| ACCOUCHEMENTS | • accouchements n. Plural of accouchement. • ACCOUCHEMENT n. (French) childbirth; a confinement. |
| BEQUEATHMENTS | • bequeathments n. Plural of bequeathment. • BEQUEATHMENT n. the act of bequeathing. |
| CATECHUMENATE | • catechumenate n. The state or condition of a catechumen; the time during which one is a catechumen. • CATECHUMENATE n. the state of being a catechumen. |
| CATECHUMENISM | • catechumenism n. The religious instruction given to a catechumen. • CATECHUMENISM n. being a catechumen. |
| CINEMATHEQUES | • cinematheques n. Plural of cinematheque. • CINEMATHEQUE n. a small movie theater showing classic or avant-garde films. |
| DECAMETHONIUM | • decamethonium n. (Pharmacology) Synonym of decamethonium bromide. • DECAMETHONIUM n. a type of muscle relaxant. |
| EXANTHEMATOUS | • exanthematous adj. Of or pertaining to exanthem. • EXANTHEMATOUS adj. of or like an exanthem, a skin eruption, esp. accompanied by fever, also EXANTHEMATIC. |
| HAEMATOGENOUS | • haematogenous adj. Producing blood. • haematogenous adj. Spread by blood. • HAEMATOGENOUS adj. relating to haematogenesis, the production of blood, also HEMATOGENOUS. |
| HELIANTHEMUMS | • helianthemums n. Plural of helianthemum. • HELIANTHEMUM n. a garden flower with papery yellow or orange flowers, aka rockrose. |
| HERMENEUTICAL | • hermeneutical adj. Of or pertaining to hermeneutics, the study or theory of the methodical interpretation of text, especially holy texts. • HERMENEUTICAL adj. interpretive or explanatory, also HERMENEUTIC. |
| HEXAMETHONIUM | • hexamethonium n. (Pharmacology) Synonym of hexamethonium bromide. • HEXAMETHONIUM n. either of two compounds used as ganglionic blocking agents in the treatment of hypertension. |
| METHAQUALONES | • methaqualones n. Plural of methaqualone. • METHAQUALONE n. a type of sedative, aka quaalude. |
| PNEUMATOPHORE | • pneumatophore n. (Zoology) A gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war. • pneumatophore n. (Botany) An aerial root, in mangroves etc., specialized for gaseous exchange. • pneumatophore n. An apparatus consisting of a bag with a tube and mouthpiece, which may be attached to the body. The… |
| SULFONMETHANE | • sulfonmethane n. (Organic chemistry) A sedative drug with chemical formula C7H16O4S2; acetone diethyl sulfone. • SULFONMETHANE n. (US) a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic, also SULPHONMETHANE. |
| SURCHARGEMENT | • surchargement n. (Obsolete) The act of surcharging; a surcharge or surplus. • SURCHARGEMENT n. the act of surcharging. |
| THEOLOGOUMENA | • theologoumena n. Plural of theologoumenon. • THEOLOGOUMENON n. theological statement as opposed to divine one. |
| THERMONUCLEAR | • thermonuclear adj. Of, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures. • thermonuclear adj. Of, or relating to the use of atomic weapons based on such fusion, especially as distinguished from… • thermonuclear n. (Military) A thermonuclear weapon. |
| UNSMOTHERABLE | • unsmotherable adj. (Figurative) unquenchable. • UNSMOTHERABLE adj. that cannot be smothered. |
| VOUCHSAFEMENT | • vouchsafement n. The act of vouchsafing. • vouchsafement n. That which is vouchsafed; a gift or grant in condescension. • VOUCHSAFEMENT n. the act of vouchsafing. |