Spanish to English Dictionary (Diccionario Español-Inglés)

Bildungsroman

A novel that deals with the formative years, moral development, and psychological growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood.

Diel

Relating to, or occurring within, a 24-hour period; most commonly used in ecological and biological contexts to describe daily cycles.

Driftless

Lacking glacial drift; specifically describing an area of land that was bypassed by enveloping ice sheets and therefore lacks the deposits of clay, sand, gravel, and boulders left by glaciers.

Nacre

An iridescent inner layer of certain mollusk shells, composed of complex organic and inorganic components, commonly known as mother-of-pearl.

Navarchy

Government or rule by naval power; supremacy of a fleet or navy in the governance or dominance of a state.

Nictitate

To blink or wink the eyes rapidly.

Nictitation

The act of winking or blinking, especially frequent or involuntary blinking.

Novus ordo seclorum

A Latin motto meaning 'new order of the ages', appearing on the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States.

Nutate

To nod, sway, or oscillate, especially in a periodic or circular motion, as a growing plant shoot or a planet's axis.

Pneudraulic

Relating to or operated by a combination of pneumatic (gas) and hydraulic (liquid) pressure mechanisms.

Taxidermize

To prepare, stuff, and mount the skins of animals with lifelike effect.

Unossified

Not having undergone ossification; remaining in a cartilaginous, soft, or flexible state instead of turning into bone.