| ARCHAEOMETRY | • archaeometry n. (Archaeology) The application of scientific techniques and methodologies to archaeology. • ARCHAEOMETRY n. the use of scientific methods in archaeology, also ARCHEOMETRY. |
| CERAMOGRAPHY | • ceramography n. (Materials science) microscopic study of ceramics. • CERAMOGRAPHY n. the historical description of types of pottery. |
| COMPURGATORY | • compurgatory adj. Compurgatorial. • COMPURGATORY adj. relating to compurgation, the clearing of an accused person by means of oaths. |
| CONFIRMATORY | • confirmatory adj. Serving to confirm something. • CONFIRMATORY adj. serving to confirm. |
| CONTEMPORARY | • contemporary adj. From the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous. • contemporary adj. Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’). • contemporary n. Someone or something living at the same time, or of roughly the same age as another. |
| CRYMOTHERAPY | • CRYMOTHERAPY n. medical treatment using extreme cold, also CRYOTHERAPY. |
| CRYPTOMERIAS | • cryptomerias n. Plural of cryptomeria. • CRYPTOMERIA n. a kind of evergreen tree. |
| HYDROMANCERS | • hydromancers n. Plural of hydromancer. • HYDROMANCER n. one who practises hydromancy. |
| HYPERSARCOMA | • hypersarcoma n. (Pathology, archaic) Synonym of hypersarcosis. • HYPERSARCOMA n. proud or fungous flesh. |
| 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. |
| LAMPROPHYRIC | • lamprophyric adj. Of or relating to lamprophyre. • LAMPROPHYRIC adj. of or like lamprophyre, a kind of basic igneous rock. |
| MARTYROLOGIC | • martyrologic adj. Of, or pertaining to, a martyrology. • MARTYROLOGIC adj. relating to martyrology, also MARTYROLOGICAL. |
| MICROCRYSTAL | • microcrystal n. A microscopic crystal. • MICROCRYSTAL n. a microscopic crystal. |
| MICROGRAVITY | • microgravity n. (Physics) A state of very low acceleration between two free floating objects, as found in sustained… • MICROGRAVITY n. a condition in space in which only minuscule forces are experienced. |
| PROCLAMATORY | • proclamatory adj. In the manner of a proclamation. • PROCLAMATORY adj. of the nature of a proclamation. |
| PYROMETRICAL | • pyrometrical adj. Pyrometric. • PYROMETRICAL adj. relating to pyrometry, the art of measuring degrees of heat, or the expansion of bodies by heat, also PYROMETRIC. |