| ACCOUCHEMENT | • accouchement n. Delivery in childbed; parturition. • ACCOUCHEMENT n. (French) childbirth; a confinement. |
| AEROMECHANIC | • aeromechanic n. A mechanic in the aircraft industry. • AEROMECHANIC n. an aircraft mechanic. |
| CATECHUMENAL | • catechumenal adj. Of or pertaining to a catechumen, or to the process and preparation for baptism. • CATECHUMENAL adj. of or like a catechumen, also CATECHUMENICAL. |
| CHEIROMANCER | • cheiromancer n. Alternative form of chiromancer. • CHEIROMANCER n. one who claims to divine by means of palmistry, also CHIROMANCER. |
| CHIMNEYPIECE | • chimneypiece n. A mantelpiece. • CHIMNEYPIECE n. an ornamental construction over and around a fireplace that includes the mantel. |
| CHROMOCENTER | • chromocenter n. An irregular mass of heterochromatin in some chromosomes. • CHROMOCENTER n. a densely staining aggregation of heterochromatic regions in the nucleus of some cells, also CHROMOCENTRE. |
| CHROMOCENTRE | • chromocentre n. Synonym of karyosome. • CHROMOCENTRE n. a densely staining aggregation of heterochromatic regions in the nucleus of some cells, also CHROMOCENTER. |
| COENENCHYMAS | • COENENCHYMA n. gelatinous material uniting the polyps of an anthozoan colony. |
| COENENCHYMES | • COENENCHYME n. the gelatinous framework between polyps of an anthozoan colony. |
| ENCROACHMENT | • encroachment n. An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion. • encroachment n. An intrusion upon another’s possessions or rights; infringement. • encroachment n. That which is gained by such unlawful intrusion. |
| GEOMECHANICS | • geomechanics n. (Geology) The mechanics of rocks and soil. • GEOMECHANICS n. the study and application of rock and soil mechanics. |
| MNEMOTECHNIC | • mnemotechnic adj. Of or pertaining to mnemotechny. • MNEMOTECHNIC n. a mnemonic. |
| NAMECHECKING | • namechecking v. Present participle of namecheck. • name-checking n. Synonym of name-dropping. • NAMECHECK v. to mention by name. |
| SARCENCHYMES | • SARCENCHYME n. a soft tissue of sponges with close-packed cells and reduced gelatinous matrix. |
| SCLERENCHYMA | • sclerenchyma n. (Botany) A mechanical ground tissue, impermeable to water, which consists of cells having narrow lumen… • sclerenchyma n. (Zoology) The hard calcareous deposit in the tissues of the stony corals (Anthozoa). • SCLERENCHYMA n. plant tissue consisting of cells with thick lignified walls. |