| ARCOGRAPH | • arcograph n. An instrument for drawing a circular arc without the use of a central point. • ARCOGRAPH n. an instrument for drawing arcs without using a central point. |
| CARPOLOGY | • carpology n. The study of the structure of seeds and fruit. • CARPOLOGY n. the study of fruits and seeds. |
| CEROGRAPH | • cerograph n. A writing on wax. • CEROGRAPH n. a writing on wax. |
| COMPARING | • comparing v. Present participle of compare. • COMPARE v. to scrutinise for similarities. |
| COOPERAGE | • cooperage n. (Uncountable) The art, trade, or products of a cooper (barrelmaker). • cooperage n. (Uncountable) The price paid to a cooper for work carried out. • cooperage n. (Countable) A cooper’s workshop. |
| COPYGRAPH | • copygraph n. (Dated) An early means of producing multiple copies of a document by means of pressing it against a… • COPYGRAPH n. a process for copying type. |
| CREOPHAGY | • creophagy n. Alternative spelling of kreophagy. • CREOPHAGY n. the act of eating meat. |
| CRYPTOGAM | • cryptogam n. Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae… • CRYPTOGAM n. a plant reproducing by spores and not seeds, e.g. ferns, mosses, fungi etc. |
| CYMOGRAPH | • cymograph n. An instrument for obtaining drawings from the mouldings of Gothic architecture. • CYMOGRAPH n. an instrument for tracing the outline of mouldings, also CYMAGRAPH. |
| ECHOGRAPH | • echograph n. An instrument that uses ultrasound to produce an echogram as a diagnostic aid. • ECHOGRAPH n. an echo-sounder, used to measure the depth of water. |
| GEOCARPIC | • geocarpic adj. Relating to geocarpy. • GEOCARPIC adj. of fruit, ripening underground. |
| PARAGOGIC | • paragogic adj. Of, relating to, or constituting, a paragoge; added to the end of, or serving to lengthen, a word. • PARAGOGIC adj. relating to a paragoge, the addition of a sound to the end of a word, also PARAGOGICAL. |
| PAREGORIC | • paregoric n. A painkiller; a medicine which soothes or relieves pain; specifically the traditional patent medicine… • paregoric adj. Assuaging or soothing pain. • PAREGORIC adj. soothing, lessening pain. |
| PICOGRAMS | • picograms n. Plural of picogram. • PICOGRAM n. a millionth of a millionth of a gram. |
| PICTOGRAM | • pictogram n. A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration. • PICTOGRAM n. a pictograph; a graphical representation. |
| POROGAMIC | • porogamic adj. (Botany) Exhibiting or relating to porogamy. • POROGAMIC adj. relating to porogamy, the fertilization of seed plants by the entry of a pollen-tube through the micropyle. |