| MACULA | • macula n. (Anatomy) An oval yellow spot near the center of the retina of the human eye, histologically defined… • macula n. (Anatomy, biology) A small chamber of the inner ear of certain vertebrates filled with endolymph and… • macula n. A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb. |
| MACULAE | • maculae n. Plural of macula. • MACULA n. (Latin) a spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun. |
| MACULAR | • macular adj. (Anatomy, medicine) Relating to the macula, the area of the retina responsible for detailed central vision. • macular adj. Having macules; spotted. • MACULAR adj. spotted; patchy. |
| MACULAS | • maculas n. Plural of macula. • MACULA n. (Latin) a spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun. |
| MACULATE | • maculate v. To spot; to stain; to blur. • maculate adj. Marked with spots or maculae; blotched. • maculate adj. Defiled; impure. |
| MACULATED | • maculated v. Simple past tense and past participle of maculate. • maculated adj. Having spots or blotches. • MACULATE v. to spot or stain. |
| MACULATES | • maculates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maculate. • MACULATE v. to spot or stain. |
| MACULATING | • maculating v. Present participle of maculate. • MACULATE v. to spot or stain. |
| MACULATION | • maculation n. (Obsolete) The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish. • maculation n. (Zoology, botany, chiefly uncountable) A pattern of spots. • MACULATION n. being covered in spots. |
| MACULATIONS | • maculations n. Plural of maculation. • MACULATION n. being covered in spots. |
| MACULATURE | • maculature n. (Dated) Blotting paper. • maculature n. (Figuratively) Paper waste; printed materials that may not be read, such as junk mail. • MACULATURE n. blotting paper. |
| MACULATURES | • maculatures n. Plural of maculature. • MACULATURE n. blotting paper. |
| MACULE | • macule n. A spot. • macule n. A blur or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little during printing. • macule v. (Printing) To blur or be blurred; especially to blur or double an impression from type. |
| MACULED | • maculed v. Simple past tense and past participle of macule. • MACULE v. to blur in printing, also MACKLE. |
| MACULES | • macules n. Plural of macule. • MACULE v. to blur in printing, also MACKLE. |
| MACULING | • maculing v. Present participle of macule. • MACULE v. to blur in printing, also MACKLE. |
| MACULOSE | • maculose adj. Of or pertaining to spots upon a surface; spotted; maculate. • MACULOSE adj. spotted. |
| MACUMBA | • macumba n. A type of Afro-Brazilian folk religion combining elements of Roman Catholicism with traditional African… • MACUMBA n. (Portuguese) a Black religious cult practised in Brazil, characterized by sorcery, ritual dancing, and the use of fetishes. |
| MACUMBAS | • macumbas n. Plural of macumba. • MACUMBA n. (Portuguese) a Black religious cult practised in Brazil, characterized by sorcery, ritual dancing, and the use of fetishes. |