of multi-carbon
multifactor
multifactor
adj
Of or pertaining to more than one factor.
muscariform
muscariform
Adjective
Having the form of a brush.
muscatorium
muscatorium
noun
Synonym of flabellum (“fan used in religious ceremonies”)
myricaceous
myricaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Myricaceae of bog myrtles and close relatives.
neuromastic
neuromastic
adj
Relating to neuromasts
oceanariums
outcharming
outcharming
verb
present participle of outcharm
outmarching
outmarching
verb
present participle of outmarch
oxycoumarin
oxymuriatic
oxymuriatic
adj
(chemistry, obsolete) Pertaining to, or consisting of, oxygen and hydrochloric acid.
paracolpium
paramoecium
paramoecium
noun
Alternative spelling of paramecium
paronychium
paronychium
noun
perionychium
patrocinium
patrocinium
noun
(historical) The distinctive relationship in Ancient Roman society between a patron and a client.
praecordium
procambiums
rachitomous
rachitomous
adj
Alternative spelling of rhachitomous
rhotacismus
rhotacismus
noun
Inability to pronounce the letter R.
russomaniac
sacerdotium
scutatiform
semijocular
semijocular
adj
Alternative form of semi-jocular
semilocular
semilocular
adj
Somewhat or partly locular.
subacromial
subacromial
adj
(anatomy) Below the acromion.
subharmonic
subharmonic
adj
(physics) Having a frequency that is a fraction of a fundamental frequency