| ACCELERATORY | • acceleratory adj. Accelerative. • ACCELERATORY adj. tending to cause acceleration, also ACCELERATIVE. |
| ACCRETIONARY | • accretionary adj. Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion. • ACCRETIONARY adj. relating to accretion, also ACCRETIVE. |
| APPRECIATORY | • appreciatory adj. Showing appreciation; appreciative. • APPRECIATORY adj. showing appreciation. |
| ARCHAEOMETRY | • archaeometry n. (Archaeology) The application of scientific techniques and methodologies to archaeology. • ARCHAEOMETRY n. the use of scientific methods in archaeology, also ARCHEOMETRY. |
| ARTICULATORY | • articulatory adj. (Phonology) Of or pertaining to articulation; phonetic. • articulatory adj. (Medicine) Related to the specific articulation function of a joint. • ARTICULATORY adj. of or relating to articulation. |
| CARBOHYDRATE | • carbohydrate n. (Organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant. • carbohydrate n. (Colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates. • CARBOHYDRATE n. a compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen; extended to similar compounds, the sugars and starches which form the main source of energy in food. |
| CHARTERPARTY | • charterparty n. A contract between a shipowner and a merchant, under which a ship is hired for the conveyance of goods etc. • CHARTERPARTY n. the common written form in which a contract of affreightment is expressed. |
| CHARTOGRAPHY | • CHARTOGRAPHY n. the drawing of maps, also CARTOGRAPHY. |
| CLAPTRAPPERY | • claptrappery n. Claptrap; nonsense. • CLAPTRAPPERY n. nonsense, claptrap. |
| CONTRAYERVAS | • contrayervas n. Plural of contrayerva. • CONTRAYERVA n. a tropical American plant of the mulberry family, once believed to be an antidote to poisons. |
| FRACTOGRAPHY | • fractography n. The study of fracture surfaces of materials. • FRACTOGRAPHY n. the microscopic study of fractures in metal surfaces. |
| LACHRYMATORS | • lachrymators n. Plural of lachrymator. • LACHRYMATOR n. a substance or gas causing tears, also LACRIMATOR, LACRYMATOR. |
| LACHRYMATORY | • lachrymatory adj. Pertaining to or causing tears. • lachrymatory n. (Archaeology) A vase supposedly intended to hold tears; formerly used by archaeologists to designate… • LACHRYMATORY n. a narrow-necked vase; a tear-bottle. |
| ORATORICALLY | • oratorically adv. In an oratorical manner. • ORATORICAL adv. of or like an orator. |
| PARTICULARLY | • particularly adv. (Focus) Especially, extremely. • particularly adv. (Degree) To a great extent. • particularly adv. Specifically, uniquely or individually. |
| PROCLAMATORY | • proclamatory adj. In the manner of a proclamation. • PROCLAMATORY adj. of the nature of a proclamation. |
| PYROTARTARIC | • pyrotartaric adj. (Chemistry) of, or relating to pyrotartaric acid or its derivatives. • PYROTARTARIC adj. as in pyrotartaric acid. |
| SACRAMENTARY | • sacramentary adj. Of or pertaining a sacrament or the sacraments; sacramental. • sacramentary adj. Of or pertaining to the Sacramentarians. • sacramentary n. (Roman Catholicism) An ancient book of the Roman Catholic Church, containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc. |
| TACHYGRAPHER | • tachygrapher n. (Historical) One who writes in tachygraphy or shorthand, especially in ancient times. • TACHYGRAPHER n. a shorthand writer, also TACHYGRAPH, TACHYGRAPHIST. |
| TRANSPARENCY | • transparency n. (Uncountable) The quality of being transparent; transparence. • transparency n. (Uncountable) Openness; accessibility to scrutiny. • transparency n. (Countable, art) A transparent artwork, viewable by shining light through it. |