| AICHMOPHOBIA | • aichmophobia n. The fear of needles and other pointed or sharp objects. • AICHMOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of sharp or pointed objects. |
| APOCHROMATIC | • apochromatic adj. (Optics) Corrected for both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration. • APOCHROMATIC adj. free from chromatic and spherical aberration. |
| ASTROCOMPASS | • astrocompass n. A form of compass in which direction is evaluated by sighting stars of known position. • ASTROCOMPASS n. a navigational instrument for giving directional bearings from the centre of the earth to a particular star. |
| CAMPANOLOGER | • CAMPANOLOGER n. a bell-ringer. |
| CHROMATOPSIA | • chromatopsia n. A visual aberration in which objects appear abnormally coloured, such as xanthopsia or cyanopia. • CHROMATOPSIA n. coloured vision. |
| COMPANIONATE | • companionate adj. (Now historical) Designating a proposed type of marriage (or other partnership) in which the partners… • companionate adj. Friendly, companionable. • companionate adj. Pertaining to a (chiefly romantic) relationship that emphasises companionship and mutual respect. |
| COMPANIONWAY | • companionway n. (Nautical) a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship. • COMPANIONWAY n. the stairs from upper deck of ship to lower deck. |
| COMPLANATION | • COMPLANATION n. the state of being flattened. |
| MACROPHAGOUS | • macrophagous adj. (Zoology) That feeds on relatively large particles or prey. • MACROPHAGOUS adj. of an animal, feeding on relatively large particles of food. |
| OMPHALOMANCY | • omphalomancy n. Divination by means of a child’s navel, to learn how many children the mother may have. • OMPHALOMANCY n. predicting the number of children a mother will bear by counting the knots in her firstborn's umbilical cord. |
| PARONOMASTIC | • paronomastic adj. Of, or relating to paronomasia; punning. • PARONOMASTIC adj. relating to paronomasia, play on words, also PARONOMASTICAL. |
| PHARMACOLOGY | • pharmacology n. (Medicine) The science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use… • pharmacology n. (Medicine) The properties and reactions of drugs especially with relation to their therapeutic value. • PHARMACOLOGY n. the study of drugs. |
| POTICHOMANIA | • potichomania n. A process in which the inside of a glass vessel is painted or etched. • POTICHOMANIA n. a craze for imitating Oriental porcelain. |
| PROCLAMATION | • proclamation n. A statement which is proclaimed; formal public announcement. • PROCLAMATION n. the action of proclaiming. |
| PROCLAMATORY | • proclamatory adj. In the manner of a proclamation. • PROCLAMATORY adj. of the nature of a proclamation. |
| TAPHONOMICAL | • taphonomical adj. Alternative form of taphonomic. • TAPHONOMICAL adj. relating to taphonomy, also TAPHONOMIC. |