A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste
acidulate
acidulate
verb
(transitive) To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
(transitive) To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
(transitive) To use an acidic catalyst, with the chemical change being emphasised over the importance of the change in pH. Used in the processing of biodiesel co-products.
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
acidulous
acidulous
adj
(figurative) Sharp; caustic.
Containing carbonic acid.
Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish.
adducible
adducible
adj
Capable of being adduced.
adviceful
adviceful
adj
(obsolete) Attentive; watchful.
Providing advice; informative, insightful.
aediculae
aediculae
noun
plural of aedicula
aquiclude
aquiclude
noun
(geology) A solid, impermeable area underlying or overlying an aquifer.
caladiums
caladiums
noun
plural of caladium
caldarium
caldarium
noun
In Roman baths, the hottest room, with a plunge-pool. It preceded the tepidarium and frigidarium.
In modern spas, a room with a hot floor.
calderium
carduelis
caudillos
caudillos
noun
plural of caudillo
cauldrife
caulfield
cladodium
claritude
claritude
noun
(obsolete) clarity; splendour
clupeidae
columbiad
columbiad
noun
(military, historical) A form of seacoast cannon; a long, chambered gun designed for launching shot or shells with heavy charges of powder, at high angles of elevation.
comatulid
comatulid
noun
(zoology) Any crinoid of the genus Antedon or allied genera in order Comatulida; a feather star.
crepidula
cuadrilla
cuadrilla
noun
(bullfighting) The team which supports the matador.
cuculidae
culicidae
culicidal
culicidal
adj
That kills mosquitos
curtailed
curtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of curtail
custodial
custodial
adj
Of, pertaining to or providing custody, especially of a child
Providing protection, care, supervision or guarding
Providing punishment by incarceration
decubital
decubital
adj
(medicine, broadly) Any position of lying down.
(medicine, dated) Relating to a pressure ulcer (a decubitus ulcer, that is, a bedsore).
(medicine, less broadly) A position of lying on one's side, in contrast with supine or prone positions of lying down.
delictual
delictual
adj
(law) Derived from a delict (analogous to a tort).
deucalion
diachylum
diachylum
noun
Alternative form of diachylon.
dicalcium
dicalcium
noun
(chemistry) Two atoms of calcium in a compound.
dicumarol
dicumarol
noun
Alternative form of dicoumarol
disconula
druidical
druidical
adj
Alternative form of Druidical
dualistic
dualistic
adj
Of or relating to dualism.
ducktails
ducktails
noun
plural of ducktail
duculinae
dulcianas
dulcianas
noun
plural of dulciana
dulcineas
dulcineas
noun
plural of dulcinea
duplicand
duplicand
noun
(Scotland, law) A doubling of the duty to be paid on a feu.
duplicate
duplicate
adj
(games) In which the hands of cards, tiles, etc. are preserved between rounds to be played again by other players.
Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.
noun
(botany, zoology) A biological specimen that was gathered alongside another specimen and represents the same species.
(law) An original instrument repeated; a document which is the same as another in all essential particulars, and differing from a mere copy in having all the validity of an original
(uncountable) The game of duplicate Scrabble.
(uncountable) The game of duplicate bridge.
A pawnbroker's ticket, which must be shown when redeeming a pledged item.
One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.
verb
(transitive) To do repeatedly; to do again.
(transitive) To make a copy of.
(transitive) To produce something equal to.
elucidate
elucidate
verb
(transitive) To make clear; to clarify; to shed light upon.
eucleidae
euclidean
euclidean
adj
(rare) Alternative spelling of Euclidean
euclidian
facultied
facultied
adj
(in combination) Having a faculty or faculties of a specified kind.
fidiculae
hydraulic
hydraulic
adj
Pertaining to water.
Related to, or operated by, hydraulics.
verb
(transitive) To mine using the technique of hydraulic mining.
judicable
judicable
adj
Capable of being judged; capable of being tried or decided upon.
juridical
juridical
adj
Pertaining to the law or rule of law, legal; judicial, related to the administration of justice (as to jurisprudence, or to the function of a judge or court).
leucadian
leucadian
Adjective
Of or relating to Leucadia, a Greek island in the Ionian Sea.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Leucadia.
lucanidae
lucinidae
nuculidae
oviductal
oviductal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or occurring in the oviduct.
pedicular
pedicular
adj
(biology) Relating to a stem or pedicle.
Caused by lice.
Having the lousy distemper, phthiriasis; infested with lice.
Of or relating to lice.
picudilla
pulicidae
pulicidal
quinaldic
quinaldic
adj
Alternative form of quinaldinic
radicular
radicular
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to a root or to a radicle; specifically, pertaining to the roots of the spinal nerves, or arteries which accompany nerve roots into the spinal cord.