| AFRORMOSIA | • afrormosia n. Any of the African leguminous trees of the genus Pericopsis (formerly Afrormosia), especially Pericopsis… • AFRORMOSIA n. a dense tropical hardwood resembling teak, used for furniture and panelling. |
| CONFIRMORS | • confirmors n. Plural of confirmor. • CONFIRMOR n. one who confirms, also CONFIRMER. |
| GRILLROOMS | • grillrooms n. Plural of grillroom. • grill␣rooms n. Plural of grill room. • GRILLROOM n. a room where grills are prepared. |
| IMPROVISOR | • improvisor n. Alternative form of improviser. • IMPROVISOR n. one who improvises, also IMPROVISATOR, IMPROVISER. |
| MICROFORMS | • microforms n. Plural of microform. • MICROFORM n. a process for reproducing printed matter in much reduced size. |
| MICROMORTS | • micromorts n. Plural of micromort. • MICROMORT n. a unit of risk equal to a one in a million chance of dying. |
| MICROPORES | • micropores n. Plural of micropore. • MICROPORE n. a very small pore. |
| MICROSPORE | • microspore n. (Botany) The smaller of the two spores produced by plants; compare megaspore. • microspore n. (Zoology) One of the numerous tiny spore-like elements produced through the encystment and subdivision of many monads. • MICROSPORE n. a spore giving rise to a male gametophyte. |
| MORIGEROUS | • morigerous adj. (Obsolete) obedient; obsequious. • MORIGEROUS adj. obsequious or deferent, also MORIGERATE. |
| ORTHOPRISM | • ORTHOPRISM n. in monoclinic crystals, a form consisting of two faces parallel to the orthodiagonal. |
| POROMERICS | • poromerics n. Plural of poromeric. • POROMERIC n. a poromeric substance. |
| PROMISSORS | • promissors n. Plural of promissor. • PROMISSOR n. one who makes a (legal) promise, also PROMISER, PROMISOR. |
| PROMISSORY | • promissory adj. Containing or consisting of a promise. • promissory adj. (Law, of a contractual provision) Stipulating the future actions required of the parties to an insurance… • PROMISSORY adj. containing a promise or binding declaration of something to be done or forborne. |
| REMONTOIRS | • remontoirs n. Plural of remontoir. • REMONTOIR n. any of various devices used in watches, clocks etc. to compensate for errors, also REMONTOIRE. |