ACRIMONIOUS | • acrimonious adj. (Archaic) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent. • acrimonious adj. (Figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp… • ACRIMONIOUS adj. caustic, biting, or rancorous esp. in feeling, language, or manner. |
AVOIRDUPOIS | • avoirdupois n. (Historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary… • avoirdupois n. (Historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959. • avoirdupois n. (Chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness. |
BOURGEOISIE | • bourgeoisie n. (Historical) A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate. • bourgeoisie n. (Marxism) The capitalist class. • BOURGEOISIE n. (French) the middle classes. |
COLOURISING | • colourising v. Present participle of colourise. • COLOURISE v. to add colour to (a film made in black and white), also COLORISE, COLORIZE, COLOURIZE. |
COLOURISTIC | • colouristic adj. Alternative spelling of coloristic. • COLOURISTIC adj. relating to a colourist. |
COLOURIZING | • colourizing v. Present participle of colourize. • COLOURIZE v. to add colour to (a film made in black and white), also COLORISE, COLORIZE, COLOURISE. |
DOXORUBICIN | • doxorubicin n. (Pharmacology) An anthracycline antibiotic drug (trademark Adriamycin) with broad antineoplastic activity… • DOXORUBICIN n. a bacterial antibiotic used to treat various forms of cancer. |
LIGNIVOROUS | • lignivorous adj. That feeds on wood. • LIGNIVOROUS adj. feeding on wood. |
MERITORIOUS | • meritorious adj. Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward. • MERITORIOUS adj. deserving of honor or esteem. |
MOSQUITOIER | • MOSQUITOEY adj. full of mosquitoes. |
OMNIFARIOUS | • omnifarious adj. Of many or all forms, varieties, or kinds. • omnifarious adj. Exceedingly varied. • OMNIFARIOUS adj. of all kinds. |
PISCIVOROUS | • piscivorous adj. (Chiefly of birds) That feeds on fish; fish-eating. • PISCIVOROUS adj. fish-eating. |
PORRIGINOUS | • porriginous adj. Having or relating to the disease porrigo. • PORRIGINOUS adj. suffering from porrigo, a scalp disease that causes baldness. |
POSITRONIUM | • positronium n. (Physics, chemistry) An exotic atom (specifically, an onium) consisting of a positron (anti-electron)… • POSITRONIUM n. a positron and and an electron bound together in a short-lived unit, similar to a hydrogen atom. |
TOURBILLION | • tourbillion n. (Archaic) An ornamental firework that turns round in the air so as to form a scroll of fire. • TOURBILLION n. (French) a whirlwind; any whirling object, also TOURBILLON. |
URINOLOGIES | • urinologies n. Plural of urinology. • URINOLOGY n. the study of urine or the urinary tract, also OUROLOGY, UROLOGY. |
VORTIGINOUS | • vortiginous adj. Moving rapidly round a centre; vortical. • VORTIGINOUS adj. like a vortex, whirling, also VORTICAL, VORTICOSE, VORTICULAR. |
VOUSSOIRING | • voussoiring n. (Architecture) Work made with voussoirs. • VOUSSOIR v. to construct with a voussoir. |