| ANACHRONIC | • anachronic adj. Not in the correct date order. Chronologically incorrect. • ANACHRONIC adj. out of (chronological) order; out of date, also ANACHRONICAL. |
| ANHARMONIC | • anharmonic adj. Not harmonic. Inharmonic. • anharmonic adj. (Mechanics) Exhibiting anharmonicity. • anharmonic adj. (Geometry) Describing the section of a line by four points, A, B, C, D, when their mutual distances… |
| CARBANIONS | • carbanions n. Plural of carbanion. • CARBANION n. an ion carrying a negative electrical charge at the carbon position. |
| CARBONNADE | • carbonnade n. Alternative spelling of carbonade. • CARBONNADE n. (Spanish) flesh, fowl, etc., cut across, seasoned, and broiled on coals, also CARBONADE, CARBONADO. |
| CARNATIONS | • carnations n. Plural of carnation. • CARNATION n. a double-flowering cultivated variety of the clove pink. |
| CARNIVORAN | • carnivoran adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the order Carnivora. • carnivoran n. (Zoology) Any member of the order Carnivora. |
| CARTONNAGE | • cartonnage n. The papyrus used to wrap mummies in ancient Egypt. • cartonnage n. Pasteboard. • CARTONNAGE n. (French) papyrus or linen soaked in plaster, shaped around a body; used for mummy masks and coffins, also CARTONAGE. |
| CHARDONNAY | • chardonnay n. Alternative letter-case form of Chardonnay. • Chardonnay n. (Countable) A green-skinned grape variety used to make a white wine. • Chardonnay n. (Uncountable) A variety of wine made from this grape. |
| CONNATURAL | • connatural adj. Similar in nature. • connatural adj. (Obsolete) inborn; inherent; natural. • CONNATURAL adj. connected by nature; inborn. |
| CONTRABAND | • contraband n. (Uncountable) Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess. • contraband n. (Uncountable) Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods. • contraband n. (Countable, US, historical) A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been… |
| CONTRARIAN | • contrarian n. A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially one who denounces the majority… • contrarian n. (Finance) A financial investor who tends to have an opinion of market trends at variance with most others. • contrarian adj. Pertaining to or characteristic of a contrarian. |
| ENDOCRANIA | • endocrania n. Plural of endocranium. • ENDOCRANIUM n. the thick fibrous membrane that lines the cranial cavity and forms the outermost layer of the dura mater. |
| INCANTATOR | • incantator n. One who works magic by means of incantation. • INCANTATOR n. one who utters incantations. |
| NECROMANIA | • necromania n. Obsession with death. • NECROMANIA n. the erotic love of corpses, also NECROPHILIA, NECROPHILY. |
| NONACCRUAL | • nonaccrual adj. (Finance) Not of or relating to accrual. • NONACCRUAL adj. not causing accrual. |
| NONCARDIAC | • noncardiac adj. Not cardiac; not related to the heart. • NONCARDIAC adj. not related to the heart. |
| OCTANDRIAN | • OCTANDRIAN adj. of or pertaining to the Octandria; having eight distinct stamens, also OCTANDROUS. |
| OCTONARIAN | • octonarian adj. (Prosody) Composed of eight metrical feet. • OCTONARIAN n. in prosody, a line having eight feet, also OCTONARIUS. |