| ACICULUM | • aciculum n. (Botany, zoology) A needlelike spine or bristle, specially the seta of an annelid. • ACICULUM n. (Latin) a bristlelike part. |
| BACULUMS | • baculums n. Plural of baculum. • BACULUM n. (Latin) the bone in the penis of certain mammals. |
| CINGULUM | • cingulum n. The girdle of an alb. • cingulum n. (Neuroanatomy) A collection of white matter fibers projecting from the cingulate gyrus to the entorhinal… • cingulum n. (Anatomy) A ridge that girdles the base of an upper molar tooth. |
| COAGULUM | • coagulum n. A mass of coagulated material; a clot or curd. • COAGULUM n. (Latin) a clot. |
| FRENULUM | • frenulum n. (Anatomy) A small fold or ridge of tissue that supports or restrains the motion of the part to which… • frenulum n. (Entomology, zootomy) A bristle or row of bristles on the edge of the hindwings of some lepidoptera… • FRENULUM n. (Latin) a connecting fold of membrane, also FRENUM, FRAENUM. |
| FURCULUM | • furculum n. (Anatomy) The wishbone or merrythought of birds, formed by the united clavicles. • FURCULUM n. (Latin) the jointed clavicles of a bird, aka wishbone, also FURCULA. |
| INOCULUM | • inoculum n. The active material used in an inoculation; an inoculant. • INOCULUM n. (Latin) the material used in an inoculation. |
| PABULUMS | • pabulums n. Plural of pabulum. • PABULUM n. (Latin) food, esp. a suspension or solution of nutrients in a state suitable for absorption; something (as writing or speech) that is insipid, simplistic, or bland, also PABLUM. |
| PENDULUM | • pendulum n. (Clocks, mechanics) A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under… • pendulum n. A lamp, etc. suspended from a ceiling. • pendulum n. A watch’s guard-ring by which it is attached to a chain. |
| SAECULUM | • saeculum n. A length of time roughly equal to the potential lifetime of a human being or, equivalently, the complete… • SAECULUM n. (Latin) an astronomical or geological age, also SECULUM. |
| SECULUMS | • seculums n. Plural of seculum. • SECULUM n. (Latin) an astronomical or geological age, also SAECULUM. |
| SPECULUM | • speculum n. (Medicine) A medical instrument used during an examination to dilate an orifice. • speculum n. A mirror, especially one used in a telescope. • speculum n. (Ornithology) A bright, lustrous patch of colour found on the wings of ducks and some other birds, usually… |
| SPICULUM | • spiculum n. A thrusting javelin used by Romans that replaced the pilum in the late 3rd century. • spiculum n. A sharp, pointed crystal, especially of ice. • spiculum n. (Zoology) A sharp, needle-like structure, especially those making up the skeleton of a sponge. |
| VASCULUM | • vasculum n. A container used by botanists to store newly-collected samples. • VASCULUM n. (Latin) a box used to hold plant specimens. |
| VINCULUM | • vinculum n. A bond or link signifying union. • vinculum n. (Arithmetic, obsolete) Any symbol used to group some of the terms in an expression, indicating that… • vinculum n. (Arithmetic) A horizontal line over the top of some of the terms in an expression, indicating that that… |