ACROPETAL | • acropetal adj. (Botany) That develops, matures or opens from the base towards the apex in sequence. • ACROPETAL adj. in the direction of the tip of the plant. |
ALEATORIC | • aleatoric adj. Having an element of chance. • aleatoric adj. (Art, music, not comparable) Of or pertaining to works that have been produced with an element of chance… • ALEATORIC adj. dependent on chance, luck, or an uncertain outcome, also ALEATORY. |
ALLOCATOR | • allocator n. One who, or that which, allocates. • allocator n. (Computing) A utility that allocates and deallocates a dynamic resource (usually memory). • ALLOCATOR n. one who allocates. |
ANORECTAL | • anorectal adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the anus and the rectum. • ANORECTAL adj. pertaining to anorexia, also ANORECTIC, ANORETIC, ANOREXIC. |
AUCTORIAL | • auctorial adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an author. • AUCTORIAL adj. of or relating to an author. |
CALIATOUR | • caliatour n. (Archaic) A kind of dyewood that grows in India on the Coromandel coast. • CALIATOUR n. an old term for a tropical dyewood, perhaps red-sanders, also CALLIATURE. |
CANTORIAL | • cantorial adj. Of, pertaining to, or in the fashion of a cantor. • CANTORIAL adj. located on the north side of the choir in a church. |
CAROTIDAL | • carotidal adj. Of or relating to the carotid arteries. • CAROTIDAL adj. relating to the carotid artery. |
CARTLOADS | • cartloads n. Plural of cartload. • CARTLOAD n. a much as a cart can hold. |
CATALOGER | • cataloger n. Alternative spelling of cataloguer. • CATALOGER n. (US) one who catalogs, also CATALOGUER, CATALOGUIST. |
CLEOPATRA | • cleopatra n. The butterfly Gonepteryx cleopatra of the family Pieridae. • Cleopatra prop.n. A given name of women in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt; notably Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (69–30… • Cleopatra prop.n. (Rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek. |
ESCALATOR | • escalator n. Anything that escalates. • escalator n. A motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys… • escalator n. An upward or progressive course. |
FACTORIAL | • factorial n. (Mathematics, combinatorics) The result of multiplying a given number of consecutive integers from 1… • factorial adj. (Mathematics) Of or pertaining to a factor or factorial. • factorial adj. Of or pertaining to a factor, a kind of business agent. |
JACULATOR | • jaculator n. One who throws or casts. • jaculator n. (Zoology) The archerfish. • JACULATOR n. one who throws or casts. |
PLACATORY | • placatory adj. That placates; pacifying. • PLACATORY adj. tending to placate, also PLACATIVE. |
PLAYACTOR | • playactor n. Alternative form of play-actor. • play-actor n. An actor who performs on stage, especially one who is part of an acting troupe. • PLAYACTOR n. one who playacts. |
PORTULACA | • portulaca n. (Botany) Any plant in the genus Portulaca. • portulaca n. (Horticulture) Any of many tropical trailing herbs, of the genus Portulaca, having showy flowers. • Portulaca prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Portulacaceae – the portulacas or purslanes. |
RECATALOG | • recatalog v. Alternative form of recatalogue. • RECATALOG v. to catalog again, also RECATALOGUE. |
SLAVOCRAT | • slavocrat n. A ruling member of a slavocracy. • SLAVOCRAT n. a slave-owner. |
TOXOCARAL | • TOXOCARAL adj. related to toxocara. |