| ACCOUCHEMENTS | • accouchements n. Plural of accouchement. • ACCOUCHEMENT n. (French) childbirth; a confinement. |
| AEROMECHANICS | • aeromechanics n. (Physics) The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics. • aeromechanics n. Plural of aeromechanic. • AEROMECHANICS n. the science of the mechanical properties of gases. |
| CATECHUMENISM | • catechumenism n. The religious instruction given to a catechumen. • CATECHUMENISM n. being a catechumen. |
| CHECKERBLOOMS | • checkerblooms n. Plural of checkerbloom. • CHECKERBLOOM n. a Californian malvaceous plant with pink or purple flowers. |
| CHEIROMANCERS | • cheiromancers n. Plural of cheiromancer (alternative form of chiromancers). • CHEIROMANCER n. one who claims to divine by means of palmistry, also CHIROMANCER. |
| CHEIROMANCIES | • CHEIROMANCY n. divination by means of palmistry, also CHIROMANCY. |
| CHIMNEYPIECES | • chimneypieces n. Plural of chimneypiece. • CHIMNEYPIECE n. an ornamental construction over and around a fireplace that includes the mantel. |
| CHROMOCENTERS | • chromocenters n. Plural of chromocenter. • CHROMOCENTER n. a densely staining aggregation of heterochromatic regions in the nucleus of some cells, also CHROMOCENTRE. |
| CHROMOCENTRES | • chromocentres n. Plural of chromocentre. • CHROMOCENTRE n. a densely staining aggregation of heterochromatic regions in the nucleus of some cells, also CHROMOCENTER. |
| ENCROACHMENTS | • encroachments n. Plural of encroachment. • ENCROACHMENT n. the act of encroaching. |
| MESENCEPHALIC | • mesencephalic adj. Of or pertaining to the mesencephalon. • MESENCEPHALIC adj. relating to the midbrain. |
| MESOCEPHALICS | • mesocephalics n. Plural of mesocephalic. • MESOCEPHALIC n. someone having a medium-sized skull. |
| MNEMOTECHNICS | • mnemotechnics n. Mnemotechny. • MNEMOTECHNIC n. a mnemonic. |
| ORCHIECTOMIES | • orchiectomies n. Plural of orchiectomy. • ORCHIECTOMY n. excision of one or both testicles, also ORCHIDECTOMY. |
| SACCHARIMETER | • saccharimeter n. A polarimeter used to measure the sugar content of a liquid. • SACCHARIMETER n. an instrument for measuring the amount of sugar in a solution, also SACCHAROMETER. |
| SACCHAROMETER | • saccharometer n. A hydrometer used to measure the sugar content of a liquid. • SACCHAROMETER n. an instrument for measuring the amount of sugar in a solution, also SACCHARIMETER. |
| SCHIZOMYCETES | • Schizomycetes prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic class within the kingdom Plantae – all or some bacteria, in any of several phyla. • SCHIZOMYCETE n. any microscopic organism of the class Schizomycetes. |
| SCLERENCHYMAS | • sclerenchymas n. Plural of sclerenchyma. • SCLERENCHYMA n. plant tissue consisting of cells with thick lignified walls. |
| SEMIOCHEMICAL | • semiochemical n. (Biochemistry) Any substance, produced by an organism, that provokes a response in individuals of the… • semiochemical adj. Relating to semiochemistry. • SEMIOCHEMICAL n. a chemical produced by an animal, e.g. in a scent gland, and used as a means of signalling its presence, readiness to mate etc. |
| STAGECOACHMEN | • stagecoachmen n. Plural of stagecoachman. • STAGECOACHMAN n. the driver of a stagecoach. |