ˌprɔkjuəˈreɪʃən
21accusatorial — [əˌkju:zə tɔ:rɪəl] adjective Law involving accusation by a prosecutor and a verdict reached by an impartial judge or jury. Compare with adversarial, inquisitorial …
22acuity — [ə kju:ɪti] noun sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing. Origin ME: from OFr. acuite or med. L. acuitas, from L. acuere (see acute) …
23aculeate — [ə kju:lɪət] adjective 1》 Entomology denoting hymenopterous insects with stings, e.g. bees and wasps. 2》 Botany sharply pointed; prickly. Origin C17: from L. aculeatus, from aculeus a sting , dimin. of acus needle …
24acuminate — [ə kju:mɪnət] adjective Biology (of a plant or animal structure) tapering to a point. Origin C16: from late L. acuminat , acuminare, from acuere (see acute) …
25anchusa — [əŋ kju:zə, an tʃu:zə] noun a plant of the borage family with bright, typically blue, flowers. [Genus Anchusa.] Origin via L. from Gk ankhousa …
26cubature — [ kju:bətʃə] noun the determination of the volume of a solid …
27cubeb — [ kju:bɛb] noun 1》 a tropical shrub of the pepper family, which bears pungent berries. [Piper cubeba (Asia) and other species.] 2》 the dried unripe berries of the cubeb, used medicinally and to flavour cigarettes. Origin ME: from OFr. cubebe,… …
28cubic — [ kju:bɪk] adjective 1》 having the shape of a cube. ↘denoting a crystal system with three equal axes at right angles. 2》 denoting a unit of measurement equal to the volume of a cube whose side is one of the linear unit specified: a cubic… …
29cubit — [ kju:bɪt] noun an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. Origin ME: from L. cubitum elbow, forearm, cubit …
30cubital — [ kju:bɪt(ə)l] adjective Anatomy of the forearm or the elbow. Origin ME: from L. cubitalis, from cubitus cubit …
