acaracide | (noun) a chemical agent used to kill mites | Synonyms: acaricide |
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anthracite | (noun) a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat | Synonyms: anthracite coal, hard coal |
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anthracitic | (adjective) relating to or resembling anthracite coal | - |
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bacitracin | (noun) a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally | - |
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biracial | (adjective) consisting of or combining two races | - |
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boracic | (adjective) of or relating to or derived from or containing boron | Synonyms: boric |
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bracing | (adjective) imparting vitality and energy | Synonyms: brisk, fresh, refreshful, refreshing, tonic |
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(noun) a structural member used to stiffen a framework | Synonyms: brace |
characid | (noun) any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae | Synonyms: characin, characin fish |
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characin | (noun) any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae | Synonyms: characid, characin fish |
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deracinate | (verb) pull up by or as if by the roots | Synonyms: extirpate, root out, uproot |
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(verb) move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment | Synonyms: uproot |
deracination | (noun) the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence | Synonyms: excision, extirpation |
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(noun) to move something from its natural environment | Synonyms: displacement |
embracing | (noun) the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) | Synonyms: embrace, embracement |
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fluorouracil | (noun) an antimetabolite used to treat certain cancers | - |
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gracilariid | (noun) small dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths whose larvae mine in plant leaves | Synonyms: gracilariid moth |
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gracile | (adjective) slender and graceful | Synonyms: willowy |
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gracility | (noun) elegance and beauty of movement or expression | Synonyms: grace |
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gracious | (adjective) characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit | - |
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(adjective) characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects | Synonyms: benignant |
(adjective) exhibiting courtesy and politeness | Synonyms: courteous, nice |
(adjective) disposed to bestow favors | - |
graciously | (adverb) in a gracious or graceful manner | Synonyms: gracefully |
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graciousness | (noun) excellence of manners or social conduct | - |
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(noun) the quality of being kind and gentle | Synonyms: benignancy, benignity |
hyperacidity | (noun) excessive acidity | - |
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interracial | (adjective) involving or composed of different races | Synonyms: mixed |
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(adjective) between races | - |
interracially | (adverb) by race | - |
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multiracial | (adjective) made up of or involving or acting on behalf of various races | - |
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nonracial | (adjective) not racial; having nothing to do with race or races | - |
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nonracist | (adjective) unprejudiced about race | Synonyms: color-blind, colour-blind |
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ostracise | (verb) avoid speaking to or dealing with | Synonyms: ostracize |
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(verb) expel from a community or group | Synonyms: ban, banish, blackball, cast out, ostracize, shun |
ostracism | (noun) the act of excluding someone from society by general consent | - |
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(noun) the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent) | Synonyms: banishment, Coventry |
ostracize | (verb) avoid speaking to or dealing with | Synonyms: ostracise |
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(verb) expel from a community or group | Synonyms: ban, banish, blackball, cast out, ostracise, shun |
piperacillin | (noun) a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections | Synonyms: Pipracil |
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propylthiouracil | (noun) a crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter | - |
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racial | (adjective) of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups | - |
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(adjective) of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people | - |
racialism | (noun) discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race | Synonyms: racial discrimination, racism |
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racialist | (noun) a person with a prejudiced belief that one racial group is superior to others | Synonyms: racist |
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racially | (adverb) with respect to race | - |
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racily | (adverb) in a racy manner | - |
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raciness | (noun) behavior or language bordering on indelicacy | Synonyms: gaminess, ribaldry, spiciness |
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(noun) a strong odor or taste property | Synonyms: bite, pungency, sharpness |
racing | (noun) the sport of engaging in contests of speed | - |
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racism | (noun) discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race | Synonyms: racial discrimination, racialism |
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(noun) the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races | - |
racist | (adjective) discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion | Synonyms: anti-Semite, antiblack |
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(adjective) based on racial intolerance | - |
(noun) a person with a prejudiced belief that one racial group is superior to others | Synonyms: racialist |
thiouracil | (noun) depresses the function of the thyroid gland | - |
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thoracic | (adjective) of or relating to the chest or thorax | Synonyms: pectoral |
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tracing | (noun) the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline | - |
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(noun) the discovery and description of the course of development of something | - |
(noun) a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image | Synonyms: trace |
ungracious | (adjective) lacking charm and good taste | - |
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(adjective) lacking social graces | Synonyms: discourteous |
ungraciously | (adverb) without grace; rigidly | Synonyms: gracelessly, ungracefully, woodenly |
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ungraciousness | (noun) an offensive lack of good manners | - |
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uracil | (noun) a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine | Synonyms: U |
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veracious | (adjective) precisely accurate | Synonyms: right |
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(adjective) habitually speaking the truth | - |
veracity | (noun) unwillingness to tell lies | - |
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voracious | (adjective) excessively greedy and grasping | Synonyms: rapacious, ravening |
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(adjective) devouring or craving food in great quantities | Synonyms: edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, wolfish |
voraciously | (adverb) in an eagerly voracious manner | - |
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voraciousness | (noun) extreme gluttony | Synonyms: edacity, esurience, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity |
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(noun) an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts) | Synonyms: greediness, rapaciousness |
(noun) excessive desire to eat | Synonyms: edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voracity |
voracity | (noun) extreme gluttony | Synonyms: edacity, esurience, rapaciousness, rapacity, voraciousness |
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(noun) excessive desire to eat | Synonyms: edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voraciousness |