| APOTHECIUM | • apothecium n. (Lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures… • APOTHECIUM n. the spore-producing organ of certain fungi, also APOTHECE. |
| CALLITHUMP | • callithump n. (US) A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises. • callithump n. (US) A burlesque serenade; a charivari. • CALLITHUMP n. a noisy, boisterous parade. |
| CAPITELLUM | • capitellum n. (Botany, anatomy, arachnology) Synonym of capitulum. • CAPITELLUM n. the capitulum of the humerus, where the humerus plugs into the acetabulum. |
| CATAWAMPUS | • catawampus adj. (US) Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew. • catawampus adv. (US) Diagonally. • catawampus adv. (US) Utterly. |
| COMPACTURE | • compacture n. (Obsolete) The fact of being closely put together; compact nature or structure. • COMPACTURE n. (Spenser) close union or knitting together. |
| COMPUTABLE | • computable adj. Capable of being computed, or enumerated. • computable adj. (Computing theory) Of a problem, solvable by a Turing machine or any thereto Turing-equivalent model;… • computable adj. (Mathematics) of a number, able to be approximated to arbitrary precision by a computable function. |
| COMPUTANTS | • computants n. Plural of computant. • COMPUTANT n. a person who calculates. |
| COMPUTATOR | • computator n. (Archaic) A person who performs computations. • computator n. (Archaic) A mechanical device that performs computation. • computator n. (Humorous) Synonym of computer (“electronic device”) (Can we add an example for this sense?). |
| MANUSCRIPT | • manuscript adj. Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced. • manuscript n. A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced. • manuscript n. A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted… |
| METACARPUS | • metacarpus n. (Anatomy) The five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist. • METACARPUS n. that part of the skeleton of the hand or forefoot between the carpus and phalanges. |
| MULTIPACKS | • multipacks n. Plural of multipack. • MULTIPACK n. a pack containing several of a given item, usually at a reduced price. |
| PANCRATIUM | • pancratium n. (Historical) An ancient athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling. • pancratium n. (Botany) Any of the genus Pancratium of African and Eurasian perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants… • PANCRATIUM n. an athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling. |
| PNEUMATICS | • pneumatics n. The branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases. • pneumatics n. (Theology, obsolete) The scientific study or knowledge of spiritual beings and their relations to God… • PNEUMATICS n. the study of the mechanics of gases. |
| PRACTICUMS | • practicums n. Plural of practicum. • PRACTICUM n. (Latin) a course of practical work undertaken to implement academic studies. |
| PUMICATING | • pumicating v. Present participle of pumicate. • PUMICATE v. to make smooth with pumice. |
| SPERMADUCT | • spermaduct n. A spermatic duct. • SPERMADUCT n. a duct conveying spermatozoa, also SPERMIDUCT. |
| SUBCOMPACT | • subcompact n. Something that is smaller than the compact version, especially a very small car. • SUBCOMPACT n. a small car, such as a sports car. |
| UNEMPHATIC | • unemphatic adj. Not emphatic. • UNEMPHATIC adj. not emphatic. |