| ALLOMEROUS | • allomerous adj. (Chemistry) Characterized by allomerism. • ALLOMEROUS adj. exhibiting allomerism, similarity of crystalline structure in substances of different chemical composition. |
| COLOSTRUMS | • colostrums n. Plural of colostrum. • COLOSTRUM n. (Latin) milk secreted for a few days after parturition, characterised by high protein and antibody content. |
| COLOURISMS | • colourisms n. Plural of colourism. • COLOURISM n. discrimination in which people are judged on the basis of their skin colour, also COLORISM. |
| COMPULSORY | • compulsory adj. Required; obligatory; mandatory. • compulsory adj. Having the power of compulsion; constraining. • compulsory n. Something that is compulsory or required. |
| ENORMOUSLY | • enormously adv. Extremely, greatly: to an enormous degree. • enormously adv. Shockingly. • ENORMOUS adv. huge, also ENORM. |
| GLAMOUROUS | • glamourous adj. Rare form of glamorous. • GLAMOUROUS adj. having glamour, also GLAMOROUS. |
| HUMOROUSLY | • humorously adv. In a humorous manner; jocularly. • HUMOROUS adv. funny; witty. |
| LABOURSOME | • laboursome adj. (Obsolete) Hard-working. • laboursome adj. (Now rare) Characterised or marked by labour; laborious; difficult, elaborate, involved. • LABOURSOME adj. (Shakespeare) laborious, also LABORSOME. |
| LIMIVOROUS | • limivorous adj. Eating mud or soil for organic matter in it. • LIMIVOROUS adj. feeding on mud. |
| LUNCHROOMS | • lunchrooms n. Plural of lunchroom. • LUNCHROOM n. a room where lunch is served. |
| MALODOROUS | • malodorous adj. Having a bad odor. • malodorous adj. (Figuratively) Highly improper. • MALODOROUS adj. having a bad odor. |
| MISCOLOURS | • miscolours v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miscolour. • MISCOLOUR v. to give a wrong color to; (figurative) to set forth erroneously or unfairly; as, to miscolour facts, also MISCOLOR. |
| MODULATORS | • modulators n. Plural of modulator. • MODULATOR n. a person who, or that which, modulates. |
| MONOCULARS | • monoculars n. Plural of monocular. • MONOCULAR n. a field glass or microscope for use with one eye. |
| MORBILLOUS | • morbillous adj. Resembling or relating to measles. • MORBILLOUS adj. pertaining to the measles. |
| POLYMEROUS | • polymerous adj. (Biology) Having many parts or members in each set. • polymerous adj. (Chemistry) Polymeric. • POLYMEROUS adj. consisting of many parts or segments. |
| TIMOROUSLY | • timorously adv. In a timorous manner. • TIMOROUS adv. of a timid disposition, fearful. |