ANTHOZOIC | • anthozoic adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Anthozoa. • ANTHOZOIC adj. of or like an anthozoan, any animal of the class Anthozoa of marine coelenterates. |
AZOTAEMIC | • azotaemic adj. Alternative spelling of azotemic. • AZOTAEMIC adj. relating to azotaemia, an excess of nitrogen in the blood, also AZOTEMIC. |
CANTONIZE | • cantonize v. (Transitive) To divide into cantons or small districts. • CANTONIZE v. to divide (a town etc.) into separate regions according to the religion or ethnic origins of the inhabitants, also CANTONISE. |
COGNIZANT | • cognizant adj. Aware; fully informed; having understanding of a fact. • cognizant adj. Sapient; self-aware. • COGNIZANT adj. having cognizance or knowledge, also COGNISANT. |
FACTORIZE | • factorize v. (Mathematics, transitive) To create a list of the factors of. • factorize v. (Mathematics, transitive) To divide an expression into a list of items that, when multiplied together… • factorize v. (US, transitive) To warn not to pay or give up goods. |
HOACTZINS | • hoactzins n. Plural of hoactzin. • HOACTZIN n. (Nahuatl) a South American bird; the young have clawed wings, also HOATZIN. |
NARCOTIZE | • narcotize v. (Transitive) To use a narcotic in order to make (someone) drowsy or insensible; to anesthetize, to drug. • narcotize v. (Transitive) To dull the senses of (A person, place etc.). • narcotize v. (Transitive) To make into a narcotic. |
OSTRACIZE | • ostracize v. (Transitive, Ancient Greece, historical) To ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the… • ostracize v. (By extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or… • OSTRACIZE v. to exclude from a group by common consent, also OSTRACISE. |
PANZOOTIC | • panzootic adj. (Pathology, of a disease) affecting animals of many species. • PANZOOTIC adj. affecting all the animals in a given area. • PANZOOTIC n. a panzootic disease. |
PIZZICATO | • pizzicato adv. (Music) To be played by plucking the strings instead of using the bow. • pizzicato n. (Music) A note that is played pizzicato. • PIZZICATO adv. (Italian) played by plucking the string. |
RHOTACIZE | • rhotacize v. To pronounce with an exaggerated ’R’ sound (a rhotacism). • rhotacize v. (Phonology) To change a consonant to an ’R’ sound under certain circumstances. • RHOTACIZE v. to change to an r- sound, esp. from z, also RHOTACISE. |
SCAZONTIC | • SCAZONTIC n. a choliamb, also SCAZON. |
TRIAZOLIC | • triazolic adj. (Organic chemistry) Relating to, or composed of triazoles. • TRIAZOLIC adj. relating to triazole, any compound whose molecule contains a ring of three nitrogen and two carbon atoms. |
ZOIATRICS | • ZOIATRICS n. veterinary surgery. |
ZOOMANTIC | • zoomantic adj. Relating to zoomancy. • ZOOMANTIC adj. relating to zoomancy, divination by observing animals. |
ZOOTHECIA | • zoothecia n. Plural of zoothecium. • ZOOTHECIUM n. the tubular sheath of certain infusorians. |
ZYGOCACTI | • zygocacti n. Plural of zygocactus. • ZYGOCACTUS n. a genus of Brazilian cactus, aka the Christmas cactus. |
ZYGOMATIC | • zygomatic adj. (Anatomy, relational) Of, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch. • zygomatic n. (Anatomy) Ellipsis of zygomatic bone.. • ZYGOMATIC adj. relating to the zygoma, the cheek bone. |