ALICANT | • alicant n. A kind of wine, formerly much esteemed, said to have been made near Alicante in Spain. • ALICANT n. (Spanish) a wine made near Alicante in Spain. |
ALKALIC | • alkalic adj. (Geology, of a rock) Containing a relatively high proportion of alkali; alkaline. • ALKALIC adj. of a rock or mineral, containing large amounts of alkali, also ALKALIN. |
CALICES | • calices n. Plural of calix. • CALIX n. (Latin) a cup; esp. an ecclesiastical chalice. |
CALICHE | • caliche n. (Mineralogy) A crude form of sodium nitrate from South America; used as a fertilizer. • caliche n. A layer of hard clay subsoil or sedimentary rock; hardpan. • CALICHE n. (Spanish) gravel, sand, or desert debris cemented by calcium carbonate, an accumulated product of chemical weathering in a dry climate. |
CALICLE | • calicle n. (Zoology) Any cup-shaped depression. • calicle n. (Botany, zoology) A calyculus. • CALICLE n. a cup-shaped anatomical structure. |
CALICOS | • calicos n. Plural of calico. • CALICO n. a brightly printed coarse cotton cloth. |
CHALICE | • chalice n. A large drinking cup, often having a stem and base and used especially for formal occasions and religious ceremonies. • chalice n. A kind of water-cooled pipe for smoking cannabis. • CHALICE n. a drinking cup. |
ITALICS | • italics n. (Typography, plural only) Letters in an italic typeface. • italics n. (Usually plural but sometimes singular in construction) plural of italic: exaggerated intonation or… • ITALIC n. a letter in italic type. |
MALICED | • maliced v. Simple past tense and past participle of malice. • MALICE v. to have ill-will towards another. |
MALICES | • malices n. Plural of malice. • malices v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of malice. • MALICE v. to have ill-will towards another. |
MALICHO | • malicho n. (Obsolete) mischief. • MALICHO n. (Shakespeare) mischief, also MALLECHO. |
PODALIC | • podalic adj. Relating to the foot. • PODALIC adj. of the feet, also PODAL. |
SALICES | • salices n. Plural of salix. • SALIX n. (Latin) any of a genus of trees or shrubs including the willow, osier, and the like, growing usually in wet grounds. |
SALICET | • salicet n. A pipe organ stop of 4-foot or 2-foot pitch. • SALICET n. an organ stop with a tone like that of a willow pipe, also SALICIONAL. |
SALICIN | • salicin n. A glucoside derivative of salicylic acid; the active principle of willow bark, once used medicinally. • SALICIN n. a bitter crystalline glucoside obtained from willow-bark, etc. and used medicinally as an analgesic, etc., also SALICINE. |
VOCALIC | • vocalic adj. Pertaining to a vowel. • VOCALIC adj. of or pertaining to vowel sounds. • VOCALIC n. a vowel sound. |