A fine fabric made from wool (originally camel, but later goat) and silk.
camote
camote
noun
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
cement
cement
noun
(anatomy) The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; cementum.
(countable, uncountable) A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete.
(figurative) A bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship or in society.
(uncountable) Any material with strong adhesive and cohesive properties such as binding agents, glues, grout.
(uncountable) The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water, or the rock-like substance that forms when it dries.
verb
(figuratively) To make permanent.
(transitive) To affix with cement.
(transitive) To overlay or coat with cement.
(transitive, figurative) To unite firmly or closely.
centum
centum
adj
(Indo-European studies) Referring to an Indo-European language that did not produce sibilants from a series of Proto-Indo-European palatovelar stops.
noun
(India) Perfect score on a board exam.
(Sanskrit and other Indian philology) Satakam, set of one hundred verses connected by the same metre or topic.
cermet
cermet
noun
A composite material composed of ceramic and metal materials, used in such applications as industrial saws and turbine blades.
coempt
comate
comate
adj
Encompassed with a coma, or bushy appearance, like hair; hairy.
cometh
cometh
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of come
comets
comets
noun
plural of comet
comite
compte
comtes
comtes
noun
plural of comte
cytome
cytome
noun
(biology) All the cells of a particular organism together with their associated cellular processes
emetic
emetic
adj
(pharmacology) Causing nausea and vomiting.
noun
(pharmacology) An agent that induces vomiting.
emunct
etymic
etymic
adj
Relating to the etymon.
humect
humect
verb
(archaic) to wet; to moisten.
macute
macute
noun
A monetary unit once used in parts of West Africa
mctyre
meatic
mecate
mecate
noun
(US, Southwestern US) A rope of hair or maguey fibre, for tying horses, etc.
mecati
mercat
mercat
noun
(obsolete) Market; trade.
A mermaid cat.
Obsolete form of meerkat.
metoac
metric
metric
adj
(mathematics, physics) Of or relating to distance.
(music) Of or relating to the meter of a piece of music.
Of or relating to the metric system of measurement.
noun
(mathematics) A function for the measurement of the "distance" between two points in some metric space: it is a real-valued function d(x,y) between points x and y satisfying the following properties: (1) "non-negativity": d(x,y)>0, (2) "identity of indiscernibles": d(x,y)=0 mbox iffx=y, (3) "symmetry": d(x,y)=d(y,x), and (4) "triangle inequality": d(x,y)
(mathematics) A metric tensor.
A measure for something; a means of deriving a quantitative measurement or approximation for otherwise qualitative phenomena (especially used in engineering).
Abbreviation of metric system.
verb
(transitive, aerospace, systems engineering) To measure or analyse statistical data concerning the quality or effectiveness of a process.
micate
mixtec
mixtec
Noun
A member of a Mesoamerican people who lived in southern Mexico before the rise of the Aztecs.
A surviving descendant of this people.
Proper noun
The language of these people.
mucate
mucate
noun
Any salt or ester of mucic acid
mucket
mucket
noun
A heavy cup with lid and bail which can be used over an open fire. Sizes can range from 0.5 to 1.0 liter.
Any of various species of mussels, especially those in the genus Lampsilis.
rectum
rectum
noun
(anatomy) The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon, but before leaving the body through the anus.
tecoma
tectum
tectum
noun
(neuroanatomy) The dorsal portion of the midbrain of vertebrates; in mammals, containing the superior colliculus and inferior colliculus