(rare) To learn to adapt one's lifestyle to a new or changed environment.
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
alismaceous
alismaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Alismaceae (syn. Alismataceae) of water plantains and close relatives.
alsinaceous
ametoecious
araliaceous
araliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Araliaceae.
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
auteciously
autocinesis
autocracies
autocracies
noun
plural of autocracy
autoscience
autosoteric
autosoteric
adj
Relating to autosoterism
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bangiaceous
batidaceous
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
caffiaceous
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
calcigenous
calcigenous
adj
That forms a calx when oxidized.
calcigerous
calcigerous
adj
Containing lime.
capilaceous
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
caquetoires
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
caricaceous
caricaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Caricaceae.
cariousness
cariousness
noun
the state or quality of being carious, an advanced state of corrosion.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
cassiopeium
cassiopeium
noun
(obsolete) The original name of the element lutetium.
catercousin
cauliferous
cauliferous
adj
(botany) Giving rise to a stalk or stem
cauligenous
cauligenous
adj
(botany) Originating from the stem of a plant.
caulopteris
cetiosauria
cetiosaurus
chalcioecus
cineraceous
cineraceous
adj
Like ashes; ash-coloured; cinerous.
citharoedus
clavigerous
clavigerous
adj
Bearing a club.
Bearing a key.
clusiaceous
clusiaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Clusiaceae.
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.
colatitudes
colatitudes
noun
plural of colatitude
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary
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
copulatives
copulatives
noun
plural of copulative
coruscative
couniversal
couseranite
cursoriidae
customaries
customaries
noun
plural of customary
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
dicephalous
dicephalous
adj
Two-headed.
discouraged
discouraged
adj
Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.
unrecommended; unprescribed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discourage
discourager
discourager
noun
One who discourages.
discourages
discourages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discourage
duodecimals
duodecimals
noun
plural of duodecimal
efficacious
efficacious
adj
(formal) Effective; possessing efficacy.
elucidators
elucidators
noun
plural of elucidator
enunciators
enunciators
noun
plural of enunciator
equicostate
equisonance
equisonance
noun
(music) An equal sounding; the consonance of the unison and its octaves.
equivocates
equivocates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equivocate
eradiculose
eradiculose
adj
Not radiculose.
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.
facetiously
facetiously
adv
(dated) In a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion.
In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
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.
glucosaemia
glucosaemia
noun
Alternative form of glucosemia
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.
glucosidase
glucosidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses glucosides
gordiaceous
gordiaceous
adj
of, relating to, or being a member of the Nematomorpha
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
isocellular
isocellular
adj
Composed of cells of equal size or of similar character.
isoceraunic
isoceraunic
adj
Alternative form of isokeraunic
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
lactiferous
lactiferous
adj
Able to secrete milk or a milky fluid.
lactigenous
lactigenous
adj
That produces milk
lactigerous
lanciferous
lanciferous
adj
Bearing a lance.
latericeous
latericeous
adj
Alternative form of lateritious
leucostasis
loquacities
loquacities
noun
plural of loquacity
mesiobuccal
mesiobuccal
adj
(dentistry) Of or relating to the mesial and the buccal surfaces of a tooth.
mesocardium
mesocardium
noun
(anatomy) The structure of splanchnic mesoderm that supports the embryonic heart in the pericardial cavity
mesosuchian
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
mimosaceous
mimosaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Mimosaceae.
muscovadite
mustachioed
mustachioed
adj
Alternative form of moustachioed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mustachio
myricaceous
myricaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Myricaceae of bog myrtles and close relatives.
mytilaceous
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
obscurative
obscurative
adj
Tending to obscure; making something unclear or abstruse.
occupancies
occupancies
noun
plural of occupancy
oceanariums
oliniaceous
oliniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Oliniaceae.
opiliaceous
opiliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Opiliaceae.
orbiculares
orbiculares
noun
plural of orbicularis
ossiculated
outachieves
outachieves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outachieve
outdistance
outdistance
verb
(transitive) To run further or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin.
overcaustic
oversaucing
oversaucing
verb
present participle of oversauce
palmicoleus
pareciously
patchoulies
peculations
peculations
noun
plural of peculation
periacinous
periacinous
adj
(anatomy) Around an acinus
perisarcous
pezizaceous
pezizaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the family Pezizaceae of cup fungi.
piperaceous
piperaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the order of plants, Piperaceae, of which the pepper is the type.
pneumatosic
precautions
precautions
noun
plural of precaution
precautious
precautious
adj
Taking precautions.
pregracious
procuracies
procuracies
noun
plural of procuracy
pseudaconin
pseudobchia
pseudochina
pseudochina
noun
A material that resembles, and serves as a substitute for, china.
psittaceous
psittaceous
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to psittacids, a group of parrots.
pubovesical
pubovesical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pubis and urinary bladder.
punicaceous
punicaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Punicaceae.
pyritaceous
pyritaceous
adj
(obsolete) Of, relating to, or containing pyrites; pyritic.
quiinaceous
resinaceous
resinaceous
adj
having the quality of resin; resinous
restiaceous
restiaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Belonging or relating to the Restiaceae (now Restionaceae), a family of rush-like plants.