| CALORESCENCE | • calorescence n. (Dated, physics) The absorption of infrared radiation and subsequent emission of visible light. • CALORESCENCE n. the transmutation of heat rays into luminous rays. |
| CEDRELACEOUS | • cedrelaceous adj. (Botany) Relating to the plant family Cedrelaceae, now subfamily Cedreloideae in family Meliaceae. • CEDRELACEOUS adj. belonging to the Cedrela family, a tropical genus allied to mahogany. |
| CHOLESTERATE | • cholesterate n. (Organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of cholesteric acid. • CHOLESTERATE n. a salt of cholesteric acid. |
| CLOVERLEAVES | • cloverleaves n. Plural of cloverleaf. • CLOVERLEAF n. the pattern made by a leaf of clover. |
| DECELERATORS | • decelerators n. Plural of decelerator. • DECELERATOR n. something that decelerates. |
| ELEEMOSYNARY | • eleemosynary adj. Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving. • eleemosynary adj. Given in charity or alms; having the nature of alms. • eleemosynary adj. Supported by charity. |
| HETEROSEXUAL | • heterosexual adj. Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex. • heterosexual n. A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism. • HETEROSEXUAL adj. attracted to the opposite sex. |
| LEASEHOLDERS | • leaseholders n. Plural of leaseholder. • LEASEHOLDER n. one who holds a lease. |
| LEOPARDESSES | • leopardesses n. Plural of leopardess. • LEOPARDESS n. a female leopard. |
| OVERBLEACHES | • overbleaches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbleach. • OVERBLEACH v. to bleach to excess. |
| OVERIDEALISE | • OVERIDEALISE v. to idealise to excess, also OVERIDEALIZE. |
| OVERLEATHERS | • OVERLEATHER n. (Shakespeare) the upper part of a shoe. |
| RECONVALESCE | • reconvalesce v. (Intransitive) To convalesce; to recover health and strength. • RECONVALESCE v. to convalesce again. |
| SELECTORATES | • selectorates n. Plural of selectorate. • SELECTORATE n. as in selectorate theory, a political term. |
| SOREHEADEDLY | • SOREHEADED adv. irritable, grumpy. |
| SPERMATOCELE | • spermatocele n. A retention cyst of a tubule of the rete testis or the head of the epididymis distended with barely… • SPERMATOCELE n. a cystic swelling of the testicle arising from the epididymis and containing sperm. |
| TEETOTALLERS | • teetotallers n. Plural of teetotaller. • TEETOTALLER n. one who does not drink alcohol, also TEETOTALER, TEETOTALIST. |
| TELESOFTWARE | • telesoftware n. (Computing, dated) The broadcasting of software for home computers via Teletext, viewdata systems, etc. • TELESOFTWARE n. software that is transmitted to users by means of a teletext or viewdata system. |
| TRADESPEOPLE | • tradespeople n. Plural of tradesperson. • TRADESPEOPLE n. people engaged in trade. |