| CHAMOMILES | • chamomiles n. Plural of chamomile. • CHAMOMILE n. a creeping aromatic plant of the composite family, with yellow-centred white-rayed flowers, formerly much grown for its fragrance, also CAMOMILE. |
| CLAMMINESS | • clamminess n. The state of being clammy. • CLAMMINESS n. the state of being clammy. |
| COMMENSALS | • commensals n. Plural of commensal. • COMMENSAL n. one who eats at the same table. |
| COMMITTALS | • committals n. Plural of committal. • COMMITTAL n. the act of committing e.g. to trial. |
| DECIMALISM | • decimalism n. (Dated) The decimal system. • DECIMALISM n. the system of a decimal currency, decimal weights, measures, etc. |
| IMMANACLES | • immanacles v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of immanacle. • IMMANACLE v. (Milton) to put in manacles. |
| LAMBDACISM | • lambdacism n. (Phonology) A pronunciation shift whereby /l/ or other closely related phonemes are substituted for… • LAMBDACISM n. a fault in speaking or in composition, which consists in too frequent use of the letter l, or in doubling it erroneously, also LABDACISM. |
| MACROMOLES | • MACROMOLE n. in chemistry, a large mole. |
| MALLEMUCKS | • mallemucks n. Plural of mallemuck. • MALLEMUCK n. (Dutch) the albatross, also MOLLYMAWK. |
| MELISMATIC | • melismatic adj. (Music) Of, relating to, or being a melisma; the style of singing several notes to one syllable of text. • MELISMATIC adj. in florid style, esp. of singing one syllable on a number of notes. |
| MELOXICAMS | • MELOXICAM n. a drug used to treat osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. |
| MESCALISMS | • MESCALISM n. the habitual use of mescalin as an intoxicant. |
| MESMERICAL | • mesmerical adj. Alternative form of mesmeric. • MESMERICAL adj. of, pertaining to, or induced by, mesmerism. |
| MICROSOMAL | • microsomal adj. Of or pertaining to a microsome. • MICROSOMAL adj. of or like a microsome. |
| MISCHMETAL | • mischmetal n. An alloy or rare earth elements containing about 50% cerium and 50% lanthanum, neodymium, and similar… • MISCHMETAL n. an alloy of cerium with certain rare earth metals and iron, used to produce the spark in lighters. |
| MISCLAIMED | • misclaimed v. Simple past tense and past participle of misclaim. • MISCLAIM v. to claim wrongfully. |
| 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. |
| SCHOOLMARM | • schoolmarm n. (US, slang) A female teacher, especially one seen to be old-fashioned and extremely severe and strict. • schoolmarm n. (By extension) Someone who acts like a schoolmarm; a person acting harsh and stern. • schoolmarm n. (Forestry) A tree with two or more trunks; a forked tree. |
| SIMULACRUM | • simulacrum n. An image or representation. • simulacrum n. A faint trace or semblance. • SIMULACRUM n. (Latin) an image, a semblance, also SIMULACRE. |