| ARCHEOMETRY | • archeometry n. (Archaeology) The application of the various techniques of science to archeology. • ARCHEOMETRY n. the use of scientific methods in archaeology, also ARCHAEOMETRY. |
| ARTHRECTOMY | • arthrectomy n. (Surgery) excision of a joint. • ARTHRECTOMY n. the surgical excision of a joint. |
| ARTHROMERIC | • ARTHROMERIC adj. relating to an arthromere. |
| CHOIRMASTER | • choirmaster n. The musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal. • CHOIRMASTER n. the leader of a choir. |
| CHRISMATORY | • chrismatory n. Part of a church set aside for the rite of confirmation. • chrismatory n. A globular ampulla or jar used to hold chrism. • CHRISMATORY n. a vessel for holding holy oil. |
| CRYPTARITHM | • cryptarithm n. Synonym of alphametic (“type of puzzle”). • CRYPTARITHM n. an arithmetic problem in which letters have been substituted for numbers and which is solved by finding all possible pairings of digits with letters that produce a numerically correct answer. |
| LACHRYMATOR | • lachrymator n. Any substance that causes tears, such as tear gas. • LACHRYMATOR n. a substance or gas causing tears, also LACRIMATOR, LACRYMATOR. |
| MATRIARCHAL | • matriarchal adj. Governed by (or as if by) a matriarch. • matriarchal adj. Governed by females, rather than by males. • MATRIARCHAL adj. of or like a matriarch. |
| MATRIARCHIC | • matriarchic adj. Matriarchal. • MATRIARCHIC adj. like a matriarch. |
| MOTHERCRAFT | • mothercraft n. The knowledge and skills associated with motherhood. • MOTHERCRAFT n. the craft of being a mother. |
| TETRADRACHM | • tetradrachm n. (Historical, numismatics) A silver coin in Ancient Greece, equivalent to four drachms. • TETRADRACHM n. (Greek) a unit of Greek currency. |
| THERMOBARIC | • thermobaric adj. Describing various weapons that use atmospheric oxygen to produce a blast wave of a significantly longer… • thermobaric n. A thermobaric weapon. • THERMOBARIC adj. of a weapon, using a combination of heat and pressure to create a blast more powerful than that of conventional explosives. |
| TRENCHERMAN | • trencherman n. Alternative form of trencher-man. • trencher-man n. (Obsolete) A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer. • trencher-man n. (Obsolete) A cook. |
| TRICHROMATS | • trichromats n. Plural of trichromat. • TRICHROMAT n. someone who has normal colour vision. |