| AMMONIACAL | • ammoniacal adj. Pertaining to or containing ammonia. • AMMONIACAL adj. of or pertaining to ammonia, also AMMONICAL. |
| AMMONIACUM | • ammoniacum n. Gum ammoniac, a resin exuded from the stem of the perennial herb Dorema ammoniacum. • AMMONIACUM n. gum ammoniac. |
| BACKGAMMON | • backgammon n. A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according… • backgammon n. (Backgammon) A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more… • backgammon v. To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row… |
| CHASMOGAMY | • chasmogamy n. (Botany) The production of flowers that open and expose the stamens and styles. • CHASMOGAMY n. the opening of a flower in order to be fertilized. |
| COCKAMAMIE | • cockamamie n. (US, chiefly dated) A decal, a design that can be transferred to a surface. • cockamamie n. A foolish or ridiculous person. • cockamamie adj. (Informal) Foolish, ill-considered, silly, unbelievable. |
| COMMANDANT | • commandant n. A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division. • Commandant n. (South Africa, military, historical) Title for the officer in charge of a commando or district. • COMMANDANT n. a commanding officer. |
| COSMORAMAS | • cosmoramas n. Plural of cosmorama. • COSMORAMA n. a view of different parts of the world. |
| MACROZAMIA | • Macrozamia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Zamiaceae – zamia palm, zamia fern; around forty species of cycads… • MACROZAMIA n. a plant of genus Macrozamia, Australian cycads. |
| MELOMANIAC | • melomaniac n. One with an abnormal fondness of music; a person who loves music. • MELOMANIAC n. an abnormally dedicated musical fan. |
| MONOMACHIA | • monomachia n. (Obsolete) A duel; single combat. • MONOMACHIA n. single combat; a duel, also MONOMACHY. |
| MONOMANIAC | • monomaniac n. A person who is obsessed with a single thing, to the exclusion of other concerns. • monomaniac adj. Focused on one thing above all others. • MONOMANIAC n. someone obsessed with one subject only. |
| MYCETOMATA | • mycetomata n. Plural of mycetoma. • MYCETOMA n. a chronic fungus infection leading to nodules that discharge oily pus. |
| MYCOPLASMA | • mycoplasma n. Any infectious bacterium of the genus Mycoplasma, often specifically Mycoplasma pneumoniae. • Mycoplasma prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Mycoplasmataceae – bacteria that lack cell walls. • MYCOPLASMA n. a member of the Mycoplasma, a variety of pathogenic agents apparently neither viruses not true bacteria. |
| SARCOLEMMA | • sarcolemma n. (Anatomy) A thin cell membrane that surrounds a striated muscle fibre. • SARCOLEMMA n. the cell membrane enclosing a muscle fibre. |