| ASCOMYCETES | • ascomycetes n. Plural of ascomycete. • Ascomycetes prop.n. Former name of Ascomycota, division of Fungi. • ASCOMYCETE n. one of the main divisions of the Fungi. |
| BEACHCOMBED | • beachcombed adj. Obtained by beachcombing. • beachcombed v. Simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb. • BEACHCOMB v. to wander along a beach looking for useful objects. |
| BEACHCOMBER | • beachcomber n. (Nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others. • beachcomber n. Any loafer around a waterfront. • beachcomber n. A person who collects marine salvage at the coast. |
| CEROMANCIES | • CEROMANCY n. divination by means of wax drippings. |
| CHAMELEONIC | • chameleonic adj. Resembling a chameleon: readily changing color or other attributes. • CHAMELEONIC adj. of or like a chameleon. |
| COENENCHYMA | • coenenchyma n. Coenenchym. • COENENCHYMA n. gelatinous material uniting the polyps of an anthozoan colony. |
| COMEBACKERS | • comebackers n. Plural of comebacker. |
| COMEUPPANCE | • comeuppance n. Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved. • come-uppance n. Alternative form of comeuppance. • COMEUPPANCE n. a deserved rebuke or penalty. |
| COMPEARANCE | • compearance n. (Scotland, law) Appearance before a judge in court. • COMPEARANCE n. the state of being a compearant. |
| COMPLACENCE | • complacence n. (Archaic) Being complacent; a feeling of contentment or satisfaction; complacency. • complacence n. (Obsolete) Delight, pleasure. • complacence n. (Obsolete) Complaisance; a willingness to comply with others’ wishes. |
| CONCEALMENT | • concealment n. The practice of keeping secrets. • concealment n. The condition of being hidden or concealed. • concealment n. (Military) protection from observation or surveillance. |
| DECAMERONIC | • Decameronic adj. Of or relating to the Decameron. • DECAMERONIC adj. of or like the Decameron. |
| DEMOCRACIES | • democracies n. Plural of democracy. • DEMOCRACY n. a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people collectively, also DEMOCRATY. |
| ECOCLIMATES | • ECOCLIMATE n. a local climate regarded as an ecological factor. |
| ESCARMOUCHE | • escarmouche n. (Obsolete) A skirmish. • ESCARMOUCHE n. (obsolete) a skirmish. |
| GEOCHEMICAL | • geochemical adj. Of or pertaining to geochemistry. • GEOCHEMICAL adj. relating to geochemistry. |
| MOLECATCHER | • molecatcher n. A person who traps and kills moles. • molecatcher n. (Slang, now rare, archaic) The vagina. • MOLECATCHER n. a person whose business is to catch moles. |
| NECROMANCER | • necromancer n. A person who practices or performs necromancy. • NECROMANCER n. one who practises necromancy. |
| OECUMENICAL | • oecumenical adj. Alternative spelling of ecumenical. • œcumenical adj. Alternative spelling of ecumenical. • OECUMENICAL adj. general; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which concerns the whole church, also ECUMENIC, ECUMENICAL, OECUMENIC. |
| RECOMPACTED | • recompacted v. Simple past tense and past participle of recompact. • RECOMPACT v. to compact or join anew. |