| ACHROMATOUS | • achromatous adj. Lacking normal colour; colourless. • ACHROMATOUS adj. having little or no colour. |
| ACROPHOBIAS | • acrophobias n. Plural of acrophobia. • ACROPHOBIA n. fear of heights. |
| AGORAPHOBIC | • agoraphobic n. One who suffers from agoraphobia. • agoraphobic adj. Of, pertaining to or suffering from agoraphobia. • AGORAPHOBIC n. one with a morbid fear of open spaces. |
| ANACHRONOUS | • anachronous adj. Anachronistic. • ANACHRONOUS adj. relating to anachronism. |
| ANCHORWOMAN | • anchorwoman n. A female anchorperson. • anchorwoman n. (Athletics) The most reliable female runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last. • ANCHORWOMAN n. a female anchorman. |
| APOCHROMATS | • apochromats n. Plural of apochromat. • APOCHROMAT n. an apochromatic lens or instrument. |
| ARACHNOLOGY | • arachnology n. The study of the Arachnida. • ARACHNOLOGY n. the study of spiders. |
| ARCHAEOLOGY | • archaeology n. The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains… • archæology n. Archaic spelling of archaeology. • ARCHAEOLOGY n. the study of ancient human artefacts, also ARCHEOLOGY. |
| CHAULMOOGRA | • chaulmoogra n. A tree found in Southeast Asia, Hydnocarpus wightiana, which yields an oil that was formerly used as… • CHAULMOOGRA n. a kind of Asian tree, yielding an oil used in the treatment of leprosy, also CHAULMUGRA. |
| CHONDROMATA | • chondromata n. Plural of chondroma. • CHONDROMA n. a benign cartilaginous growth. |
| CHOREODRAMA | • choreodrama n. A drama acted out in dance. • CHOREODRAMA n. dance drama performed by a group. |
| COPROPHAGAN | • coprophagan n. (Zoology) Any of a number of beetles that feeds on dung. • COPROPHAGAN n. a beetle that lives in dung. |
| CORONAGRAPH | • coronagraph n. (Astronomy) A telescope that has an attachment which blocks out the direct light from the sun or other… • CORONAGRAPH n. an instrument for viewing the corona of the sun. |
| HALOCARBONS | • halocarbons n. Plural of halocarbon. • HALOCARBON n. a compound consisting of carbon and one or more halogens. |
| OCTACHORDAL | • OCTACHORDAL adj. relating to an octachord. |