| ADMINICULAR | • adminicular adj. (Obsolete) Supplying help; auxiliary; corroborative; explanatory. • ADMINICULAR adj. corroborative. |
| ANTHERIDIUM | • antheridium n. (Botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes. • ANTHERIDIUM n. the male reproductive organ of some plants, also ANTHERID. |
| AUDIOMETRIC | • audiometric adj. Of or pertaining to audiometry. • audiometric adj. Measured using an audiometer. • AUDIOMETRIC adj. relating to audiometry, the measurement of the acuity of hearing. |
| AUDITORIUMS | • auditoriums n. Plural of auditorium. • AUDITORIUM n. (Latin) the part of a theatre, lecture-hall, or other public building occupied by the audience. |
| CLINANDRIUM | • clinandrium n. (Botany) An area at the tip of the column of orchid flowers, beneath the anthers. • CLINANDRIUM n. a cavity in the upper part of the column of an orchid flower that contains the anthers. |
| DEMIURGICAL | • demiurgical adj. Synonym of demiurgic. • DEMIURGICAL adj. relating to a demiurge, also DEMIURGEOUS, DEMIURGIC. |
| DIASCORDIUM | • diascordium n. (Obsolete, pharmacology) A medicine made from dried herbs, especially Teucrium scordium. • DIASCORDIUM n. (obsolete) a medicine made from water-germander, etc. |
| DICOUMARINS | • DICOUMARIN n. a crystalline compound obtained from sweet clover hay, also DICOUMAROL, DICUMAROL. |
| DISULFIRAMS | • disulfirams n. Plural of disulfiram. • DISULFIRAM n. a compound used in the treatment of alcoholism. |
| EPICARDIUMS | • epicardiums n. Plural of epicardium. • EPICARDIUM n. (Latin) that part of the pericardium which forms the outer surface of the heart. |
| FRIGIDARIUM | • frigidarium n. (Historical, Ancient Rome) In Ancient Roman baths, a room with a bath of cold water. • FRIGIDARIUM n. (Latin) the room in Roman baths containing the final, cold, bath. |
| LIQUIDAMBAR | • liquidambar n. A resinous gum that exudes from the bark of the tree Liquidambar styraciflua. • liquidambar n. The tree itself, also called sweetgum. • Liquidambar prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Altingiaceae – the sweetgum trees, formerly classified as Hamamelidaceae. |
| MINAUDERIES | • minauderies n. Plural of minauderie. • MINAUDERIE n. (French) coquetry. |
| MINAUDIERES | • minaudières n. Plural of minaudière. • MINAUDIERE n. (French) an affected, coquettish female. |
| OPHIDIARIUM | • ophidiarium n. A place for keeping snakes. • OPHIDIARIUM n. a snake-house. |
| PERICARDIUM | • pericardium n. (Anatomy, cardiology) A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract. • PERICARDIUM n. a membranous sac containing the heart. |
| PRAESIDIUMS | • praesidiums n. Plural of praesidium. • PRAESIDIUM n. (Latin) a standing committee in the former Soviet Union. |
| QUADRIVIUMS | • quadriviums n. Plural of quadrivium. • QUADRIVIUM n. (Latin) a higher division of seven liberal arts studied in the Middle Ages, comprising arithmetic, music, astronomy, geometry. |
| SEMIDIURNAL | • semidiurnal adj. Twice daily (usually of tides). • semidiurnal adj. Accomplished in half a day. • semidiurnal adj. (Entomology) Flying in twilight. |
| SPHAERIDIUM | • sphaeridium n. (Zoology) A sense organ found on the exterior of most sea urchins, consisting of an oval or spherical… • SPHAERIDIUM n. a minute spheroidal body on the surface of a sea urchin, perhaps a sense organ. |