| ADEMPTION | • ademption n. (Law) In the law of wills, the determination of what happens when property left under a will is no longer… • ADEMPTION n. the revoking by testator, donor, etc. of a legacy, donation, etc., by previously paying a sum or parting with the object bequeathed. |
| COMPANDED | • companded v. Simple past tense and past participle of compand. • COMPAND v. to put a signal through a compander (a system of clarifying sound). |
| COMPANDER | • compander n. Any device used for companding. • COMPANDER n. a system of transmitting or reproducing sound by compressing and then re-expanding the volume-range, also COMPANDOR. |
| COMPANIED | • companied v. Simple past tense and past participle of company. • COMPANY v. to associate with. |
| COMPENDIA | • compendia n. Plural of compendium. • COMPENDIUM n. (Latin) an assortment, a varied collection. |
| CRAMPONED | • cramponed v. Simple past tense and past participle of crampon. • CRAMPON v. to climb using a kind of spiked boot. |
| DIPLONEMA | • diplonema n. (Biology) The diplotene stage of meiosis. • DIPLONEMA n. a less common name for diplotene, a stage of meiotic prophase (cell division). |
| DOPAMINES | • dopamines n. Plural of dopamine. • DOPAMINE n. a chemical found in brain tissue that acts as a neurotransmitter. |
| ENDOPLASM | • endoplasm n. (Cytology) The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell. • ENDOPLASM n. the protoplasm in the interior of a cell. |
| LAMPOONED | • lampooned v. Simple past tense and past participle of lampoon. • LAMPOON v. to ridicule by personal satire. |
| MAPPEMOND | • mappemond n. Synonym of mappa mundi. • MAPPEMOND n. a map of the world. |
| MEROPIDAN | • meropidan n. Any bird (such as the bee-eaters) of the family Meropidae. • MEROPIDAN n. one of a family of birds that includes bee-eaters. |
| PADEMELON | • pademelon n. Any species of the genus Thylogale of small macropods. • pademelon n. Alternative form of paddymelon (“the plant”). • PADEMELON n. (Native Australian) any of several small wallabies, also PADDYMELON, PADYMELON. |
| PADYMELON | • padymelon n. Alternative form of pademelon. • PADYMELON n. (Native Australian) any of several small wallabies, also PADDYMELON, PADEMELON. |
| POMANDERS | • pomanders n. Plural of pomander. • POMANDER n. (French) a mixture of aromatic substances. |
| POWDERMAN | • powderman n. A man in charge of gunpowder. • POWDERMAN n. a person in charge of explosives, especially in a demolition crew. |
| PROMENADE | • promenade n. (Formal) A prom (dance). • promenade n. A walk taken for pleasure, display, or exercise; a stroll. • promenade n. A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside. |
| TAMPONADE | • tamponade n. (Medicine) The use of a tampon. • tamponade n. (Medicine) A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or… • tamponade v. (Medicine) To plug or stop with a tampon. |