| CONARIUM | • conarium n. (Anatomy) The pineal gland. • CONARIUM n. (Greek) the pineal gland. |
| CORONIUM | • coronium n. (Historical) A supposed chemical element, hypothesized in the 19th century in order to explain a green… • CORONIUM n. the name given to a hypothetical element in the sun's corona showing spectral lines now known to be due to iron and nickel that have lost large numbers of electrons. |
| COUMARIN | • coumarin n. (Organic chemistry) the bicyclic aromatic compound 1,2-benzopyrone or any of its derivatives. • COUMARIN n. (Tupi) a crystalline compound obtained from Tonka beans, woodruff, melilot, etc used medicinally to prevent coagulation of the blood, also CUMARIN. |
| CUNIFORM | • cuniform n. Alternative spelling of cuneiform. • CUNIFORM n. a wedge-shaped script, also CUNEIFORM. |
| HUMORING | • humoring v. Present participle of humor. • HUMOR v. to humour, also HUMOUR. |
| INERMOUS | • inermous adj. (Botany) Without spines or thorns. • INERMOUS adj. without thorns, also INERM. |
| MAINOURS | • mainours n. Plural of mainour. • MAINOUR n. (archaic) an act or fact of theft; that which is stolen, also MAINOR. |
| MAROQUIN | • maroquin n. (Somewhat dated) leather made from goatskin. • MAROQUIN n. (Spanish) goat leather, morocco leather, also MAROCAIN. |
| MINOTAUR | • minotaur prop.n. (Greek mythology) Alternative letter-case form of Minotaur. • minotaur n. Anything resembling the Greek monster, whether by appearance or by strength. • Minotaur prop.n. (Greek mythology) A monster, half man and half bull, who dwelled in the labyrinth in Crete and who was… |
| MONSIEUR | • monsieur n. (Dated) A man, especially a French gentleman. • Monsieur n. Mister, especially in a French context. • MONSIEUR n. (French) a French title of courtesy for a man. |
| MORIBUND | • moribund adj. Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring. • moribund adj. Almost obsolete, nearing an end. • moribund n. A person who is near to dying. |
| MOURNING | • mourning v. Present participle of mourn. • mourning n. The act of expressing or feeling sorrow or regret; lamentation. • mourning n. Feeling or expressing sorrow over someone’s death. |
| MURRIONS | • murrions n. Plural of murrion. • MURRION n. (Shakespeare) a disease of cattle, also MURRAIN, MURREN, MURRIN. |
| NUBIFORM | • nubiform adj. Cloud-shaped. • NUBIFORM adj. cloudlike. |
| ORIGANUM | • origanum n. Any herbaceous plant of the genus Origanum. • Origanum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – herbs, including oregano and marjoram. • ORIGANUM n. wild marjoram, also OREGANO, ORIGAN, ORIGANE. |
| ROUMINGS | • ROUMING n. in the phrase souming and rouming, calculating the percentage of sheep and cattle appropriate to a pasture. |
| RUMORING | • rumoring v. Present participle of rumor. • RUMOR v. to spread by hearsay, also RUMOUR. |
| UNCIFORM | • unciform adj. Of the shape of a hook; hook-shaped. • unciform n. The hamate bone. • UNCIFORM n. a bone of the wrist. |
| UNIFORMS | • uniforms n. Plural of uniform. • uniforms v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of uniform. • UNIFORM v. to dress in uniform. |