(adj) slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line, Syn. catercorner, catty-corner, cata-cornered, catty-cornered, kitty-cornered, kitty-corner, cater-cornered, Example:set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot

chicken taco

(n) a taco with a chicken filling

genus psittacosaurus

(n) most primitive genus of horned dinosaurs; early Cretaceous

itaconic acid

(n) a crystalline carboxylic acid; occurs in some fermentations of sugars

psittacosaur

(n) primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind limbs and short forelimbs; may have been bipedal, Syn. psittacosaurus

psittacosis

(n) infectious disease of birds, Syn. parrot disease

psittacosis

(n) an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds, Syn. ornithosis, parrot fever

taco

(n) a tortilla rolled cupped around a filling

tacoma

(n) a city in west central Washington on an arm of Puget Sound to the south of Seattle

tacoma narrows bridge

(n) a suspension bridge across Puget Sound at Tacoma

taconic mountains

(n) a range of the Appalachian Mountains along the eastern border of New York with Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont

taconite

(n) a variety of chert containing magnetite and hematite; mined as a low-grade iron ore

taco sauce

(n) spicy tomato-based sauce for tacos

greaser

(n) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent, Syn. taco, wetback

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

autacoid

n. 1. 1 any physiologically active internal secretion, especially one of uncertain classification.
Syn. -- autocoid. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

autacoidal

adj. 1. of or pertaining to an autacoid. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Catacomb

n. [ It. catacomba, fr. L. catacumba perh. from Gr. kata` downward, down + ky`mbh cavity. ] A cave, grotto, or subterraneous place of large extent used for the burial of the dead; -- commonly in the plural. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The terms is supposed to have been applied originally to the tombs under the church of St. Sebastian in Rome. The most celebrated catacombs are those near Rome, on the Appian Way, supposed to have been the place or refuge and interment of the early Christians; those of Egypt, extending for a wide distance in the vicinity of Cairo; and those of Paris, in abandoned stone quarries, excavated under a large portion of the city. [ 1913 Webster ]

Catacoustic

n. [ Pref. cata + acoustics: cf. F. caraconstique. ] (Physics) That part of acoustics which treats of reflected sounds or echoes See Acoustics. Hutton.

Glutaconic

a. [ Glutaric + aconitic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, an acid intermediate between glutaric and aconitic acids. [ 1913 Webster ]

Itacolumite

n. [ From Itacolumi, a mountain of Brazil. ] (Min.) A laminated, granular, siliceous rocks, often occurring in regions where the diamond is found. [ 1913 Webster ]

Itaconic

a. [ From aconitic, by transposition of the letters. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C5H6O4, which is obtained as a white crystalline substance by decomposing aconitic and other organic acids. [ 1913 Webster ]

itaconic acid

n. (Chem.) The unsaturated dicarboxylic acid CH2=C(COOH)CH2.COOH, also called methylenesuccynic acid and propylene dicarboxylic acid. [ PJC ]

Mataco

n. (Zool.) The three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutis tricinctus). See Illust. under Loricata. [ 1913 Webster ]

otacoustic

a. [ Oto- + acoustic: cf. F. otacoustique. ] Assisting the sense of hearing; as, an otacoustic instrument. [ 1913 Webster ]

otacousticon

{ } n. An instrument to facilitate hearing, as an ear trumpet. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pantacosm

n. [ Panta- + Gr. ko`smos universe. ] See Cosmolabe. [ 1913 Webster ]

Patacoon

n. [ Sp. ] See Pataca. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pentacoccous

a. [ See Penta-, Coccus. ] (Bot.) Composed of five united carpels with one seed in each, as certain fruits. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pentaconter

n. (Gr. Antiq.) See Penteconter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Taconic

a. (Geol.) Designating, or pertaining to, the series of rocks forming the Taconic mountains in Western New England. They were once supposed to be older than the Cambrian, but later proved to belong to the Lower Silurian and Cambrian. [ 1913 Webster ]

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