| ACCOUTERMENT | • accouterment n. (Military, chiefly in the plural) A soldier’s equipment, other than weapons and uniform. • accouterment n. (Chiefly in the plural) An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory. • accouterment n. (By extension) An identifying yet superficial characteristic. |
| ACCOUTREMENT | • accoutrement n. (Commonwealth) Alternative form of accouterment. • ACCOUTREMENT n. (French) an accessory item of clothing or equipment, also ACCOUSTREMENT, ACCOUTERMENT, ACCUSTREMENT. |
| ANTITUMOURAL | • antitumoural adj. Antitumour. • ANTITUMOURAL adj. preventing or acting against tumours, also ANTITUMOR, ANTITUMORAL, ANTITUMOUR. |
| FRUMENTATION | • frumentation n. (Historical) The distribution of corn to the people (especially to appease them during agitation for… • FRUMENTATION n. a gift of grain bestowed on starving or rebellious people in ancient Rome. |
| MALNUTRITION | • malnutrition n. A lack of adequate nourishment. • MALNUTRITION n. inadequate or faulty nutrition. |
| MASTURBATION | • masturbation n. Manual erotic stimulation of the genitals or other erotic regions, often to orgasm, either by oneself or a partner. • masturbation n. (Figurative) A vain activity. • MASTURBATION n. the act of masturbating. |
| MATURATIONAL | • maturational adj. (Biology) Of, pertaining to, or promoting maturation. • MATURATIONAL adj. relating to maturation. |
| MENSTRUATION | • menstruation n. The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in… • menstruation n. An instance of menstruation, the part of each month during which a fertile woman menstruates. • MENSTRUATION n. the monthly discharge through the vagina of blood and other substances from the uterus in nonpregnant adult females. |
| MUTTERATIONS | • mutterations n. Plural of mutteration. • MUTTERATION n. (Richardson) complaining. |
| NIMBOSTRATUS | • nimbostratus n. (Meteorology) According to the World Meteorological Organization, a mid-level, principal cloud type… • NIMBOSTRATUS n. a type of cloud. |
| OUTMASTERING | • outmastering v. Present participle of outmaster. • OUTMASTER v. to surpass. |
| PERMUTATIONS | • permutations n. Plural of permutation. • PERMUTATION n. the arrangement of a set of things in every possible order. |
| PORTMANTEAUS | • portmanteaus n. Plural of portmanteau. • PORTMANTEAU n. (French) a case opening in two parts, used for carrying clothes while traveling, also PORTMANTLE, PORTMANTUA. |
| PORTMANTEAUX | • portmanteaux n. Plural of portmanteau. • PORTMANTEAU n. (French) a case opening in two parts, used for carrying clothes while traveling, also PORTMANTLE, PORTMANTUA. |
| PROTACTINIUM | • protactinium n. A chemical element (symbol Pa) with atomic number 91: a dense, silvery-gray actinide metal. • PROTACTINIUM n. a radioactive metallic chemical element, a member of the actinide series which occurs as a decay product in uranium ores. |
| QUANTOMETERS | • quantometers n. Plural of quantometer. • QUANTOMETER n. (tradename) an instrument for measuring proportions of elements in metallic samples. |
| TAMBOURINIST | • tambourinist n. Someone who plays the tambourine. • TAMBOURINIST n. one who plays the tambourin. |
| TRANSUMPTION | • transumption n. Act of taking from one place to another. • TRANSUMPTION n. transcription; metaphor; translation. |
| ULTRAMONTANE | • ultramontane adj. (Theology) Promoting the supremacy of the Pope. • ultramontane adj. From the other side of a mountain range, particularly the Alps. • ultramontane n. Someone who acknowledges the supremacy of the Pope. |