| CRYPTARITHMS | • cryptarithms n. Plural of cryptarithm. • CRYPTARITHM n. an arithmetic problem in which letters have been substituted for numbers and which is solved by finding all possible pairings of digits with letters that produce a numerically correct answer. |
| DISTRIBUTARY | • distributary adj. That distributes. • distributary n. (Hydrology) A stream of water (either natural or artificial) that branches off and flows away from a… • DISTRIBUTARY n. a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it, as in a delta. |
| ILLUSTRATORY | • illustratory adj. Serving to illustrate. • ILLUSTRATORY adj. serving to illustrate. |
| INTERVARSITY | • intervarsity adj. (Britain) taking place between universities. • intervarsity n. A competition taking place between universities. • INTERVARSITY adj. of e.g. a sporting event, taking place between Oxford and Cambridge. |
| PHRONTISTERY | • phrontistery n. A place for thinking. • phrontistery n. (Humorous) The toilet; the lavatory. • phrontistery n. An establishment devoted to education or study. |
| POSTERIORITY | • posteriority n. The condition of being posterior (in any sense). • POSTERIORITY n. the state of being later or subsequent. |
| PROTOHISTORY | • protohistory n. The period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed… • PROTOHISTORY n. the study of human beings in the times that immediately antedate recorded history. |
| RESTRICTEDLY | • restrictedly adv. To a restricted extent. • RESTRICTED adv. RESTRICT, to keep within boundaries. |
| STRATIGRAPHY | • stratigraphy n. (Geology) The study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification). • stratigraphy n. (Archaeology) The layering of deposits, with newer remains overlaying older ones, forming a chronology of the site. • STRATIGRAPHY n. the study of geological layers or strata. |
| STRIDULATORY | • stridulatory adj. (Usually entomology) Able to stridulate, used in stridulating, or adapted for stridulation. • STRIDULATORY adj. of or like stridulation. |
| THYROTROPINS | • thyrotropins n. Plural of thyrotropin. • THYROTROPIN n. a hormone, produced in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which stimulates the thyroid, also THYROTROPHIN. |
| TRAITOROUSLY | • traitorously adv. In a traitorous manner; treacherously. • TRAITOROUS adv. guilty or capable of treason. |
| TRANSITORILY | • transitorily adv. (Degree, manner) In a transitory way. • TRANSITORY adv. not lasting long. |
| TYROTHRICINS | • tyrothricins n. Plural of tyrothricin. • TYROTHRICIN n. an antibiotic mixture consisting chiefly of tyrocidine and gramicidin and used topically especially against gram-positive bacteria. |