| AGALMATOLITE | • agalmatolite n. (Mineralogy) A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by… • AGALMATOLITE n. a soapstone or other soft mineral, esp. one in which Chinese figures are carved. |
| AGROSTEMMATA | • AGROSTEMMA n. a European caryophyllaceous plant, aka corncockle. |
| ANASTIGMATIC | • anastigmatic adj. (Of the eye, or a lens system) Free from astigmatism. • ANASTIGMATIC adj. free from astigmatism. |
| ANATHEMATISE | • anathematise v. Alternative spelling of anathematize. • ANATHEMATISE v. to subject to anathema, pronounce a curse upon, also ANATHEMATIZE. |
| ANATHEMATIZE | • anathematize v. (Transitive) To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil. • ANATHEMATIZE v. to subject to anathema, pronounce a curse upon, also ANATHEMATISE. |
| ANTASTHMATIC | • antasthmatic adj. (Pharmacology) Relieving the symptoms of asthma. • antasthmatic n. (Pharmacology) Drug that relieves the symptoms of asthma. • ANTASTHMATIC n. an agent that counteracts asthma, also ANTIASTHMATIC. |
| AUTOTOXAEMIA | • autotoxaemia n. Autointoxication. • auto-toxaemia n. Alternative spelling of autotoxaemia. • AUTOTOXAEMIA n. self-poisoning caused by absorption of toxic products originating within the body, also AUTOTOXEMIA. |
| BAROTRAUMATA | • BAROTRAUMA n. injury sustained from failure to equalize the pressure of an air-containing space with that of the surrounding environment. |
| CATAMOUNTAIN | • catamountain n. (Also attributively) A leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus); also, an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis). • catamountain n. (By extension) A man living in the mountains. • CATAMOUNTAIN n. any of various large wild cats, applied esp. to the leopard, panther or ocelot, also CATAMOUNT. |
| EXTRAMARITAL | • extramarital adj. Occurring outside marriage. • extramarital adj. Adulterous. • extra-marital adj. Alternative spelling of extramarital. |
| HAEMATOBLAST | • haematoblast n. (Anatomy) One of the minute disk-shaped bodies found in blood with the ordinary red and white corpuscles;… • HAEMATOBLAST n. a blood platelet, also HEMATOBLAST. |
| MATHEMATICAL | • mathematical adj. Of, or relating to mathematics. • mathematical adj. (Figuratively) Extremely precise and accurate, as though having the exactness of a mathematical equation. • mathematical adj. Possible but highly improbable. |
| MATRIARCHATE | • matriarchate n. A matriarchal system or community. • matriarchate n. The position of a matriarch. • MATRIARCHATE n. a matriarchy. |
| MATURATIONAL | • maturational adj. (Biology) Of, pertaining to, or promoting maturation. • MATURATIONAL adj. relating to maturation. |
| METAGALACTIC | • metagalactic adj. Of or pertaining to a metagalaxy. • METAGALACTIC adj. relating to a metagalaxy. |
| METAMATERIAL | • metamaterial n. (Engineering, physics) any material that obtains its electromagnetic properties from its structure rather… • METAMATERIAL n. any artificial material created from microscopic arrangements of existing elements in a structure which gives the material unconventional properties, esp. when used for cloaking light or sound waves. |
| STAPHYLOMATA | • staphylomata n. Plural of staphyloma. • STAPHYLOMA n. a protrusion of any part of the globe of the eye; as, a staphyloma of the cornea. |
| TARAMASALATA | • taramasalata n. Alternative spelling of taramosalata. • TARAMASALATA n. (Modern Greek) a fish paste made from the roe of the grey mullet or from smoked cod's roe, mixed with garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, etc. |
| TETRADRACHMA | • tetradrachma n. Alternative form of tetradrachm. • tetradrachma n. Plural of tetradrachmon. |
| THEATROMANIA | • theatromania n. An excessive love of the theatre. • THEATROMANIA n. a craze for going to plays. |