| CAMPANERO | • campanero n. The bellbird of South America. • CAMPANERO n. (Spanish) the bellbird of South America. |
| COMPANDER | • compander n. Any device used for companding. • COMPANDER n. a system of transmitting or reproducing sound by compressing and then re-expanding the volume-range, also COMPANDOR. |
| COMPANDOR | • compandor n. (Electronics) Any device used in companding. • COMPANDOR n. a system of transmitting or reproducing sound by compressing and then re-expanding the volume-range, also COMPANDER. |
| COMPARING | • comparing v. Present participle of compare. • COMPARE v. to scrutinise for similarities. |
| CRAMPONED | • cramponed v. Simple past tense and past participle of crampon. • CRAMPON v. to climb using a kind of spiked boot. |
| CRAMPOONS | • crampoons n. Plural of crampoon. • CRAMPOON n. a device for raising heavy objects, also CRAMPET. |
| MARCHPANE | • marchpane n. Obsolete form of marzipan. • MARCHPANE n. (Italian) an old name for marzipan, a confection of ground almonds, egg whites, and sugar. |
| MEPACRINE | • mepacrine n. (Pharmacology) Synonym of quinacrine. • MEPACRINE n. a bitter yellow powder, aka atebrin, formerly used against malaria. |
| MERCAPTAN | • mercaptan n. (Chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds of sulphur, ( R1.S.R2 ); they tend to be foul-smelling… • MERCAPTAN n. a substance analogous to an alcohol, with sulphur instead of oxygen. |
| MONOCARPS | • monocarps n. Plural of monocarp. • MONOCARP n. a plant that yields fruit only once before dying. |
| PANORAMIC | • panoramic adj. Of or pertaining to a panorama; with a wide view. • panoramic n. (Photography) A panoramic image. • PANORAMIC adj. relating to a panorama, a wide or complete view. |
| PARCHMENT | • parchment n. Material, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing. • parchment n. A document made on such material. • parchment n. A diploma (traditionally written on parchment). |
| PARCIMONY | • parcimony n. Obsolete form of parsimony. • PARCIMONY n. (archaic) sparingness or reluctance in the spending of money, also PARSIMONY. |
| PARONYMIC | • paronymic adj. Being or relating to a paronym. • PARONYMIC adj. of or like a paronym. |
| PERMEANCE | • permeance n. A measure of the degree to which a material allows a fluid to permeate it. • permeance n. (Physics) The reciprocal of reluctance in a magnetic circuit; the analogue of conductance in an electrical circuit. • PERMEANCE n. the property of allowing the passage of lines of magnetic flux. |
| PYROMANCY | • pyromancy n. Divination by fire; the use of fire to supernaturally gain information. • pyromancy n. The magical power of conjuring or controlling fire. • PYROMANCY n. divination by the use of fire. |