ampoule | (noun) a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) | Synonyms: ampul, ampule, phial, vial |
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ampule | (noun) a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) | Synonyms: ampoule, ampul, phial, vial |
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animalcule | (noun) microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium | Synonyms: animalculum |
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bascule | (noun) a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw) | - |
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boule | (noun) an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork | Synonyms: boulle, buhl |
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cagoule | (noun) lightweight parka; waterproof | - |
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canicule | (noun) the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity | Synonyms: canicular days, dog days |
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capsule | (noun) a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside | - |
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(noun) a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space | Synonyms: space capsule |
(noun) a small container | - |
(noun) a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute | Synonyms: ejection seat, ejector seat |
(noun) a structure that encloses a body part | - |
(noun) a shortened version of a written work | Synonyms: abridgement, abridgment, condensation |
(noun) a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses | - |
(verb) put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume | Synonyms: capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate |
(verb) enclose in a capsule | Synonyms: capsulate, capsulise, capsulize |
chondrule | (noun) small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks | - |
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crepuscule | (noun) the time of day immediately following sunset | Synonyms: crepuscle, dusk, evenfall, fall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight |
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cupule | (noun) a sucker on the feet of certain flies | - |
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(noun) cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn | Synonyms: acorn cup |
cymule | (noun) a small cyme, generally with few flowers | - |
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ductule | (noun) a very small duct | Synonyms: ductulus |
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fascicule | (noun) an installment of a printed work | Synonyms: fascicle |
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ferrule | (noun) a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting | Synonyms: collet |
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ferule | (noun) a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children | - |
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floccule | (noun) a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid | Synonyms: floc |
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gallinule | (noun) any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens | Synonyms: marsh hen, swamphen, water hen |
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gemmule | (noun) the physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity | - |
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globule | (noun) a small globe or ball | - |
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glomerule | (noun) a compacted or sessile cyme | - |
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granule | (noun) a tiny grain | - |
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graticule | (noun) a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument | Synonyms: reticle, reticule |
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guayule | (noun) much-branched subshrub with silvery leaves and small white flowers of Texas and northern Mexico; cultivated as a source of rubber | Synonyms: Parthenium argentatum |
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joule | (noun) a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second | Synonyms: J, watt second |
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ligule | (noun) (botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap | - |
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lobule | (noun) a small lobe or subdivision of a lobe | - |
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locule | (noun) a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal | Synonyms: loculus |
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lunule | (noun) the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail | Synonyms: half-moon, lunula |
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macromolecule | (noun) any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals | Synonyms: supermolecule |
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macule | (noun) a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases | Synonyms: macula |
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majuscule | (adjective) of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries | - |
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(adjective) uppercase | Synonyms: capital, great |
(noun) one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis | Synonyms: capital, capital letter, upper-case letter, uppercase |
metarule | (noun) a rule that describes how other rules should be used (as in AI) | - |
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microtubule | (noun) a microscopically small tubule | - |
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miniscule | (adjective) extremely small | Synonyms: minuscule |
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minuscule | (adjective) of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries | Synonyms: minuscular |
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(adjective) lowercase | Synonyms: little, small |
(adjective) extremely small | Synonyms: miniscule |
(noun) a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts | - |
(noun) the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case | Synonyms: lower-case letter, lowercase, small letter |
misrule | (noun) government that is inefficient or dishonest | Synonyms: misgovernment |
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module | (noun) a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components | - |
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(noun) computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hardware) | - |
(noun) detachable compartment of a spacecraft | - |
(noun) one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind | Synonyms: faculty, mental faculty |
molecule | (noun) (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound | - |
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(noun) (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | Synonyms: atom, corpuscle, mote, particle, speck |
mule | (noun) hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile | - |
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(noun) a slipper that has no fitting around the heel | Synonyms: scuff |
nebule | (noun) a small cloud | - |
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nodule | (noun) a small node | - |
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(noun) (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment) | - |
(noun) small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant | Synonyms: tubercle |
overrule | (verb) rule against | Synonyms: override, overthrow, overturn, reverse |
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ovule | (noun) a small or immature ovum | - |
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(noun) a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization | - |
papule | (noun) a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox) | - |
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petiolule | (noun) the stalk of a leaflet | - |
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pinnule | (noun) division of a usually pinnately divided leaf | Synonyms: pinna |
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plumule | (noun) down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds | - |
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pule | (verb) cry weakly or softly | Synonyms: mewl, wail, whimper |
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pustule | (noun) a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus | - |
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reschedule | (verb) assign a new time and place for an event | - |
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reticule | (noun) a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries | - |
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(noun) a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument | Synonyms: graticule, reticle |
ridicule | (noun) the act of deriding or treating with contempt | Synonyms: derision |
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(noun) language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate | - |
(verb) subject to laughter or ridicule | Synonyms: blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, roast |
rule | (noun) measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths | Synonyms: ruler |
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(noun) a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior | Synonyms: regulation |
(noun) something regarded as a normative example | Synonyms: convention, formula, normal, pattern |
(noun) a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system | Synonyms: principle |
(noun) a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct | Synonyms: principle |
(noun) (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | Synonyms: formula |
(noun) prescribed guide for conduct or action | Synonyms: prescript |
(noun) (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice | Synonyms: linguistic rule |
(noun) directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted | - |
(noun) any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order | - |
(noun) dominance or power through legal authority | Synonyms: dominion |
(noun) the duration of a monarch's or government's power | - |
(verb) keep in check | Synonyms: harness, rein |
(verb) decide with authority | Synonyms: decree |
(verb) decide on and make a declaration about | Synonyms: find |
(verb) mark or draw with a ruler | - |
(verb) exercise authority over; as of nations | Synonyms: govern |
(verb) be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance | Synonyms: dominate, predominate, prevail, reign |
(verb) have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac | - |
saccule | (noun) a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth) | Synonyms: sacculus |
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schedule | (noun) a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to | Synonyms: agenda, docket |
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(noun) an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur | - |
(verb) plan for an activity or event | - |
(verb) make a schedule; plan the time and place for events | - |
spherule | (noun) a small sphere | - |
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spicule | (noun) small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals | Synonyms: spiculum |
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squamule | (noun) a minute scale | - |
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stipule | (noun) a small leafy outgrowth at the base of a leaf or its stalk; usually occurring in pairs and soon shed | - |
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supermolecule | (noun) any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals | Synonyms: macromolecule |
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tubule | (noun) a small tube | - |
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valvule | (noun) a small valve | Synonyms: valvelet, valvula |
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venule | (noun) a minute vein continuous with a capillary | Synonyms: capillary vein, venula |
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vesicopapule | (noun) a papule that changes into a blister | Synonyms: papulovesicle |
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vestibule | (noun) a large entrance or reception room or area | Synonyms: antechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, foyer, hall, lobby |
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(noun) any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as of the ear or vagina) | - |
virgule | (noun) a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information | Synonyms: diagonal, separatrix, slash, solidus, stroke |
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zonule | (noun) small beltlike zone | Synonyms: zonula |
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