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Definition of "clubwoman" [clubwoman]

1. A woman who is a member of a club or clubs, especially one who is active in club life. (noun)   American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Definition of "unconformity" [un•con•form•i•ty]

1. Lack of conformity; nonconformity. (noun)   American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

2. Geology A surface between successive strata representing a missing interval in the geologic record of time, and produced either by an interruption in deposition or by the erosion of depositionally continuous strata followed by renewed deposition. (noun)   American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Definition of "requiring"

1. Present participle of require. (verb)   Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Definition of "sulfonating"

1. Present participle of sulfonate. (verb)   Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Definition of "ouroboros" [ouroboros]

1. A serpent, dragon or worm who eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death. (noun)   Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

2. A picture or symbol representing this. (noun)   Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Definition of "neede"

1. Archaic spelling of need. (noun)   Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

2. Archaic spelling of need. (verb)   Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Definition of "epoxylignan"

1. Any compound having a structure based on an epoxylignane (noun)   Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Definition of "mors" [mors]

1. (Roman mythology) Roman god of death; counterpart of Thanatos (noun)   WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Definition of "viands"

1. Plural form of viand. (noun)   Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

2. Provisions, victuals (noun)   Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Definition of "toilettes" [toilettes]

1. Plural form of toilette. (noun)   Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Definition of "chronometer" [chro•nom•e•ter]

1. An exceptionally precise timepiece. (noun)   American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Definition of "minelaying"

1. The act or process of laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment. (noun)   Gnu Collaboartive International Dictionary of English: licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)