| ARCHDUKEDOM | • archdukedom n. The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy. • ARCHDUKEDOM n. the domain of an archduke. |
| ARCHEGONIUM | • archegonium n. (Botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell)… • ARCHEGONIUM n. the structure on the pteridophyte prothallus that produces the sessile female gametes. |
| AUXOCHROMES | • auxochromes n. Plural of auxochrome. • AUXOCHROME n. a group of atoms that can be attached to a chromogen to convert it into a dye. |
| AVOUCHMENTS | • avouchments n. Plural of avouchment. • AVOUCHMENT n. (archaic) the act of avouching; positive declaration. |
| CHAMPERTOUS | • champertous adj. Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty. • CHAMPERTOUS adj. relating to champerty, an illegal contract to finance a lawsuit for a percentage fee. |
| CHLAMYDEOUS | • chlamydeous adj. (Botany) That has a perianth. • CHLAMYDEOUS adj. having a perianth. |
| ESCARMOUCHE | • escarmouche n. (Obsolete) A skirmish. • ESCARMOUCHE n. (obsolete) a skirmish. |
| EUCHROMATIC | • euchromatic adj. Of or pertaining to euchromatin. • EUCHROMATIC adj. of or like euchromatin. |
| EUCHROMATIN | • euchromatin n. (Genetics) uncoiled dispersed threads of chromosomal material that occurs during interphase; it stains… • EUCHROMATIN n. the part of chromatin that is genetically active and is largely composed of genes. |
| GUACHAMOLES | • GUACHAMOLE n. (Nahuatl) a kind of dip, also GUACAMOLE. |
| HERCOGAMOUS | • hercogamous adj. (Botany) Not capable of self-fertilization; said of hermaphrodite flowers in which some structural obstacle… • HERCOGAMOUS adj. related to hercogamy, the prevention of self-pollination in plants. |
| HOMONUCLEAR | • homonuclear adj. (Chemistry, of a molecule) Having atoms of only one element, especially having elements of only a single isotope. • homonuclear adj. (Organic chemistry, of a reaction etc) Taking place within the same ring of a compound. • HOMONUCLEAR adj. of or relating to a molecule composed of identical nuclei. |
| HUMECTATION | • humectation n. A moistening. • HUMECTATION n. the act of moistening. |
| MAILPOUCHES | • MAILPOUCH n. a mailbag. |
| MENTHACEOUS | • menthaceous adj. (Botany) mint-like (of genus Mentha, tribe Mentheae, or the obsolete family Menthaceae). • MENTHACEOUS adj. belonging to the mint family. |
| MUSTACHIOED | • mustachioed v. Simple past tense and past participle of mustachio. • mustachioed adj. Alternative form of moustachioed. • MUSTACHIOED adj. having a mustachio. |
| RHAMNACEOUS | • rhamnaceous adj. Of or pertaining to plants in the family Rhamnaceae, the buckthorns. • RHAMNACEOUS adj. relating to the buckthorn family. |
| SCARAMOUCHE | • Scaramouche prop.n. A roguish clown character from the 16th-century Italian commedia dell’arte. • SCARAMOUCHE n. a bragging cowardly buffoon, also SCARAMOUCH. |