| ACHROMAT | • achromat n. (Optics) A lens that imparts little color; a lens that is achromatic. • ACHROMAT n. a light transmitting lens. |
| ACROMIAL | • acromial adj. Of or pertaining to the acromion. • ACROMIAL adj. of or pertaining to the acromion, the outer extremity of the shoulder blade. |
| AMORANCE | • AMORANCE n. the state of being in love; romantic love. |
| ARMONICA | • armonica n. A musical instrument made of blown-glass bowls mounted on a spindle turned originally by a foot pedal… • ARMONICA n. a kind of musical instrument. |
| AROMATIC | • aromatic adj. Fragrant or spicy. • aromatic adj. (Organic chemistry) Having a closed ring of alternate single and double bonds with delocalized electrons. • aromatic adj. (Organic chemistry) Derived from benzene. |
| CAMARONS | • camarons n. Plural of camaron. • CAMARON n. (Spanish) a kind of freshwater crustacean similar to a crayfish, also MARON, MARRON. |
| CAMORRAS | • Camorras n. Plural of Camorra. • CAMORRA n. (Italian) any organized body engaged in extortion or other dishonest activities. |
| CARDAMOM | • cardamom n. The Elettaria cardamomum, an Indian herb. • cardamom n. The seed of E. cardamomum, used as a medicine and spice, especially in curry powder. • cardamom n. (Uncommon, inexact) Synonym of grains of paradise, the seeds or seed capsules of Aframomum melegueta, of East Africa. |
| CARDAMON | • cardamon n. Alternative spelling of cardamom. • CARDAMON n. a spice consisting of or made from the seed capsules of various Indo-Malayan plants, also CARDAMOM, CARDAMUM. |
| MACARONI | • macaroni n. (Uncountable) A type of pasta in the form of short tubes; sometimes loosely, pasta in general. • macaroni n. (Derogatory, historical) A fop, a dandy; especially a young man in the 18th century who had travelled… • macaroni adj. (Historical) Chic, fashionable, stylish; in the manner of a macaroni. |
| MACARONS | • macarons n. Plural of macaron. • MACARON n. a cookie with filling in the middle. |
| MACAROON | • macaroon n. A soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough. • macaroon n. Alternative spelling of macaron. • macaroon n. (Archaic) A coarse, rude, low fellow. |
| MARCATOS | • MARCATO n. a musical passage with strong accentuation. |
| MAROCAIN | • marocain n. A heavy crepe fabric of silk, wool, or both, having a cross-ribbed texture, used for apparel. • Marocain prop.n. (Horticulture) A variety of grape. • Marocain prop.n. (Viticulture) A name used for two unrelated varieties of French wine grape, carignan and cinsault. |
| MASCARON | • mascaron n. (Architecture) A carved, ornamental face, usually human, sometimes frightening or chimeric whose alleged… • MASCARON n. a grotesque face on a doorknocker. |
| NARCOMAS | • NARCOMA n. a coma caused by the intake of narcotic drugs. |
| SARCOMAS | • sarcomas n. Plural of sarcoma. • SARCOMA n. (Greek) a tumour of connective tissue. |
| TRACHOMA | • trachoma n. (Medicine) An infectious disease of the eyelid caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. • Trachoma prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – spectral orchids. • TRACHOMA n. an eye-disease, a chronic form of conjunctivitis. |