ADIPOCERE | • adipocere n. A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animal tissues in response to hydrolysis. • ADIPOCERE n. (Latin) a fatty substance occurring in corpses left in moist areas. |
CEREALIST | • cerealist n. A cereal grower. • CEREALIST n. one who grows cereals. |
CEREBELLA | • cerebella n. Plural of cerebellum. • CEREBELLUM n. (Latin) the lower posterior part of the brain, whose function is to coordinate voluntary movements and maintain balance. |
CEREBRALS | • CEREBRAL n. a cerebral consonant. |
CEREBRATE | • cerebrate v. To think or cogitate, especially so as to make inferences or decisions or to solve problems. • CEREBRATE v. to engage in intellectual activity. |
CEREBROID | • cerebroid adj. Resembling, or analogous to, the cerebrum or brain. • CEREBROID adj. like the cerebrum. |
CEREBRUMS | • cerebrums n. Plural of cerebrum. • CEREBRUM n. (Latin) a part of the brain. |
CERECLOTH | • cerecloth n. (Historical) Cloth coated with wax so that it is waterproof, used for covering the dead. • CERECLOTH n. a cloth smeared with melted wax, or with some gummy or glutinous matter. |
CEREMENTS | • cerements n. Plural of cerement. • CEREMENT n. a waxed wrapping for the dead. |
CERESINES | • ceresines n. Plural of ceresine. • CERESINE n. a kind of hard, whitish wax prepared from ozokerite and used as a substitute for beeswax, also CERESIN. |
INSINCERE | • insincere adj. Not genuinely meaning what has been expressed; not sincere; artificial. • INSINCERE adj. not sincere. |
NONCEREAL | • noncereal adj. (Of a crop) Not cereal. • NONCEREAL adj. not cereal. |
OFFICERED | • officered v. Simple past tense and past participle of officer. • OFFICER v. to command or lead. |
SINCERELY | • sincerely adv. In a sincere or earnest manner; honestly. • sincerely adv. (US) A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom… • SINCERE adv. free from hypocrisy or falseness. |
SINCEREST | • sincerest adj. Superlative form of sincere: most sincere. • SINCERE adj. free from hypocrisy or falseness. |
SORCERERS | • sorcerers n. Plural of sorcerer. • SORCERER n. a magician who employs sorcery, divination by the assistance of evil spirits. |
SORCERESS | • sorceress n. A female sorcerer, especially one who is elegant; compare witch. • SORCERESS n. a female sorcerer. |
VICEREGAL | • viceregal adj. Of, or pertaining to, a viceroy or viceroyalty. • viceregal adj. Of, or pertaining to, a viceregent or viceregency. • viceregal n. (Gender-neutral) a viceroy. |
VICEREINE | • vicereine n. The wife of a viceroy. • vicereine n. A woman who is a viceroy. • vice-reine n. Alternative form of vicereine. |