| ATACAMITE | • atacamite n. (Mineralogy) A green copper(II) chloride hydroxide mineral, polymorphous with botallackite. • ATACAMITE n. an oxy-chloride of copper, usually in emerald-green prismatic crystals. |
| ATAMASCOS | • atamascos n. Plural of atamasco. • ATAMASCO n. a plant of the southeastern US, bearing a single white lilylike flower. |
| ATTACKMAN | • attackman n. (Sports) A player in a position whose primary responsibility is offense. • ATTACKMAN n. a soldier or sportsman with attacking role. |
| CALAMATAS | • calamatas n. Plural of calamata. • CALAMATA n. (Modern Greek) a black olive grown in Greece, also KALAMATA. |
| CARBAMATE | • carbamate n. (Organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of carbamic acid. • CARBAMATE n. a salt or ester of carbamic acid, esp. as used as a pesticide, also CARBARYL. |
| CATACLASM | • cataclasm n. Dated form of cataclysm. • CATACLASM n. (Greek) disruption; breaking down. |
| CATAMARAN | • catamaran n. A twin-hulled ship or boat. • catamaran n. (Colloquial, rare, obsolete) A quarrelsome woman; a scold. • catamaran n. (Obsolete) A raft of three pieces of wood lashed together, the middle piece being longer than the others… |
| CATAMENIA | • catamenia n. The female period; menstrual discharge. • Catamenia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Thraupidae. • CATAMENIA n. the menstrual discharge or menses. |
| CATAPLASM | • cataplasm n. (Medicine) A poultice or plaster, spread over one’s skin as medical treatment. • CATAPLASM n. a plaster or poultice. |
| CHIASMATA | • chiasmata n. Plural of chiasma. • CHIASMA n. (Greek) a connection formed during meiosis, also CHIASM. |
| MATACHINA | • matachina n. Alternative form of matachin (“type of dance”). • matachina n. A female dancer of the matachin dance. • MATACHINA n. a female matachin, sword-dancer. |
| NACHTMAAL | • Nachtmaal n. (South Africa) Eucharist. • NACHTMAAL n. (South African) a Dutch Reformed Church Sacrament, the Lord's Supper, also NAGMAAL. |
| NARCOMATA | • NARCOMA n. a coma caused by the intake of narcotic drugs. |
| SARCOMATA | • sarcomata n. Plural of sarcoma. • SARCOMA n. (Greek) a tumour of connective tissue. |
| TACAMAHAC | • tacamahac n. A bitter balsamic resin or resinous exudation obtained from tropical American trees of the family Burseraceae… • tacamahac n. Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in North America, the balsam poplar or balm of Gilead… • TACAMAHAC n. (Nahuatl) a gum resin yielded by various tropical trees, also TACMAHACK, TAKAMAKA. |
| TACMAHACK | • tacmahack n. Archaic form of tacamahac. • TACMAHACK n. (Nahuatl) a gum resin yielded by various tropical trees, also TACAMAHAC, TAKAMAKA. |
| TAMARACKS | • tamaracks n. Plural of tamarack. • TAMARACK n. (Native American) the American or black larch. |
| TARAXACUM | • taraxacum n. (Medicine) The dried root of the dandelion once used as a tonic. • taraxacum n. A plant of the genus Taraxacum. • Taraxacum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – the dandelions and related plants. |