| MENTUM | • mentum n. (Anatomy) The chin. • mentum n. (Malacology) A chin-like projection below the mouth of certain mollusks. • mentum n. (Entomology) The central part of the labium in insects. |
| AMENTUM | • amentum n. Catkin. • AMENTUM n. (Latin) a catkin. |
| OMENTUM | • omentum n. (Anatomy) Either of two folds of the peritoneum that support the viscera. • OMENTUM n. (Latin) a fold of the peritoneum proceeding from one of the abdominal viscera to another. |
| CEMENTUM | • cementum n. (Anatomy, dentistry) A bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement. • CEMENTUM n. (Latin) the hard tissue covering the roots of the teeth. |
| LOMENTUM | • lomentum n. Synonym of loment. • LOMENTUM n. (Latin) a type of plant pod, also LOMENT. |
| MOMENTUM | • momentum n. (Physics) Of a body in motion: the tendency of a body to maintain its inertial motion; the product of… • momentum n. The impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events; a moment. • MOMENTUM n. (Latin) force of movement. |
| RAMENTUM | • ramentum n. (Botany) One of the thin brownish chaffy scales upon the leaves or young shoots of some plants, especially… • RAMENTUM n. (Latin) a scale formed on the surface of fern leaves. |
| TOMENTUM | • tomentum n. (Botany) A mass of filamentous hairs on the leaf of a plant. • tomentum n. (Zoology) A covering of fine, soft hairs; a pubescence. • tomentum n. (Anatomy) A network of fine blood vessels between the pia mater and the cerebral cortex. |
| SARMENTUM | • sarmentum n. (Botany) A runner. • SARMENTUM n. (Latin) a long whiplike runner, leafless except at the tip, also SARMENT. |
| SUBMENTUM | • submentum n. (Zoology) The basal part of the labium of insects, which bears the mentum. • SUBMENTUM n. the basal part of the labium of insects. |
| TEGMENTUM | • tegmentum n. (Neuroanatomy) The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from the tectum by the cerebral aqueduct… • tegmentum n. (Neuroanatomy) Containing the following nuclei: red nucleus, substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area. • TEGMENTUM n. (Latin) a scale protecting a bud. |
| TORMENTUM | • tormentum n. (Historical) An ancient engine for hurling missiles. • TORMENTUM n. (Latin) a missile hurler. |
| ARGUMENTUM | • argumentum n. (Chiefly formal, in law, logic, etc.) Used in numerous Latin phrases (and occasionally alone) in the… • ARGUMENTUM n. (Latin) logical argument, proof. |
| INDUMENTUM | • indumentum n. (Botany) A surface covering of any kind of trichomes, e.g. hairs, scales. • INDUMENTUM n. (Latin) a total body covering of hair, fur or feathers. |
| NIDAMENTUM | • nidamentum n. (Zoology) egg case. • NIDAMENTUM n. an egg-capsule. |
| EXCREMENTUM | • EXCREMENTUM n. (Latin) waste material or rubbish. |
| CALCEAMENTUM | • calceamentum n. (Historical) A red silk embroidered sandal forming part of the insignia of the Holy Roman Empire. • CALCEAMENTUM n. (Latin) a red silk embroidered sandal forming part of the insignia of the Holy Roman Empire. |
| CRASSAMENTUM | • crassamentum n. (Obsolete) The solid component of blood, blood from which serum has been removed; a mass of coagulated… • CRASSAMENTUM n. (Latin) a clot of blood. |
| PALUDAMENTUM | • paludamentum n. (Historical, Ancient Rome) A military cloak worn by a general and his principal officers. • PALUDAMENTUM n. a Roman general's or high military officer's cloak, also PALUDAMENT. |