| CLEM | • clem v. (UK, dialect, transitive or intransitive) To be hungry; starve. • clem n. (Geordie, vulgar, slang) A testicle. • clem v. Alternative form of clam (“to adhere”). |
| YLEM | • ylem n. (Astronomy, cosmology, physics, now chiefly historical) In the Big Bang theory, the hot and dense plasma… • YLEM n. a form of matter hypothesized by proponents of the big bang theory to have existed before the formation of the chemical elements. |
| GOLEM | • golem n. (Mythology) A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic. • golem n. (By extension, fantasy) A humanoid creature made from any previously inanimate matter, such as wood… • GOLEM n. (Yiddish) an artificial human endowed with life by supernatural means. |
| XYLEM | • xylem n. (Botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals… • XYLEM n. (Greek) a woody tissue in trees or plants, also XYLOGEN. |
| EMBLEM | • emblem n. A representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo. • emblem n. Something that represents a larger whole. • emblem n. Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface. |
| EPIBLEM | • epiblem n. Synonym of rhizodermis. • EPIBLEM n. the outer cell layer of the root of a plant. |
| PHELLEM | • phellem n. (Botany) cork (dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants). • PHELLEM n. (Greek) a layer of plant cells that make cork. |
| PROBLEM | • problem n. A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with. • problem n. A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise. • problem n. A puzzling circumstance. |
| PERIBLEM | • periblem n. (Botany) nascent cortex, or immature cellular bark. • PERIBLEM n. a region of plant tissue. |
| 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. |
| NONPROBLEM | • nonproblem n. That which is not a problem. • NONPROBLEM n. something that is not a problem. |
| PROTOXYLEM | • protoxylem n. The first xylem to form in a plant. • PROTOXYLEM n. the first part of the xylem to be formed. |
| SUBPROBLEM | • subproblem n. A problem whose solution contributes to the solution of a larger problem. • sub-problem n. Alternative spelling of subproblem. • SUBPROBLEM n. a subdivision of a problem. |
| MULTIPROBLEM | • multiproblem adj. Involving more than one problem. • MULTIPROBLEM adj. featuring many problems. |