| AUTOMORPHIC | • automorphic adj. (Geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic. • automorphic adj. (Mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular. • automorphic adj. (Mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism. |
| CAMPGROUNDS | • campgrounds n. Plural of campground. • CAMPGROUND n. the area or place (as a field or grove) used for a camp. |
| CARPOGONIUM | • carpogonium n. (Biology) The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive… • CARPOGONIUM n. an egg-bearing vessel in red algae. |
| 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. |
| CIRCUMPOLAR | • circumpolar adj. Located or found throughout a polar region. • circumpolar adj. (Astronomy) Of a celestial body, continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel. • CIRCUMPOLAR adj. continually visible above the horizon. |
| COMPACTURES | • COMPACTURE n. (Spenser) close union or knitting together. |
| COMPURGATOR | • compurgator n. Someone who vouches for another person’s innocence, trustworthiness etc. • COMPURGATOR n. one who under oath vouches for the character or conduct of an accused person. |
| COMPUTATORS | • computators n. Plural of computator. • COMPUTATOR n. a person who calculates. |
| COMPUTERATE | • computerate adj. (Informal) computer-literate. • COMPUTERATE adj. computer literate. |
| DAMPCOURSES | • damp␣courses n. Plural of damp course. • DAMPCOURSE n. a horizontal layer of impervious material in a brick wall, fairly close to the ground, to stop moisture rising. |
| IMPORTUNACY | • importunacy n. The quality of being importunate. • importunacy n. Constant demanding and pressure; importunity. • IMPORTUNACY n. the state of being importunate. |
| MACROPHYLUM | • macrophylum n. (Linguistics) A group of two or more related language phylums. • MACROPHYLUM n. a large phylum, as in New Guinea macrophylum. |
| MONOCARPOUS | • monocarpous adj. Synonym of monocarpic. • MONOCARPOUS adj. having only one ovary; producing one fruit, also MONOCARPIC. |
| PARAMOECIUM | • paramoecium n. Alternative spelling of paramecium. • PARAMOECIUM n. any freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body covered with cilia, also PARAMAECIUM, PARAMECIUM. |
| PARAMOUNTCY | • paramountcy n. The fact or condition of being paramount; supremacy, precedence. • PARAMOUNTCY n. the state of being paramount, also PARAMOUNCY. |
| PROCAMBIUMS | • PROCAMBIUM n. the young tissue of a fibrovascular bundle before its component cells have begun to be differentiated. |
| PROCTODAEUM | • proctodaeum n. Alternative spelling of proctodeum. • proctodæum n. Obsolete form of proctodeum. • PROCTODAEUM n. the posterior portion of the alimentary canal, also PROCTODEUM. |
| PULMOBRANCH | • PULMOBRANCH n. a lung-book. |