The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
alsinaceous
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
autocinesis
autoscience
bangiaceous
calcigenous
calcigenous
adj
That forms a calx when oxidized.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
cariousness
cariousness
noun
the state or quality of being carious, an advanced state of corrosion.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
catercousin
cauligenous
cauligenous
adj
(botany) Originating from the stem of a plant.
cineraceous
cineraceous
adj
Like ashes; ash-coloured; cinerous.
coinsurable
coinsurance
coinsurance
noun
(US) The joint assumption of risk between the insurer and the insured party.
(international) The joint assumption of risk between multiple insurers.
communalise
communalise
verb
Alternative form of communalize
connaisseur
connaisseur
noun
A specialist of a given field, especially in one of the fine arts or in a matter of taste: a connoisseur.
consanguine
consanguine
adj
Related by birth or "by blood", i.e. having close ancestors in common.
noun
A person related to another by birth.
contumacies
contumacies
noun
plural of contumacy
couniversal
couseranite
cytinaceous
cytinaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Cytinaceae.
decussation
decussation
noun
A crossing or intersection of lines etc. so as to form an X-shape.
desucration
enunciators
enunciators
noun
plural of enunciator
equisonance
equisonance
noun
(music) An equal sounding; the consonance of the unison and its octaves.
eructations
eructations
noun
plural of eructation
eudaemonics
eudaemonics
noun
That part of ethics that deals with happiness; the science of happiness, contrasted with aretaics.
evacuations
evacuations
noun
plural of evacuation
excursional
excursional
adj
Of or relating to excursions.
farinaceous
farinaceous
adj
Having a floury texture; grainy.
Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
galinaceous
glauconites
glauconites
noun
plural of glauconite
glucokinase
glucokinase
noun
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
glucosamine
glucosamine
noun
(biochemistry) An amino derivative of glucose that is a component of polysaccharides such as chitin; it is marketed as a dietary supplement supposedly to reduce the symptoms of arthritis.
incautelous
inosculated
inosculated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inosculate
inosculates
inosculates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inosculate
insouciance
insouciance
noun
Carelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern.
Nonchalance.
inveracious
isoceraunic
isoceraunic
adj
Alternative form of isokeraunic
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
lactigenous
lactigenous
adj
That produces milk
lanciferous
lanciferous
adj
Bearing a lance.
mesosuchian
naiadaceous
naiadaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Naiadaceae.
neuromastic
neuromastic
adj
Relating to neuromasts
novaculites
novaculites
noun
plural of novaculite
nucleations
nucleations
noun
plural of nucleation
occupancies
occupancies
noun
plural of occupancy
oceanariums
oliniaceous
oliniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Oliniaceae.
outdistance
outdistance
verb
(transitive) To run further or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin.
oversaucing
oversaucing
verb
present participle of oversauce
peculations
peculations
noun
plural of peculation
periacinous
periacinous
adj
(anatomy) Around an acinus
pneumatosic
precautions
precautions
noun
plural of precaution
pseudaconin
pseudochina
pseudochina
noun
A material that resembles, and serves as a substitute for, china.
punicaceous
punicaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Punicaceae.
quiinaceous
resinaceous
resinaceous
adj
having the quality of resin; resinous
schizoneura
seascouting
secundation
silenaceous
silenaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Silenaceae.
speculation
speculation
noun
(business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.
(obsolete) An act of looking at something; examination, observation.
(obsolete) The faculty of sight.
(philosophy) The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
(programming) The process of anticipating which branch of code will be chosen and executing it in advance.
A card game in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes.
A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; notion; conjecture.
The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets.
The process of thinking or meditating on a subject.
tenaciously
tenaciously
adv
In a tenacious manner.
ulcerations
ulcerations
noun
plural of ulceration
uncanonised
uncanonised
adj
Alternative form of uncanonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncanonise