CAMERLENGOS | • camerlengos n. Plural of camerlengo. • CAMERLENGO n. (Italian) the papal chamberlain; the cardinal who presides over the pope's household, also CAMERLINGO. |
CENTIGRAMME | • centigramme n. Alternative spelling of centigram. • CENTIGRAMME n. 1/100th of a gramme, also CENTIGRAM. |
CINEMAGOERS | • cinemagoers n. Plural of cinemagoer. • cinema-goers n. Plural of cinema-goer. • CINEMAGOER n. one who attends the cinema. |
DECAGRAMMES | • decagrammes n. Plural of decagramme. • DECAGRAMME n. a weight of the metric system; ten grams, also DECAGRAM, DEKAGRAM. |
DECIGRAMMES | • decigrammes n. Plural of decigramme. • DECIGRAMME n. a tenth of a gram, also DECIGRAM. |
ELECTROGRAM | • electrogram n. (Physiology) A record of the electrical activity of an organ. • ELECTROGRAM n. a tracing of the electrical potentials of a tissue (as the brain or heart) made by means of electrodes placed directly in the tissue instead of on the surface of the body. |
GEOMETRICAL | • geometrical adj. Of, or relating to geometry; geometric. • geometrical adj. (Of a design) Consisting of lines and simple shapes. • geometrical adj. (Of a staircase) Having the stairs supported by the wall at one end only. |
HECTOGRAMME | • hectogramme n. (Rare, Britain) Alternative spelling of hectogram. • HECTOGRAMME n. a measure of weight, containing a hundred grams, also HECTOGRAM, HEKTOGRAM. |
HERCOGAMIES | • HERCOGAMY n. the prevention of self-pollination in plants, also HERKOGAMY. |
MACROGAMETE | • macrogamete n. (Cytology) The larger of a pair of conjugating gametes; often the female. • MACROGAMETE n. the larger and usually female gamete of a heterogamous organism, also MEGAGAMETE. |
MEGAPARSECS | • megaparsecs n. Plural of megaparsec. • MEGAPARSEC n. a measure of astronomical distance, a million parsecs. |
MEGAPROJECT | • megaproject n. A very large public investment project, especially one costing more than one billion US dollars. • MEGAPROJECT n. a major project or undertaking. |
MICROGAMETE | • microgamete n. (Cytology) The smaller of a pair of conjugating gametes; often the male. • MICROGAMETE n. the smaller, generally the male, gamete. |
REEMBRACING | • reembracing v. Present participle of reembrace. • re-embracing v. Present participle of re-embrace. • REEMBRACE v. to embrace again. |
SCAREMONGER | • scaremonger n. Someone who spreads worrying rumours or needlessly alarms people. • scaremonger v. To spread worrying rumours. • SCAREMONGER n. one who raises false alarms. |
TELEGRAMMIC | • telegrammic adj. Alternative form of telegrammatic. • TELEGRAMMIC adj. of or like a telegram. |