CABOCHONS | • cabochons n. Plural of cabochon. • CABOCHON n. (French) a precious stone polished but uncut, or cut rounded on the top but flat on the back. |
CALIMOCHO | • calimocho n. A cocktail consisting of approximately 50% red wine and 50% cola-based soft drink. • CALIMOCHO n. (Spanish) a cocktail popular in Spanish-speaking countries, consisting of a mixture of cola and red wine. |
ISOCHORES | • isochores n. Plural of isochore. • ISOCHORE n. a curve showing pressure and temperature, also ISOCHOR. |
ISOCHORIC | • isochoric adj. Having the same volume. • isochoric adj. (Physics, of a thermodynamic process) during which the volume does not change. • ISOCHORIC adj. of or like an isochor, a curve representing variation of some quantity under conditions of constant volume. |
MONOCHORD | • monochord n. A musical instrument for experimenting with the mathematical relations of musical sounds, consisting… • monochord n. A stringed instrument with only one string. • MONOCHORD n. a musical instrument having only one string. |
NOTOCHORD | • notochord n. A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates; a primitive spine. • notochord n. A similar structure found in the embryos of vertebrates from which the spine develops. • NOTOCHORD n. a backbone-like series of cells in the lowest vertebrates. |
PROCHOICE | • prochoice adj. Alternative spelling of pro-choice. • pro-choice adj. (Public policy, law, ethics) Supportive of a person’s right to choose whether or not to have an abortion. • pro-choice adj. (Public policy, law, ethics) Supportive of a person’s right to choose whether or not to end their life… |
REBLOCHON | • reblochon n. A soft French cow’s-milk cheese from the Alpine region of Savoie. • Reblochon n. Alternative form of reblochon. • REBLOCHON n. a delicately-flavoured soft cheese, made chiefly in the Savoie region of France. |
RHEOCHORD | • rheochord n. A wire that can measure or vary the resistance of an electric circuit, or measure the variability of the current. • RHEOCHORD n. a wire rheostat, a metallic wire used for regulating the resistance of a circuit, also RHEOCORD. |
SOOCHONGS | • soochongs n. Plural of soochong. • SOOCHONG n. (Chinese) a kind of black tea of a fine quality, also SOUCHONG. |
TROCHOIDS | • trochoids n. Plural of trochoid. • TROCHOID n. a geometric curve traced by a fixed point in plane of a circle. |
UROCHORDS | • urochords n. Plural of urochord. • UROCHORD n. a rodlike structure in certain lower vertebrates. |
ZOOCHORES | • zoochores n. Plural of zoochore. • ZOOCHORE n. a plant with seeds or spores dispersed by animals. |