| CHROMONEMA | • chromonema n. (Genetics) The central coiled filament of a chromatid upon which the chromomeres lie. • CHROMONEMA n. the coiled filamentous core of a chromatid. |
| COMMANDOES | • commandoes n. Plural of commando. • COMMANDO n. a specialist assault soldier. |
| COMMONABLE | • commonable adj. (Of land) Owned, managed or used in common. • commonable adj. Of an animal: that may be pastured on common land. • COMMONABLE adj. held in common, mutual. |
| COMMONAGES | • commonages n. Plural of commonage. • COMMONAGE n. the right of pasturing on a common. |
| COMMONALTY | • commonalty n. The common people; the commonality. • commonalty n. A group of things having similar characteristics. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage… • commonalty n. A class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank; commoners. |
| COMMONWEAL | • commonweal n. (Obsolete or archaic) The common good; public wellbeing or prosperity. • commonweal n. The body politic; republic. • common␣weal n. Alternative form of commonweal. |
| COMMORANTS | • commorants n. Plural of commorant. • COMMORANT n. a resident, esp. at a university. |
| IMMOLATION | • immolation n. The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or sacrificed. • immolation n. That which is immolated; a sacrifice. • IMMOLATION n. the act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or sacrificed. |
| MELANOSOME | • melanosome n. (Biology) Any organelle that contains melanin. • MELANOSOME n. a melanin-producing granule in a melanocyte. |
| MONADIFORM | • monadiform adj. (Biology) Having the form of a monad; resembling a monad in having one or more filaments of vibratile protoplasm. • MONADIFORM adj. having the form of a monad. |
| MONOAMINES | • monoamines n. Plural of monoamine. • MONOAMINE n. an amine containing only one amino group. |
| MONOATOMIC | • monoatomic adj. Alternative form of monatomic. • MONOATOMIC adj. of a molecule, consisting of one atom only, also MONATOMIC. |
| MONODRAMAS | • monodramas n. Plural of monodrama. • MONODRAMA n. a one-man show; a play having only one actor. |
| MONOGAMIES | • monogamies n. Plural of monogamy. • MONOGAMY n. marriage with one person at a time. |
| MONOGAMIST | • monogamist n. A person who practices monogamy. • MONOGAMIST n. one who practices or upholds monogamy. |
| MONOGAMOUS | • monogamous adj. Being married to one person at a time. • monogamous adj. (Zoology) Having only one sexual partner at a time. • monogamous adj. (Botany) Monogamic; having a simple flower with united anthers. |
| MONOGRAMED | • monogramed v. (Dated) simple past tense and past participle of monogram. • MONOGRAM v. to mark with one's initials. |
| 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. |
| MONOMANIAS | • monomanias n. Plural of monomania. • MONOMANIA n. an abnormal obsession with a single thought or idea. |