| AMAUROTIC | • amaurotic adj. Pertaining to or suffering from amaurosis. • AMAUROTIC adj. relating to amaurosis, partial or total blindness, without apparent change in the eye. |
| AMBULACRA | • ambulacra n. Plural of ambulacrum. • AMBULACRUM n. a radial band in the shell of an echinoderm, bearing rows of pores through which the tube-feet protrude. |
| CALDARIUM | • caldarium n. In Roman baths, the hottest room, with a plunge-pool. It preceded the tepidarium and frigidarium. • caldarium n. In modern spas, a room with a hot floor. • CALDARIUM n. (Latin) a hot room in a Roman bathhouse. |
| CALVARIUM | • calvarium n. (Anatomy) The upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw). • CALVARIUM n. (Latin) the dome of the skull. |
| CARDAMUMS | • cardamums n. Plural of cardamum. • CARDAMUM n. a spice consisting of or made from the seed capsules of various Indo-Malayan plants, also CARDAMOM, CARDAMON. |
| CAUCHEMAR | • cauchemar n. (Folklore) A demon or witch in French folklore that drains a sleeping person’s energy by night. • CAUCHEMAR n. (French) a nightmare. |
| DOCUDRAMA | • docudrama n. A type of drama (a film, a television show, or a play) that combines elements of documentary and drama… • docu-drama n. Alternative form of docudrama. • DOCUDRAMA n. a play or film representing real events. |
| DULCAMARA | • dulcamara n. (Medicine, archaic) The dried young branches of the woody nightshade (Solanum dulcamara), formerly used… • Dulcamara prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – synonymized with Solanum. • Dulcamara prop.n. A taxonomic section within the family Solanaceae – Solanum sect. Dulcamara. |
| GAMARUCHE | • GAMARUCHE v. to practise cunnilingus or fellatio, also GAMAHUCHE. |
| MACRURANS | • macrurans n. Plural of macruran. • MACRURAN n. any of a suborder of crustaceans. |
| MANURANCE | • manurance n. (Obsolete) cultivation. • MANURANCE n. (archaic) cultivation. |
| MATRICULA | • matricula n. (Obsolete) A register of students who are enrolled. • matricula n. (Obsolete) A document indicating that a student has passed a course of study. • matricula n. An identification card issued by the Mexican consulate. |
| SACCHARUM | • saccharum n. (Archaic) Invert sugar. • Saccharum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – the sugar canes. • SACCHARUM n. a genus of tall tropical grasses including the sugar cane. |
| SACRARIUM | • sacrarium n. (Historical) In Ancient Rome, a place where sacred objects were kept, either in a temple (the adytum)… • sacrarium n. The area surrounding the altar of a Christian church; the sanctuary or piscina. Sometimes specifically… • sacrarium n. (Anatomy) The complex sacrum of any bird. |
| SIMULACRA | • simulacra n. Plural of simulacrum. • SIMULACRUM n. (Latin) an image, a semblance, also SIMULACRE. |
| 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. |
| TRAUMATIC | • traumatic adj. Of, caused by, or causing trauma. • traumatic adj. (Medicine, dated) Of or relating to wounds; applied to wounds. • traumatic adj. (Dated) Adapted to the cure of wounds; vulnerary. |
| UMBRACULA | • umbracula n. Plural of umbraculum. • UMBRACULUM n. (Latin) an umbrella or umbrella-like structure. |