| COMBRETUMS | • combretums n. Plural of combretum. • COMBRETUM n. (Latin) a member of a genus of tropical trees known for the beauty of their flowers. |
| COMMIXTURE | • commixture n. The act or state of being mixed together; a union or mingling of constituents; commixtion. • COMMIXTURE n. the act of mixing. |
| COMMUTATOR | • commutator n. An electrical switch, in a generator or motor, that periodically reverses the direction of an electric current. • commutator n. (Group theory) A binary map in a given group G, given by [g, h] = ghg−1h−1, where g and h are elements… • commutator n. (Ring theory) A binary map in a given ring R, given by [a, b] = ab − ba, where a and b are elements… |
| EMBOTHRIUM | • EMBOTHRIUM n. an evergreen shrub native to South America, widely cultivated as an ornamental for its scarlet flowers. |
| FUMATORIUM | • fumatorium n. An airtight compartment in which vapour may be generated to destroy germs or insects; especially, the… • FUMATORIUM n. (Latin) a place for smoking or fumigation, also FUMATORY. |
| IMMERITOUS | • immeritous adj. (Obsolete) undeserving. • IMMERITOUS adj. (archaic) undeserving. |
| IMPROMPTUS | • impromptus n. Plural of impromptu. • IMPROMPTU n. a short piece of impromptu music. |
| MORATORIUM | • moratorium n. (Law) An authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments. • moratorium n. A suspension of an ongoing activity. • MORATORIUM n. a legal authorization to a debtor to postpone payment for a certain time; the period of such a postponement. |
| MOTORMOUTH | • motormouth n. (Informal) One who talks very fast or incessantly; a chatty or loquacious person. • motormouth v. (Intransitive, informal) To talk very fast or incessantly. • motor-mouth n. Alternative spelling of motormouth. |
| MULTIFORMS | • multiforms n. Plural of multiform. • MULTIFORM n. a multiform object; something exhibiting many and various forms. |
| MULTIHOMER | • multihomer adj. (Baseball) Having more than one home run in a single game. |
| OSMETERIUM | • osmeterium n. (Zoology) One of a pair of scent organs in the larvae of certain swallowtail butterflies. • OSMETERIUM n. a forked process behind the head of certain caterpillars, giving out a foul smell. |
| PROMETHEUM | • prometheum n. A rejected name for the chemical element promethium. • PROMETHEUM n. the former name of promethium, a radioactive element, also PROMETHIUM. |
| PROMETHIUM | • promethium n. A metallic chemical element (symbol Pm) with an atomic number of 61. • PROMETHIUM n. a radioactive rare-earth element, also PROMETHEUM. |
| PROSTOMIUM | • prostomium n. (Zoology) That portion of the head of an annelid situated in front of the mouth. • PROSTOMIUM n. that portion of the head of an annelid situated in front of the mouth. |
| SMARTMOUTH | • smartmouth n. One who makes disrespectful, flippant remarks; a smart-aleck. • smartmouth v. To reply to in a disrespectful, flippant manner. • SMARTMOUTH n. a clever or sarcastic person. |
| STRAMONIUM | • stramonium n. The jimsonweed plant. • stramonium n. A narcotic drug obtained from the dried leaves of this plant. • Stramonium prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – possibly only consisting of the species now… |
| TORMENTUMS | • TORMENTUM n. (Latin) a missile hurler. |
| UNIMMORTAL | • unimmortal adj. Not immortal. • UNIMMORTAL adj. not immortal. |
| VOMITORIUM | • vomitorium n. A passage located behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre used as an exit for the crowds. • vomitorium n. (See Usage notes) An area in which vomiting takes place, in particular a chamber supposedly used by… • VOMITORIUM n. (Latin) an opening in a large building by which a crowd is let out, also VOMITORY. |