| AMMONIAC | • ammoniac adj. Of or relating to ammonia, or possessing its properties. • ammoniac n. Alternative form of ammoniacum. • AMMONIAC n. a gum resin. |
| AMMONIAS | • ammonias n. Plural of ammonia. • AMMONIA n. a pungent compound. |
| AMMONIFY | • ammonify v. (Transitive) To treat with ammonia; to ammoniate. • AMMONIFY v. to treat with ammonia. |
| AMMONITE | • ammonite n. (Paleontology) Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal. • ammonite n. An explosive prepared from a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate; a form of amatol, popular in Eastern… • Ammonite n. A native or inhabitant of Ammon. |
| AMMONIUM | • ammonium n. (Inorganic chemistry) The univalent NH4+ cation, derived by the protonation of ammonia. • ammonium n. (Organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any similar cation formed by replacing one or more hydrogen… • AMMONIUM n. the ion NH4+, which occurs in the salts formed by ammonia and in ammonia solutions. |
| AMMONOID | • ammonoid n. An extinct cephalopod of the subclass Ammonoidea (including ammonites). • ammonoid adj. Characteristic of an ammonite. • AMMONOID n. the coiled shell of an extinct mollusk, also AMMONITE. |
| MAINBOOM | • mainboom n. (Nautical) The boom (spar) of the mainsail. • MAINBOOM n. the spar that extends the foot of a fore-and-aft mainsail. |
| MAKIMONO | • makimono n. A type of Japanese hand scroll which unrolls horizontally, or laterally on a flat surface. • makimono n. Rolled sushi; makizushi. • MAKIMONO n. (Japanese) a Japanese ornamental scroll. |
| MAMBOING | • mamboing v. Present participle of mambo. • MAMBO v. to dance the mambo. |
| MANIFORM | • maniform adj. Having the form of a hand. • MANIFORM adj. having the form of a hand. |
| MONADISM | • monadism n. (Philosophy) A metaphysical theory, introduced by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, based on elementary particles… • MONADISM n. the theory that there exist ultimate units of being. |
| MONAMINE | • monamine n. Archaic form of monoamine. • MONAMINE n. an amine containing only one amino group. |
| MONOMIAL | • monomial adj. Being or relating to a polynomial consisting of one term. • monomial n. (Mathematics) A single term consisting of a product of numbers and variables with positive integer exponents. • MONOMIAL n. an algebraic expression consisting of a single term. |
| MORTMAIN | • mortmain n. (Law) The perpetual, inalienable possession of lands by a corporation or non-personal entity such as a church. • mortmain n. (Literary) A strong and inalienable possession. • MORTMAIN n. (French) the perpetual ownership of property by institutions such as churches. |
| NOMADISM | • nomadism n. The way of life of a nomad or nomads. • NOMADISM n. the mode of life of a nomad. |
| SEMINOMA | • seminoma n. (Medicine) A form of testicular cancer. • SEMINOMA n. a malignant tumour of the testicle. |
| WOMANISM | • womanism n. An extension to feminism that incorporates respect for women of all races and classes. • WOMANISM n. a belief in or respect for women. |