| COURTIERISM | • courtierism n. The behaviour or practices of a courtier; obsequiousness. • COURTIERISM n. the behaviour or practices of a courtier. |
| CREMATORIUM | • crematorium n. A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated. • CREMATORIUM n. a place where bodies are cremated, also CREMATORY. |
| ERYTHRONIUM | • erythronium n. A plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet. • erythronium n. (Obsolete) An early proposed name for vanadium. • Erythronium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Liliaceae – the fawnlilies. |
| FLUORIMETER | • fluorimeter n. Alternative form of fluorometer. • FLUORIMETER n. an instrument for measuring fluorescence, also FLUOROMETER. |
| FLUORIMETRY | • fluorimetry n. (Chemistry, physics) fluorescence spectroscopy. • FLUORIMETRY n. measurement by fluorimeter, also FLUOROMETRY. |
| IMPORTUNERS | • importuners n. Plural of importuner. • IMPORTUNER n. one who importunes. |
| MERCURATION | • MERCURATION n. conversion into a mercury compound. |
| MERITORIOUS | • meritorious adj. Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward. • MERITORIOUS adj. deserving of honor or esteem. |
| MOISTURISER | • moisturiser n. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of moisturizer. • MOISTURISER n. an agent for moisturising, also MOISTURIZER. |
| MOISTURIZER | • moisturizer n. Something that causes moisture or a a condition of wetness; something that makes things moist. • moisturizer n. Moisturising cream, emollient. • MOISTURIZER n. an agent for moisturising, also MOISTURISER. |
| MORTIFEROUS | • mortiferous adj. (Now rare) Causing spiritual death. • mortiferous adj. Causing physical death; deadly, fatal, lethal. • MORTIFEROUS adj. death-bringing; fatal. |
| OUTMARRIAGE | • outmarriage n. Marrying outside one’s own ethnic, religious, or social group. • OUTMARRIAGE n. marriage outside the social group. |
| PRAETORIUMS | • PRAETORIUM n. the court or palace of the governor of a Roman province. |
| TEMERARIOUS | • temerarious adj. Recklessly daring or bold. • TEMERARIOUS adj. rashly or presumptuously daring, also TEMEROUS. |
| THERMODURIC | • thermoduric adj. (Of bacteria) Capable of surviving high temperatures such as the pasteurisation process. • thermoduric n. A bacterium capable of surviving high temperatures. • THERMODURIC adj. resistant to high temperatures. |
| URINOMETERS | • urinometers n. Plural of urinometer. • URINOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the specific gravity of urine. |