| ARCHAEOMETRY | • archaeometry n. (Archaeology) The application of scientific techniques and methodologies to archaeology. • ARCHAEOMETRY n. the use of scientific methods in archaeology, also ARCHEOMETRY. |
| 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. |
| CRYMOTHERAPY | • CRYMOTHERAPY n. medical treatment using extreme cold, also CRYOTHERAPY. |
| CRYOHYDRATES | • cryohydrates n. Plural of cryohydrate. • CRYOHYDRATE n. a crystalline substance containing water and a salt in definite proportions, a eutectic crystallizing below the freezing point of water. |
| CRYPTARITHMS | • cryptarithms n. Plural of cryptarithm. • CRYPTARITHM n. an arithmetic problem in which letters have been substituted for numbers and which is solved by finding all possible pairings of digits with letters that produce a numerically correct answer. |
| CRYPTOGRAPHS | • cryptographs n. Plural of cryptograph. • CRYPTOGRAPH n. anything written in cipher, also CRYPTOGRAM. |
| CRYPTOGRAPHY | • cryptography n. The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of… • CRYPTOGRAPHY n. secret writing. |
| CURIETHERAPY | • curietherapy n. Brachytherapy. • CURIETHERAPY n. a former name for the treatment of disease by radium. |
| FRACTOGRAPHY | • fractography n. The study of fracture surfaces of materials. • FRACTOGRAPHY n. the microscopic study of fractures in metal surfaces. |
| HYPERREACTOR | • hyperreactor n. One who hyperreacts. • HYPERREACTOR n. one who reacts in the extreme. |
| 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. |
| ORCHESTRALLY | • orchestrally adv. In an orchestral manner. • ORCHESTRAL adv. relating to or composed for an orchestra, also ORCHESTRIC. |
| RHETORICALLY | • rhetorically adv. In a rhetorical manner. • rhetorically adv. With reference to rhetoric. • RHETORICAL adv. of, relating to, or concerned with rhetoric. |
| TACHYGRAPHER | • tachygrapher n. (Historical) One who writes in tachygraphy or shorthand, especially in ancient times. • TACHYGRAPHER n. a shorthand writer, also TACHYGRAPH, TACHYGRAPHIST. |
| TRACHYPTERUS | • TRACHYPTERUS n. any member of the dealfish genus Trachypterus. |