ADOLESCENCES | • adolescences n. Plural of adolescence. • ADOLESCENCE n. the state or process of growing up. |
ARBORESCENCE | • arborescence n. A tree-like structure. • arborescence n. (Graph theory) A directed rooted tree in which all vertices can be reached from the root. • ARBORESCENCE n. shape or growth like a tree's. |
CAENOGENETIC | • caenogenetic adj. Relating to caenogenesis. • cænogenetic adj. Obsolete typography of caenogenetic. • CAENOGENETIC adj. relating to caenogenesis, the state where adaptations to the needs of the young stages develop early, and disappear in the adult stage, also CAINOGENETIC, CENOGENETIC. |
CALORESCENCE | • calorescence n. (Dated, physics) The absorption of infrared radiation and subsequent emission of visible light. • CALORESCENCE n. the transmutation of heat rays into luminous rays. |
CEDRELACEOUS | • cedrelaceous adj. (Botany) Relating to the plant family Cedrelaceae, now subfamily Cedreloideae in family Meliaceae. • CEDRELACEOUS adj. belonging to the Cedrela family, a tropical genus allied to mahogany. |
CEPHALOCELES | • cephaloceles n. Plural of cephalocele. • CEPHALOCELE n. the protrusion of the membranes of the brain through a hole in the skull. |
CHEECHALKOES | • CHEECHALKO n. (Native American) a tenderfoot, also CHECHAKO, CHECHAQUO, CHEECHAKO. |
COALESCENCES | • coalescences n. Plural of coalescence. • COALESCENCE n. the act of coalescing. |
COCKALEEKIES | • cock-a-leekies n. Plural of cock-a-leekie. • COCKALEEKIE n. (Scots) soup made from a fowl and leeks, also COCKIELEEKIE, COCKYLEEKY. |
CONCELEBRATE | • concelebrate v. To celebrate along with others. • concelebrate v. (Of a newly ordained priest) To celebrate a mass along with the bishop who ordained him. • CONCELEBRATE v. to jointly recite the canon of the Eucharist in unison with others. |
CORESEARCHER | • coresearcher n. A joint researcher; one engaged in the same research. • CORESEARCHER n. a joint researcher. |
CRETACEOUSES | • CRETACEOUS n. the Cretaceous period. |
DECONSECRATE | • deconsecrate v. To remove the consecration from a church or similar building. • DECONSECRATE v. to remove the sacred character of. |
HETEROCERCAL | • heterocercal adj. (Ichthyology) Of a fish’s tail, such that the vertebral column bends and extends upwards into the upper… • HETEROCERCAL adj. having the vertebral column passing into the upper lobe of the tail, which is usually larger than the lower, as in sharks. |
OPALESCENCES | • opalescences n. Plural of opalescence. • OPALESCENCE n. a milky iridescence. |
PEACOCKERIES | • peacockeries n. Plural of peacockery. • PEACOCKERY n. vain ostentation. |
RECONSECRATE | • reconsecrate v. (Transitive) To consecrate again. • RECONSECRATE v. to consecrate again. |
RECONVALESCE | • reconvalesce v. (Intransitive) To convalesce; to recover health and strength. • RECONVALESCE v. to convalesce again. |
RECONVEYANCE | • reconveyance n. The conveyance of a property back to a former owner. • RECONVEYANCE n. the act of reconveying. |
VAPORESCENCE | • vaporescence n. (Rare) The production or emission of vapor. • VAPORESCENCE n. becoming vapour. |