Alcyonacea
plural noun
Al·cy·o·na·cea
ˌal-sē-ə-ˈnā-sh(ē-)ə
: an order or other division of Alcyonaria comprising the soft corals
alcyonacean adjective or noun
ˌal-sē-ə-ˈnā-shən
alcyonic adjective
¦al-sē-¦ä-nik
alcyoniform adjective
¦al-sē-¦ä-nə-ˌfȯrm
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Alcyonium + -acea
First Known Use
1851, in the meaning defined above
- stealthiest
- stealthilier
- stealthiliest
- stealthily
- stealthiness
- stealthinesses
- stealths
- stealthy
- steam
- steam bath
- steam beer
- steam black
- steam blower
- steam boiler
- steam box
- steam calorimeter
- steam chest
- steam clean
- steam cleaned
- steam cleaning
- steam cleans
- steam coal
- steam cock
- steam coil
- steam condenser