ANACATHARTIC | • anacathartic n. An expectorant or emetic medicine. • ANACATHARTIC n. a drug causing vomiting or expectoration. |
ANATHEMATISE | • anathematise v. Alternative spelling of anathematize. • ANATHEMATISE v. to subject to anathema, pronounce a curse upon, also ANATHEMATIZE. |
ANATHEMATIZE | • anathematize v. (Transitive) To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil. • ANATHEMATIZE v. to subject to anathema, pronounce a curse upon, also ANATHEMATISE. |
ANTASTHMATIC | • antasthmatic adj. (Pharmacology) Relieving the symptoms of asthma. • antasthmatic n. (Pharmacology) Drug that relieves the symptoms of asthma. • ANTASTHMATIC n. an agent that counteracts asthma, also ANTIASTHMATIC. |
ANTHRANILATE | • anthranilate n. (Organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of anthranilic acid. • ANTHRANILATE n. a salt or ester of anthranilic acid. |
ANTIHALATION | • antihalation adj. (Photography) Preventing halation. • ANTIHALATION n. the prevention of halation, usually by placing a layer of dye on the back of the film to absorb light which has passed through the emulsion on it. |
ASTAXANTHINS | • astaxanthins n. Plural of astaxanthin. |
CATAPHRACTIC | • cataphractic adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a cataphract. • CATAPHRACTIC adj. of or like a cataphract, a suit of mail; a soldier in full armour. |
EUTHANASIAST | • EUTHANASIAST n. a supporter of euthanasia. |
HABITATIONAL | • habitational adj. Pertaining to habitation or an inhabited region. • habitational adj. (Of a name) Deriving from the name of a place where a presumed ancestor once lived. • HABITATIONAL adj. relating to habitation. |
KOTAHITANGAS | • KOTAHITANGA n. (Maori) unity or solidarity. |
MATHEMATICAL | • mathematical adj. Of, or relating to mathematics. • mathematical adj. (Figuratively) Extremely precise and accurate, as though having the exactness of a mathematical equation. • mathematical adj. Possible but highly improbable. |
MATRIARCHATE | • matriarchate n. A matriarchal system or community. • matriarchate n. The position of a matriarch. • MATRIARCHATE n. a matriarchy. |
PATRIARCHATE | • patriarchate n. (Christianity) The term of office of a Christian patriarch. • patriarchate n. The office or ecclesial jurisdiction of such a patriarch. • patriarchate n. The office-space occupied by a patriarch and his staff. |
PHANTASIASTS | • phantasiasts n. Plural of phantasiast. • PHANTASIAST n. one of those Docetae who believed Christ's body to have been a mere phantom. |
STRAIGHTAWAY | • straightaway n. A straight section of a racetrack. • straightaway adv. Alternative form of straight away (“at once; immediately”). • straightaway adj. Extending into the distance in a straight line. |
THEATROMANIA | • theatromania n. An excessive love of the theatre. • THEATROMANIA n. a craze for going to plays. |