| ACHROMATIC | • achromatic adj. (Optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion. • achromatic adj. Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion. • achromatic adj. (Biology) Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid; -- said of tissue. |
| ALCHEMICAL | • alchemical adj. (Chemistry) Of or pertaining to the medieval chemical science and philosophy of alchemy. • alchemical adj. Of or pertaining to an unexplainable transmutation. • alchemical adj. Of or pertaining to the creation of something special out of a common material. |
| ARCHAICISM | • archaicism n. (Linguistics) Alternative form of archaism. • ARCHAICISM n. an archaic expression. |
| CACHAEMIAS | • cachaemias n. Plural of cachaemia. • CACHAEMIA n. (archaic) a degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood. |
| CAMANACHDS | • camanachds n. Plural of camanachd. • CAMANACHD n. (Gaelic) the game of shinty. |
| CAUCHEMARS | • cauchemars n. Plural of cauchemar. • CAUCHEMAR n. (French) a nightmare. |
| CHIASMATIC | • chiasmatic adj. (Anatomy) Of or relating to the optic chiasma. • chiasmatic adj. (Genetics) Relating to or characterized by a chiasma (the contact point between the two chromatids of… • CHIASMATIC adj. relating to chiasma. |
| COCHAIRMAN | • cochairman n. A joint chairman. • COCHAIRMAN n. one who shares a chairmanship. |
| DOCHMIACAL | • DOCHMIACAL adj. pertaining to, or containing, the dochmius, also DOCHMIAC. |
| HACKMATACK | • hackmatack n. A larch, a tree of the species Larix laricina. • hackmatack n. A balsam poplar, a tree of the species Populus balsamifera. • HACKMATACK n. (Native American) the American larch, a coniferous tree with slender deciduous leaves. |
| MACCHIATOS | • macchiatos n. Plural of macchiato. • MACCHIATO n. (Italian) espresso coffee served with a dash of hot or cold milk. |
| MECHANICAL | • mechanical adj. (Now rare) Characteristic of someone who does manual labour for a living; coarse, vulgar. • mechanical adj. Related to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on mass). • mechanical adj. Related to mechanics (the design and construction of machines). |
| SACCHARUMS | • saccharums n. Plural of saccharum. • SACCHARUM n. a genus of tall tropical grasses including the sugar cane. |
| SCARAMOUCH | • Scaramouch prop.n. Alternative form of Scaramouche. • SCARAMOUCH n. a bragging cowardly buffoon, also SCARAMOUCHE. • SCARAMOUCH v. to behave like a rascal or cowardly fool. |
| TACAMAHACS | • tacamahacs n. Plural of tacamahac. • TACAMAHAC n. (Nahuatl) a gum resin yielded by various tropical trees, also TACMAHACK, TAKAMAKA. |
| TACMAHACKS | • TACMAHACK n. (Nahuatl) a gum resin yielded by various tropical trees, also TACAMAHAC, TAKAMAKA. |