| ARCATURE | • arcature n. (Architecture) A small arched passageway. • ARCATURE n. a small or blind arcade. |
| ARMATURE | • armature n. The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire around a metal core. • armature n. The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer. • armature n. A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet, to preserve its strength by forming a circuit. |
| CREATURE | • creature n. A living being; an animal. • creature n. An unidentified, mysterious, and often monstrous animal or being. • creature n. (Sometimes derogatory) A human. |
| CUBATURE | • cubature n. The process of determining the solid or cubic contents of a body. • CUBATURE n. the process of finding the cubic content of a body, also CUBAGE. |
| DENATURE | • denature v. (Transitive) To take away a natural characteristic or inherent property of (a thing or a person). • denature v. (Transitive) To add something to (alcohol) that makes it unsuitable for consumption but leaves it suitable… • denature v. (Transitive, intransitive, biochemistry) To alter its original form or state, especially of a protein… |
| FILATURE | • filature n. The process of drawing fibres into threads, especially the process of reeling raw silk from cocoons. • filature n. A spool or bobbin used for the above. • filature n. A place where silk is reeled onto spools. |
| FIXATURE | • fixature n. (Historical) A gummy preparation for fixing the hair in place. • FIXATURE n. a hair fixing preparation. |
| IMMATURE | • immature adj. (Now rare) Occurring before the proper time; untimely, premature (especially of death). • immature adj. Not fully formed or developed; not grown. • immature adj. Childish in behavior; juvenile. |
| LIGATURE | • ligature n. (Uncountable) The act of tying or binding something. • ligature n. (Countable) A cord or similar thing used to tie something; especially the thread used in surgery to… • ligature n. A thread or wire used to remove tumours, etc. |
| OSSATURE | • ossature n. A skeletal framework; an underlying structure. • ossature n. (Architecture) Any supporting framework under a vault, roof etc. • OSSATURE n. a skeleton. |
| RENATURE | • renature v. (Biochemistry) To reconstruct the original form of a protein or nucleic acid following denaturation. • RENATURE v. to restore natural qualities. |