ACIDIMETER | • acidimeter n. (Chemistry) An instrument for ascertaining the strength of acids. • ACIDIMETER n. an instrument for measuring concentration of acids, also ACIDOMETER. |
ANTIEMETIC | • antiemetic adj. That combats nausea and vomiting. • antiemetic n. (Medicine) A drug that combats nausea and vomiting. • ANTIEMETIC adj. preventive of vomiting. |
CINEMATISE | • cinematise v. (Transitive) To adapt (an event or story) for the cinema. • CINEMATISE v. to produce for the cinema, also CINEMATIZE. |
CINEMATIZE | • cinematize v. Alternative form of cinematise. • CINEMATIZE v. to produce for the cinema, also CINEMATISE. |
DECIMALISE | • decimalise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of decimalize. • DECIMALISE v. to convert to a decimal system, also DECIMALIZE. |
DECIMALIZE | • decimalize v. (Transitive, intransitive): To convert to the decimal system. • DECIMALIZE v. to convert to a decimal system, esp. the metric system, also DECIMALISE. |
EPIDEMICAL | • epidemical adj. (Obsolete) Alternative form of epidemic. • EPIDEMICAL adj. common to, or affecting at the same time, a large number in a community. |
EPISEMATIC | • episematic adj. (Zoology, of a coloration or marking) That serves to assist individuals of the same species to identify each other. • EPISEMATIC adj. of coloration, assisting recognition between members of the same species. |
EREMITICAL | • eremitical adj. Alternative form of eremitic. • EREMITICAL adj. of or pertaining to an eremite, also EREMITIC. |
FEMINACIES | • feminacies n. Plural of feminacy. • FEMINACY n. the state of being a female. |
IMPATIENCE | • impatience n. The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and… • IMPATIENCE n. the state of being impatient. |
MEDIAGENIC | • mediagenic adj. Thought of by the news media as an attractive subject. • MEDIAGENIC adj. able to present a good image in the media. |
MEDICALISE | • medicalise v. Alternative spelling of medicalize. • MEDICALISE v. to consider or treat in medical terms, also MEDICALIZE. |
MEDICALIZE | • medicalize v. (Transitive) To make medical; to convert or reduce to a branch of medicine. • MEDICALIZE v. to consider or treat in medical terms, also MEDICALISE. |
MEDICATIVE | • medicative adj. Medicinal; acting like a medicine. • MEDICATIVE adj. medicinal; acting like a medicine. |
MEGACITIES | • megacities n. Plural of megacity. • MEGACITY n. a very large city. |
NEMATICIDE | • nematicide n. Any pesticide designed to kill nematodes (roundworms). • NEMATICIDE n. a substance used to kill nematodes, also NEMATOCIDE. |
SEPTICEMIA | • septicemia n. (Pathology) A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their… • SEPTICEMIA n. blood-poisoning with presence of bacteria and their toxins in blood, also SEPTICAEMIA. |