| BRAINSTEM | • brainstem n. Alternative spelling of brain stem. • brain␣stem n. (Neuroanatomy, anatomy) The part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum. • BRAINSTEM n. the stem of the brain. |
| BRUMMAGEM | • brummagem adj. Cheap and showy; meretricious. • brummagem n. Alternative form of Brummagem. • Brummagem prop.n. (UK, colloquial, dialect) The city of Birmingham, England. |
| CHERNOZEM | • chernozem n. A fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of… • CHERNOZEM n. (Russian) a very fertile soil of subhumid steppe, also TSCHERNOSEM. |
| DILTIAZEM | • diltiazem n. (Pharmacology) A benzothiazepine drug, a potent vasodilator used to treat hypertension, migraine, angina… • DILTIAZEM n. a drug used to treat angina. |
| DISESTEEM | • disesteem n. Lack of esteem; disregard. • disesteem v. To hold little or no esteem for; to consider worthless. • DISESTEEM v. to hold of low value. |
| ECOSYSTEM | • ecosystem n. A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit. • ecosystem n. The interconnectedness of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) with each other and their environment. • ecosystem n. (By extension) A network of interconnected people or organisations that resembles a natural ecosystem… |
| METAXYLEM | • metaxylem n. (Biology) The part of xylem, developing after protoxylem, that has larger cells and vessels. • METAXYLEM n. a part of the primary xylem. |
| MISBESEEM | • misbeseem v. (Archaic, transitive) To be unseemly on or from; to fail to suit. • MISBESEEM v. (archaic) to be unsuited to. |
| MISESTEEM | • misesteem n. (Archaic) Lack of esteem; disrespect. • misesteem v. (Transitive) To hold in the wrong esteem; to disrespect. • MISESTEEM v. to lack esteem for; to disrespect. |
| NONSYSTEM | • nonsystem n. That which is not a system. • nonsystem adj. Not of or pertaining to a system. • NONSYSTEM n. something that is not part of a system. |
| STRATAGEM | • stratagem n. A tactic or artifice designed to gain the upper hand, especially one involving underhanded dealings or deception. • stratagem n. Specifically, such a tactic or artifice in military operation. • stratagem n. (Uncountable) Military deception or artifice. |
| SUBSYSTEM | • subsystem n. Alternative spelling of sub-system. • sub-system n. A group of related components that are part of a larger system. • SUBSYSTEM n. part of a system. |