| ACETONEMIA | • acetonemia n. (Veterinary medicine) Presence of excessive levels of acetone in blood, sometimes occurring in cows… • ACETONEMIA n. an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood, also ACETONAEMIA. |
| ACIDOMETER | • acidometer n. A hydrometer, especially one that is used to measure the strength of an acid. • acidometer n. Any of various other devices used to measure acidity, either chemical or electronic. • ACIDOMETER n. a type of hydrometer for measuring the relative density of an acid solution, esp. the acid in a battery, also ACIDIMETER. |
| ACTINOMERE | • actinomere n. (Zoology) One of the radial segments making up the body of one of the Coelenterata or similar organism. • ACTINOMERE n. one of any opposite symmetrical or homotypic parts in animals and plants. |
| AEROMETRIC | • aerometric adj. Describing any measurement of a physical property of air (or other gases), but especially of temperature… • AEROMETRIC adj. of or pertaining to aerometry; as, aerometric investigations. |
| CEREMONIAL | • ceremonial adj. Of, relating to, or used in a ceremony. • ceremonial adj. (Archaic) Observant of ceremony, ritual, or social forms. • ceremonial n. A ceremony, or series of ceremonies, prescribed by ritual. |
| CINEMAGOER | • cinemagoer n. One who visits a cinema in order to watch a film. • cinema-goer n. A person attending the cinema. • CINEMAGOER n. one who attends the cinema. |
| COLEMANITE | • colemanite n. (Mineralogy) A white, grey or colorless mineral form of calcium borate; a principal source of boron. • COLEMANITE n. a hydrous borate of lime occurring in transparent colorless or white crystals. |
| COMEDIETTA | • comedietta n. A dramatic composition of the comedy class, but not so much elaborated as a regular comedy, and generally… • COMEDIETTA n. (Italian) a dramatic sketch; a brief comedy. |
| ECOCLIMATE | • ecoclimate n. (Ecology) The climate (or, more often, the microclimate) of a particular habitat. • ECOCLIMATE n. a local climate regarded as an ecological factor. |
| ENCOMIENDA | • encomienda n. (History, uncountable) A system in Spain and, later and more extensively, in Spanish colonies, in which… • encomienda n. (History, countable) A permission to exploit labour within the encomienda system; an enterprise established… • ENCOMIENDA n. (Spanish) a commandery or commander's district. |
| ENDAMOEBIC | • ENDAMOEBIC adj. like an endamoeba, a parasitic amoeba, also ENDAMEBIC. |
| EUDAEMONIC | • eudaemonic adj. Of or pertaining to a eudaemon. • eudaemonic adj. That produces satisfied happiness and well-being. • eudæmonic adj. Alternative spelling of eudaemonic. |
| GEOMANCIES | • geomancies n. Plural of geomancy. • GEOMANCY n. telling the future from geographical features. |
| GEOMEDICAL | • geomedical adj. Relating to geomedicine. • GEOMEDICAL adj. relating to geomedicine, the study of diseases as influenced by the geographical environment. |
| LEUCOMAINE | • leucomaine n. (Biochemistry) An animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the tissue during life; hence, a vital alkaloid… • LEUCOMAINE n. any of a group of toxic amines produced during animal metabolism. |
| MACEDOINES | • macedoines n. Plural of macedoine. • macédoines n. Plural of macédoine. • MACEDOINE n. (French) mixed diced vegetables; mixed fruit in syrup of jelly. |
| MELACONITE | • melaconite n. (Mineralogy) An earthy black oxide of copper, arising from the decomposition of other ores. • MELACONITE n. an earthy black oxide of copper, arising from the decomposition of other ores. |
| MELIACEOUS | • meliaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Meliaceae of plants of mahogany and its close relatives. • MELIACEOUS adj. relating to the Melia genus of plants which includes the neem and margosa trees. |
| NEMATOCIDE | • nematocide n. Alternative form of nematicide. • NEMATOCIDE n. a substance used to kill nematodes, also NEMATICIDE. |
| OFFICEMATE | • officemate n. Alternative spelling of office mate. • office␣mate n. One who shares an office with another. |