| ACCOUCHEMENT | • accouchement n. Delivery in childbed; parturition. • ACCOUCHEMENT n. (French) childbirth; a confinement. |
| AMPHICTYONIC | • amphictyonic adj. (Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council. • AMPHICTYONIC adj. applied to the ancient Greek council of state-deputies. |
| CALYCANTHEMY | • CALYCANTHEMY n. the condition of having the calyx like a corolla. |
| 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. |
| COUNTERCHARM | • countercharm n. That which counteracts a charm; a counterspell. • countercharm v. To destroy the effect of a charm upon. • COUNTERCHARM v. to destroy or dissolve the effects of (another charm). |
| COUNTERMARCH | • countermarch n. A march back along the same route. • countermarch v. To march back along the same route. • COUNTERMARCH v. to march or cause to march back or in a direction opposite to a former one. |
| 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. |
| ICONOMACHIST | • iconomachist n. One who opposes the worship of images or idols. • ICONOMACHIST n. a person who contends against the use of icons in worship. |
| MECHATRONICS | • mechatronics n. The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering… • MECHATRONICS n. a cross-disciplinary combination of mechanics, electronics, electrical engineering and computing. |
| MISCHANCIEST | • MISCHANCY adj. unlucky, happening amiss. |
| MONARCHISTIC | • monarchistic adj. Of or pertaining to monarchism. • MONARCHISTIC adj. relating to monarchism, monarchical government or principles. |
| PANCHROMATIC | • panchromatic adj. (Photography, of black and white film) sensitive to all visible colours. • panchromatic adj. (Digital imaging) sensitive to a wide range of wavelengths of light, typically most of the visible spectrum. • PANCHROMATIC adj. of photographic film, sensitive to all colours. |
| PHONOCAMPTIC | • phonocamptic adj. Reflecting sound. • PHONOCAMPTIC adj. reflecting sound, echoing; relating to echoes. |
| TECHNOMANIAC | • technomaniac n. (Colloquial) A person with a keen interest in modern technology. • TECHNOMANIAC n. one with an excessive enthusiasm for technology. |