| AMERICIUM | • americium n. The chemical element (symbol Am) with an atomic number of 95. • AMERICIUM n. a white metallic transuranic element of the actinide series. |
| CAMBIFORM | • cambiform adj. (Botany) Resembling the cells of the cambium. • CAMBIFORM adj. shaped like cambium, soft tissue found in trees. |
| CIMMERIAN | • cimmerian adj. (Poetic) perpetually dark or gloomy. • cimmerian adj. (Figuratively) mentally dark; ignorant. • Cimmerian n. (Greek mythology) Any of the mythical people supposed to inhabit a land of perpetual darkness. |
| COMMISSAR | • commissar n. (Historical) An official of the Communist Party, often attached to a military unit, who was responsible… • commissar n. (Historical, Soviet Union) In the early Soviet Union, the head of a commissariat. • commissar n. (Colloquial) A political functionary whose job is to push the party or government line. Often used semi-humourously. |
| CRAMMINGS | • crammings n. Plural of cramming. • CRAMMING n. the act of stuffing full. |
| ENGRAMMIC | • engrammic adj. Relating to engrams. • ENGRAMMIC adj. related to an engram, a hypothetical change in neural tissue due to memory, also ENGRAMMATIC. |
| GRAMMATIC | • grammatic adj. Grammatical. • GRAMMATIC adj. belonging to, or according to the rules of, grammar, also GRAMMATICAL. |
| MACARISMS | • macarisms n. Plural of macarism. • MACARISM n. a beatitude. |
| MACHZORIM | • machzorim n. Plural of machzor. • MACHZOR n. (Hebrew) a Jewish prayer book, also MAHZOR. |
| METAMERIC | • metameric adj. (Biology, anatomy) Exhibiting metamerism. • metameric adj. (Obsolete, chemistry) Exhibiting structural isomerism. • METAMERIC adj. relating to a metamere, a serial division or segmentation of a body, also METAMERAL. |
| MICROBEAM | • microbeam n. (Physics) A beam having a small cross section. • MICROBEAM n. a beam of radiation of small cross-section. |
| MICROGRAM | • microgram n. (Metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10-6 grams. Symbol: μg A unit of mass equal to one millionth… • MICROGRAM n. a millionth of a gram. |
| RACEMISMS | • RACEMISM n. the quality of being racemic. |
| SCRAMMING | • scramming v. Present participle of scram. • SCRAM v. to leave quickly. |
| SCRIMMAGE | • scrimmage n. A rough fight. • scrimmage n. (US) In some team sports, especially soccer, a practice game which does not count on a team’s record. • scrimmage n. In American football or Canadian football, a play that begins with a snap from the center while opposing… |