AMELIORATORY | • amelioratory adj. Serving to ameliorate or improve. • AMELIORATORY adj. serving to ameliorate. |
ARCHAEOMETRY | • archaeometry n. (Archaeology) The application of scientific techniques and methodologies to archaeology. • ARCHAEOMETRY n. the use of scientific methods in archaeology, also ARCHEOMETRY. |
AROMATHERAPY | • aromatherapy n. (Alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect… • AROMATHERAPY n. a therapy involving the use of scents. |
ARTILLERYMAN | • artilleryman n. (Military) A soldier enlisted in an artillery unit or who uses artillery. • ARTILLERYMAN n. a soldier in the artillery. |
ERYTHRAEMIAS | • erythraemias n. Plural of erythraemia. • ERYTHRAEMIA n. another name for the medical condition polycythaemia vera, also ERYTHREMIA. |
EXTRAMURALLY | • extramurally adv. In an extramural manner. • EXTRAMURAL adv. outside the walls or fortifications; outside, but under the aegis of e.g. a university. |
INTRAMURALLY | • intramurally adv. In an intramural manner. • INTRAMURAL adv. being within the walls, as of a city. |
LACHRYMATORS | • lachrymators n. Plural of lachrymator. • LACHRYMATOR n. a substance or gas causing tears, also LACRIMATOR, LACRYMATOR. |
LACHRYMATORY | • lachrymatory adj. Pertaining to or causing tears. • lachrymatory n. (Archaeology) A vase supposedly intended to hold tears; formerly used by archaeologists to designate… • LACHRYMATORY n. a narrow-necked vase; a tear-bottle. |
MASTURBATORY | • masturbatory adj. Of or relating to masturbation. • masturbatory adj. Excessively self-absorbed or self-indulgent. • MASTURBATORY adj. of, relating to, or involving masturbation. |
PARAMILITARY | • paramilitary n. A group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal… • paramilitary n. (Colloquial) A member of a paramilitary group. • paramilitary adj. Relating to a paramilitary. |
PREMARITALLY | • premaritally adv. Before marriage. • PREMARITAL adv. taking place before marriage. |
PROCLAMATORY | • proclamatory adj. In the manner of a proclamation. • PROCLAMATORY adj. of the nature of a proclamation. |
QUARRYMASTER | • quarrymaster n. The person in charge of a quarry. • QUARRYMASTER n. one in charge of a quarry. |
SACRAMENTARY | • sacramentary adj. Of or pertaining a sacrament or the sacraments; sacramental. • sacramentary adj. Of or pertaining to the Sacramentarians. • sacramentary n. (Roman Catholicism) An ancient book of the Roman Catholic Church, containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc. |
TRYPARSAMIDE | • tryparsamide n. A particular antiinfective drug. • TRYPARSAMIDE n. a synthetic crystalline compound of arsenic used in the treatment of trypanosomal and other protozoan infections. |