| CLOUDTOWN | • CLOUDTOWN n. an imaginary situation or land, esp. as the result of wishful thinking, also CLOUDLAND. |
| CONDOLENT | • condolent adj. Of or pertaining to condolence. • condolent adj. Compassionate. • CONDOLENT adj. expressing sympathy. |
| COTYLEDON | • cotyledon n. (Physiology) Each of the patches of villi on the foetal chorion in the placenta of ruminants and some other mammals. • cotyledon n. (Botany) The leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves… • COTYLEDON n. an embryonic leaf within a seed which may act as a food reserve or which may grow and photosynthesize. |
| DECONTROL | • decontrol v. To remove controls. • decontrol n. The removal of controls. • DECONTROL v. to remove (esp. official) control from. |
| DOLOSTONE | • dolostone n. (Geology) A sedimentary carbonate rock that contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite. • DOLOSTONE n. a rock composed of dolomite. |
| DOUBLETON | • doubleton n. (Mathematics, rare) A set containing precisely two elements. • doubleton n. (Bridge) A pair of cards of the same suit, which are the only cards of that suit in a player’s hand. • DOUBLETON n. two cards that are the only ones of their suit dealt to a player. |
| GOLDSTONE | • goldstone n. A glittering ornamental glass made in a low-oxygen reducing atmosphere. It can be polished and carved. • goldstone n. Alternative form of gold stone (“gold ore”). • Goldstone prop.n. A placename. |
| GOLDTONES | • GOLDTONE n. a photographic image printed on a glass-plate with a painted golden backing. |
| ISODONTAL | • ISODONTAL adj. having all the teeth similar in size and form. • ISODONTAL n. an isodontal animal, also ISODONT. |
| LATIFONDO | • LATIFONDO n. a great landed estate, also LATIFUNDIO, LATIFUNDIUM. |
| LOADSTONE | • loadstone n. Alternative form of lodestone. • LOADSTONE n. magnetite that is naturally magnetized; a piece of this used as a magnet, also LODESTONE. |
| LODESTONE | • lodestone n. A naturally occurring magnet. • lodestone n. (Obsolete) The mineral magnetite. • LODESTONE n. magnetite that is naturally magnetized; a piece of this used as a magnet, also LOADSTONE. |
| LOPHODONT | • lophodont adj. (Zoology) Having molar teeth that have ridged grinding surfaces. • LOPHODONT adj. of a molar tooth, having (esp. transverse) ridges between the cusps; (of a dentition) characterized by such molar teeth. |
| MYLODONTS | • mylodonts n. Plural of mylodont. • MYLODONT n. (Greek) an extinct genus of large sloth-like American edentates, also MYLODON. |
| ODONTALGY | • odontalgy n. Archaic form of odontalgia. • ODONTALGY n. toothache, also ODONTALGIA. |
| OROTUNDLY | • orotundly adv. In an orotund manner. • OROTUND adv. marked by fullness and clarity of sound; pompous. |
| PLATOONED | • platooned v. Simple past tense and past participle of platoon. • PLATOON v. in American football, to alternate with another player at the same position. |