| COUNTERWORLD | • counterworld n. A world or realm that opposes or subverts the norms of another world or realm. • COUNTERWORLD n. a world imagined in contrast to our own. |
| EDULCORATORS | • edulcorators n. Plural of edulcorator. • EDULCORATOR n. an agent that edulcorates. |
| ELECTROFLUOR | • ELECTROFLUOR n. a transparent material that stores electrical energy and subsequently releases it as light. |
| FLUOROMETERS | • fluorometers n. Plural of fluorometer. • FLUOROMETER n. an instrument for measuring fluorescence, also FLUORIMETER. |
| FLUOROMETRIC | • fluorometric adj. Of, pertaining to, or measured using fluorometry. • FLUOROMETRIC adj. relating to fluorometry. |
| INTERLOCUTOR | • interlocutor n. A person who takes part in dialogue or conversation. • interlocutor n. A man in the middle of the line in a minstrel show who questions the end men and acts as leader. • interlocutor n. (Law) An interlocutory judgement or sentence. |
| IRRESOLUTION | • irresolution n. Lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation. • IRRESOLUTION n. vacillation. |
| PREOVULATORY | • preovulatory adj. Prior to ovulation. • PREOVULATORY adj. occurring or existing in or typical of the period immediately preceding ovulation. |
| RESOLUTIONER | • resolutioner n. One who makes a resolution; one who joins with others in a declaration or resolution. • resolutioner n. (Historical) A member of a 17th-century party in the Church of Scotland who approved of the resolutions… • RESOLUTIONER n. one who joins in or accepts a resolution. |
| RETROPULSION | • retropulsion n. (Medicine) A tendency to step or walk backwards involuntarily, especially as a symptom of parkinsonism. • retropulsion n. (Medicine) The pushing or forcing of something to move backwards or inwards. • retropulsion n. (Medicine, obsolete) Transfer of a disease from an external source to an internal organ. |
| REVOLUTIONER | • revolutioner n. (Archaic) One who engages in bringing about a revolution; a revolutionary. • REVOLUTIONER n. (historical) a supporter of a revolution, esp. that of 1688. |
| ROISTEROUSLY | • roisterously adv. In a roisterous way. • ROISTEROUS adv. blustering, boisterous, also ROYSTEROUS. |
| STERTOROUSLY | • stertorously adv. With heavy breathing, as if snoring; in a stertorous manner. • STERTOROUS adv. with a snoring sound. |
| TURCOPOLIERS | • turcopoliers n. Plural of turcopolier. • TURCOPOLIER n. a turcopole commander, always an Englishman. |
| WATERCOLOURS | • watercolours n. Plural of watercolour. • WATERCOLOUR n. a pigment diluted with water and gum (or other substance) instead of oil; a painting done in this, also WATERCOLOR. |