| ACCUSTOMARY | • accustomary adj. Usual; customary. • ACCUSTOMARY adj. made familiar by custom. |
| ARISTOCRACY | • aristocracy n. The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class. • aristocracy n. Government by such a class, or a state with such a government. • aristocracy n. A class of people considered (not normally universally) superior to others. |
| ASSOCIATORY | • ASSOCIATORY adj. characterized by or causing or resulting from association. |
| ASTROCYTOMA | • astrocytoma n. (Medicine) A cancer of the brain that originates in astrocytes. • ASTROCYTOMA n. a tumour of the central nervous system. |
| CARBOXYLASE | • carboxylase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction. • CARBOXYLASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes decarboxylation or carboxylation. |
| CASTIGATORY | • castigatory adj. Serving or tending to castigate. • castigatory n. (Obsolete) An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; the ducking stool or trebucket. • CASTIGATORY adj. tending to castigate. |
| CHARDONNAYS | • chardonnays n. Plural of chardonnay. • Chardonnays n. Plural of Chardonnay. • CHARDONNAY n. a type of grape, originally from the Burgundy region of France. |
| GASTROMANCY | • gastromancy n. Divination by interpreting the sounds and signs of the belly. • gastromancy n. Divination by noting magical visions in large-bellied glasses, sometimes described as a technique where… • GASTROMANCY n. divination by sounds from the belly. |
| LACRYMATORS | • lacrymators n. Plural of lacrymator. • LACRYMATOR n. a substance or gas causing tears, also LACHRYMATOR, LACRIMATOR. |
| LAPAROSCOPY | • laparoscopy n. (Medicine) Examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal… • LAPAROSCOPY n. an examination done via a laparoscope. |
| MASTICATORY | • masticatory n. (Chiefly medicine) Something chewed, originally as a medicine, now typically for pleasure or to increase… • masticatory adj. Of, or relating to mastication. • masticatory adj. Used for chewing. |
| MICROARRAYS | • microarrays n. Plural of microarray. • MICROARRAY n. a collection of microscopic DNA spots, aka gene chip. |
| NANOCRYSTAL | • nanocrystal n. A crystalline entity whose size is measured in nanometers; an individual nanometer-sized crystal of such a material. |
| PAPYRACEOUS | • papyraceous adj. Made of papyrus. • papyraceous adj. Of the consistency of paper; papery. • PAPYRACEOUS adj. like paper; papery. |
| PARONYCHIAS | • paronychias n. Plural of paronychia. • PARONYCHIA n. a whitlow, or felon. |
| PROSAICALLY | • prosaically adv. In a prosaic manner; straightforwardly. • PROSAICAL adv. relating to prose; dull, banal, also PROSAIC. |
| PSYCHODRAMA | • psychodrama n. A form of psychotherapy in which a patient acts a role in a context devised by a psychotherapist. • psychodrama n. A drama in this form. • psychodrama n. (Rare) A dramatic work focusing on the psychology of its characters. |
| PYROMANIACS | • pyromaniacs n. Plural of pyromaniac. • PYROMANIAC n. a sufferer from pyromania, an obsessive urge to set fire to things. |
| RAPACIOUSLY | • rapaciously adv. In a rapacious manner, greedily, with great appetite. • RAPACIOUS adv. greedy, predacious. |
| STRATOCRACY | • stratocracy n. A military government. • STRATOCRACY n. government by the military. |