| COMPACTURE | • compacture n. (Obsolete) The fact of being closely put together; compact nature or structure. • COMPACTURE n. (Spenser) close union or knitting together. |
| DAMPCOURSE | • damp␣course n. (Construction) A layer in a wall, foundation etc. which prevents moisture spreading into interior areas. • DAMPCOURSE n. a horizontal layer of impervious material in a brick wall, fairly close to the ground, to stop moisture rising. |
| EUPATORIUM | • eupatorium n. (Botany) Any of the genus Eupatorium of perennial herbs. • Eupatorium prop.n. (Sensu stricto) A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – bonesets, thoroughworts, and snakeroots. • Eupatorium prop.n. (Sensu lato) A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – all of Eupatorium sensu stricto and more… |
| MOUSETRAPS | • mousetraps n. Plural of mousetrap. • mousetraps v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mousetrap. • MOUSETRAP v. to catch in a mousetrap. |
| NEUROPLASM | • neuroplasm n. The protoplasm of a nerve cell. • NEUROPLASM n. the protoplasm of a nerve cell. |
| PAUPERDOMS | • PAUPERDOM n. the state of being a pauper. |
| PETROLATUM | • petrolatum n. Petroleum jelly. • PETROLATUM n. petroleum jelly. |
| PNEUMOGRAM | • pneumogram n. (Medicine) A record (often overnight) of the respiratory movements of a subject by the use of pneumography. • PNEUMOGRAM n. an X-ray photograph made by a pneumograph. |
| PRAETORIUM | • praetorium n. Alternative form of pretorium. • prætorium n. Alternative form of pretorium. • PRAETORIUM n. the court or palace of the governor of a Roman province. |
| PROMULGATE | • promulgate v. (Transitive) To make known or public. • promulgate v. (Transitive) To put into effect as a regulation. • PROMULGATE v. to make known, disseminate, also PROMULGE. |
| PROPYLAEUM | • propylaeum n. (Historical, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) A vestibule or entrance, (especially) to a temple. • PROPYLAEUM n. any court or vestibule before a building or leading into any inclosure. |
| RAMPAGEOUS | • rampageous adj. Violent and boisterous; unruly. • RAMPAGEOUS adj. turbulent; unruly, also RAMPACIOUS. |
| SUPERATOMS | • superatoms n. Plural of superatom. • SUPERATOM n. a cluster of atoms behaving like a single atom. |
| SUPERMACHO | • supermacho adj. Particularly macho. • SUPERMACHO adj. very macho. |
| SUPERWOMAN | • superwoman n. (Informal) A woman who looks after a home and children as well as being employed in a full-time job. • superwoman n. A woman with superhuman powers. • SUPERWOMAN n. an exceptional woman. |
| TROPAEOLUM | • Tropaeolum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Tropaeolaceae – nasturtiums. • Tropæolum prop.n. Obsolete spelling of Tropaeolum. • TROPAEOLUM n. a genus of South American trailing plants. |