| ACCOUCHEMENT | • accouchement n. Delivery in childbed; parturition. • ACCOUCHEMENT n. (French) childbirth; a confinement. |
| ACCOUPLEMENT | • accouplement n. (Rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union. • accouplement n. (Rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace. • ACCOUPLEMENT n. a timber joist or beam that serves as a tie or support. |
| ACCOUTERMENT | • accouterment n. (Military, chiefly in the plural) A soldier’s equipment, other than weapons and uniform. • accouterment n. (Chiefly in the plural) An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory. • accouterment n. (By extension) An identifying yet superficial characteristic. |
| ACCOUTREMENT | • accoutrement n. (Commonwealth) Alternative form of accouterment. • ACCOUTREMENT n. (French) an accessory item of clothing or equipment, also ACCOUSTREMENT, ACCOUTERMENT, ACCUSTREMENT. |
| ACCUSTREMENT | • ACCUSTREMENT n. (obsolete) accoutrement, also ACCOUSTREMENT, ACCOUTERMENT, ACCOUTREMENT. |
| ACTINOMYCETE | • actinomycete n. Any of various filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria, of the order Actinomycetales, that resemble fungi… • ACTINOMYCETE n. a filamentous microorganism like both bacteria and fungi, also ACTINOMYCES. |
| CALCEAMENTUM | • calceamentum n. (Historical) A red silk embroidered sandal forming part of the insignia of the Holy Roman Empire. • CALCEAMENTUM n. (Latin) a red silk embroidered sandal forming part of the insignia of the Holy Roman Empire. |
| CATECHUMENAL | • catechumenal adj. Of or pertaining to a catechumen, or to the process and preparation for baptism. • CATECHUMENAL adj. of or like a catechumen, also CATECHUMENICAL. |
| COMMUNICATEE | • communicatee n. The person who is communicated to, or who receives a communication. • COMMUNICATEE n. one who is communicated with. |
| CONCEALMENTS | • concealments n. Plural of concealment. • CONCEALMENT n. the act of concealing. |
| ENCROACHMENT | • encroachment n. An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion. • encroachment n. An intrusion upon another’s possessions or rights; infringement. • encroachment n. That which is gained by such unlawful intrusion. |
| METACENTRICS | • metacentrics n. Plural of metacentric. • METACENTRIC n. a chromosome having the centromere approximately in the middle, such that the two arms are of similar length. |
| METACERCARIA | • metacercaria n. The encysted stage of a trematode parasite (flukes) in the tissues of an intermediate host. • METACERCARIA n. a parasitic trematode in encysted form. |
| MOLECATCHERS | • molecatchers n. Plural of molecatcher. • MOLECATCHER n. a person whose business is to catch moles. |
| PREECLAMPTIC | • preeclamptic adj. Of or pertaining to preeclampsia. • preeclamptic adj. Before eclampsia. • preeclamptic n. An individual who has preeclampsia. |
| REACCLIMATED | • reacclimated v. Simple past tense and past participle of reacclimate. |
| REACCLIMATES | • reacclimates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reacclimate. |
| REACCUSTOMED | • reaccustomed v. Simple past tense and past participle of reaccustom. • REACCUSTOM v. to get used to again. |
| RECEPTACULUM | • receptaculum n. (Anatomy) A receptacle. • RECEPTACULUM n. (Latin) a receptacle. |
| TACHEOMETRIC | • TACHEOMETRIC adj. relating to tacheometry, the rapid measurement of points on a survey, such as distance, elevation, etc., also TACHEOMETRICAL. |