ACQUAINTANCE | • acquaintance n. (Uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy… • acquaintance n. (Countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted. • acquaintance n. (Uncountable) Such people collectively; one’s circle of acquaintances (with plural concord). |
ANENCEPHALIA | • ANENCEPHALIA n. congenital absence of all or part of the brain, also ANENCEPHALY. |
ANNEXATIONAL | • annexational adj. Of or pertaining to annexation. • ANNEXATIONAL adj. relating to annexation. |
ANTALKALINES | • ANTALKALINE n. a substance that neutralizes alkalis, esp. one used to treat alkalosis. |
ANTEPRANDIAL | • anteprandial adj. Before a meal, especially before dinner. • ANTEPRANDIAL adj. before dinner. |
ANTHRANILATE | • anthranilate n. (Organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of anthranilic acid. • ANTHRANILATE n. a salt or ester of anthranilic acid. |
ANTINAUSEANT | • antinauseant n. (Pharmacology) Any drug that counteracts nausea. |
CANCELLARIAN | • cancellarian adj. (Rare) Synonym of cancellarial. • CANCELLARIAN adj. of or relating to a chancellor, also CANCELLARIAL. |
GALANTAMINES | • GALANTAMINE n. a compound, originally derived from flowers, especially daffodils and snowdrops, used as a drug in treating dementia. |
GALLINACEANS | • gallinaceans n. Plural of gallinacean. • GALLINACEAN n. any gallinaceous bird, such as a pheasant. |
MAINTAINABLE | • maintainable adj. (Chiefly in combination) Able to be maintained. • MAINTAINABLE adj. capable of being maintained. |
MANDARINATES | • mandarinates n. Plural of mandarinate. • MANDARINATE n. the rank or office of a mandarin. |
NANOMATERIAL | • nanomaterial n. Any material having a structure that has been designed at the nanoscale. • NANOMATERIAL n. a microscopically small material. |
NONAGENARIAN | • nonagenarian n. Synonym of ninetysomething: a person between 90 and 99 years old. • nonagenarian adj. Of or related to ninetysomethings. • NONAGENARIAN n. a person whose age is in the nineties. |
NONAVAILABLE | • nonavailable adj. Not available. |
SALAMANDRINE | • salamandrine adj. Salamandroid. • salamandrine n. Any salamander of the genus Salamandrina. • SALAMANDRINE adj. like a salamander, also SALAMANDRIAN. |
SEXAGENARIAN | • sexagenarian n. Synonym of sixtysomething: a person between 60 and 69 years old. • sexagenarian adj. Of or related to sixtysomethings. • SEXAGENARIAN adj. aged between sixty and seventy years old. |
TRANSAMINASE | • transaminase n. (Biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze transamination. • TRANSAMINASE n. an enzyme promoting transamination. |
UNATTAINABLE | • unattainable adj. Impossible to attain or reach; unable to accomplish. • unattainable n. Anything that cannot be attained. • UNATTAINABLE adj. not attainable. |