| ACONITUMS | • aconitums n. Plural of aconitum. • ACONITUM n. (Latin) the poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it, also ACONITE. |
| ACTINIUMS | • actiniums n. Plural of actinium. • ACTINIUM n. a radioactive metallic chemical element, atomic number 89, the first element of the actinide series. |
| ANTIMUSIC | • antimusic n. (Music) Any form of music that defies convention to such a degree that some people would not recognise it as musical. • antimusic adj. Opposing music. • ANTIMUSIC n. music intended to overthrow traditional conventions. |
| AUTECISMS | • AUTECISM n. the development of the entire life cycle of a parasite on a single host, also AUTOECISM. |
| AUTOECISM | • autoecism n. (Ecology, of a parasite or dependent organism) The fact of completing an entire life cycle on a single host species. • autoecism n. (Botany, of a plant) The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant. • AUTOECISM n. the development of the entire life cycle of a parasite on a single host, also AUTECISM. |
| CANTICUMS | • CANTICUM n. (Latin) a canticle, a part-song in an ancient play. |
| CAUTERISM | • cauterism n. (Archaic) The use or application of a caustic; cautery. • CAUTERISM n. the use or application of a caustic. |
| CERASTIUM | • cerastium n. (Botany) Any of several plants of the genus Cerastium, such as mouse-eared chickweed. • Cerastium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – mouse-ear chickweed. • CERASTIUM n. any low ground-covering plant of the genus Cerastium, that includes the alpine mouse-ear chickweed. |
| COMITATUS | • comitatus n. (Historical) A group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader. • comitatus n. (Historical) A county, shire. • COMITATUS n. (Latin) a band of warriors who escort a prince. |
| MAIEUTICS | • maieutics n. (Uncommon) Synonym of Socratic method. • MAIEUTICS n. the Socratic mode of enquiry, serving to bring out a person's latent ideas into clear consciousness. |
| MASCULIST | • masculist adj. Of or relating to masculism. • masculist n. A proponent or supporter of masculism. • MASCULIST n. an advocate of the rights of men. |
| MAULSTICK | • maulstick n. (Art) A short stick with a pad on one end, used by a painter to steady their hand, and to prevent it… • MAULSTICK n. (Dutch) a stick used by painters to steady the hand, also MAHLSTICK, MALSTICK. |
| MULTICAST | • multicast adj. (Programming, of a delegate) Having multiple targets, such that a call to the delegate triggers a call to each target. • multicast n. (Computing, networking) The simultaneous transmission of data to several destinations on a network. • MULTICAST n. a broadcast from one source simultaneously to several receivers. |
| MUSTACHIO | • mustachio n. A mustache, especially a large or lush one. • mustachio v. To adorn with a mustachio, or something that resembles a mustachio. • MUSTACHIO n. (Spanish) a large, elegantly curling moustache, also MOUSTACHIO. |
| PUMICATES | • pumicates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pumicate. • PUMICATE v. to make smooth with pumice. |
| SALICETUM | • salicetum n. A group of willow trees. • SALICETUM n. (Latin) a willow plantation. |
| SIMULCAST | • simulcast n. A program or event that is broadcast across more than one medium or service at the same time. • simulcast v. To broadcast a program or event across more than one medium or service at the same time. • SIMULCAST v. to broadcast simultaneously on radio and television. |
| STRUMATIC | • strumatic adj. Scrofulous; strumous. • STRUMATIC adj. scrofulous; having strumae, also STRUMOSE, STRUMOUS. |
| SUBATOMIC | • subatomic adj. (Physics) Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such… • subatomic adj. Relating to something that is smaller in scale than the diameter of a hydrogen atom. • sub-atomic adj. Alternative spelling of subatomic. |
| VIATICUMS | • viaticums n. Plural of viaticum. • VIATICUM n. (Latin) an allowance for travelling expenses. |