| BARLEYCORNS | • barleycorns n. Plural of barleycorn. • BARLEYCORN n. an old unit of length equal to one-third inch. |
| CHRYSAROBIN | • chrysarobin n. (Organic chemistry) A bitter yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding… • CHRYSAROBIN n. goa powder, a bitter yellow powder obtained from a Brazilian tree, used as a purgative and in the treatment of skin disease. |
| CONTRARIETY | • contrariety n. Opposition or contrariness; cross-purposes, marked contrast. • CONTRARIETY n. the state of being contrary. |
| CONTRARYING | • contrarying v. Present participle of contrary. • CONTRARY v. to oppose, contradict. |
| CONTRAYERVA | • contrayerva n. Dorstenia contrajerva, a South American plant whose aromatic root is sometimes used in medicine as a… • CONTRAYERVA n. a tropical American plant of the mulberry family, once believed to be an antidote to poisons. |
| COPARCENARY | • coparcenary n. (Law) Joint inheritance or ownership of property. • COPARCENARY n. joint heirship or ownership, also COPARCENERY. |
| COPARCENERY | • COPARCENERY n. joint heirship or ownership, also COPARCENARY. |
| CORDWAINERY | • cordwainery n. Shoemaking. • CORDWAINERY n. (archaic) the craft of shoemaking. |
| CRANIOMETRY | • craniometry n. The practice of taking measurements of the skull. • CRANIOMETRY n. a science dealing with cranial measurement. |
| CRIMINATORY | • criminatory adj. Relating to, or involving, crimination; accusing. • CRIMINATORY adj. involving crimination, also CRIMINATIVE. |
| FERROCYANIC | • ferrocyanic adj. (Inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a ferrocyanide. • FERROCYANIC adj. pertaining to a ferrocyanide. |
| FRACTIONARY | • fractionary adj. (Obsolete) fractional. • FRACTIONARY adj. fractional, fragmentary. |
| GRANOPHYRIC | • granophyric adj. (Petrology) Having a texture resembling that of classic granophyre. • GRANOPHYRIC adj. of or like a granophyre. |
| HYDROCARBON | • hydrocarbon n. (Organic chemistry) A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms. • HYDROCARBON n. a compound of hydrogen and carbon with nothing else, occurring notably in oil, natural gas and coal. |
| HYDROMANCER | • hydromancer n. One who practices hydromancy. • HYDROMANCER n. one who practises hydromancy. |
| PYRENOCARPS | • PYRENOCARP n. a perithecium, a small fruiting body containing ascospores. |
| PYROMANCERS | • pyromancers n. Plural of pyromancer. • PYROMANCER n. one who engages in pyromancy, divination by the use of fire. |
| RANCOROUSLY | • rancorously adv. In a rancorous manner. • RANCOROUS adv. full of rancour. |
| REACTIONARY | • reactionary adj. (Politics) Favoring a return to an alleged, mythical golden age of the past; anti-progressive. • reactionary adj. (Chemistry) Of, pertaining to, participating in, or inducing a chemical reaction. • reactionary adj. In reaction to; as a result of. |
| SUBCONTRARY | • subcontrary adj. Contrary in an inferior degree. • subcontrary n. (Logic) Either of a pair of propositions at least one of which must be true. • SUBCONTRARY n. a proposition so related to another that though both may be true they cannot both be false. |