| acetum | (noun) sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative | Synonyms: vinegar |
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| (noun) a dilute solution of acetic acid that is used as a solvent (e.g. for a drug) | - |
| ageratum | (noun) any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers | - |
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| (noun) rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium | Synonyms: Conoclinium coelestinum, Eupatorium coelestinum, mist-flower, mistflower |
| arboretum | (noun) a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition | Synonyms: botanical garden |
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| cementum | (noun) a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth | Synonyms: cement |
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| combretum | (noun) any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum having spikes of small flowers | - |
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| datum | (noun) an item of factual information derived from measurement or research | Synonyms: data point |
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| denotatum | (noun) an actual object referred to by a linguistic expression | - |
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| desideratum | (noun) something desired as a necessity | - |
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| designatum | (noun) something (whether existing or not) that is referred to by a linguistic expression | - |
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| dictum | (noun) an authoritative declaration | Synonyms: pronouncement, say-so |
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| (noun) an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding | Synonyms: obiter dictum |
| erratum | (noun) a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind | Synonyms: literal, literal error, misprint, typo, typographical error |
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| factotum | (noun) a servant employed to do a variety of jobs | - |
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| frustum | (noun) a truncated cone or pyramid; the part that is left when a cone or pyramid is cut by a plane parallel to the base and the apical part is removed | - |
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| gnetum | (noun) small tropical tree with tiered branches and divaricate branchlets having broad glossy dark green leaves; exploited for its edible young leaves and seeds that provide a fine flour | Synonyms: Gnetum gnemon |
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| indumentum | (noun) a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect | Synonyms: indument |
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| mentum | (noun) a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin | - |
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| (noun) the protruding part of the lower jaw | Synonyms: chin |
| (noun) a projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids | - |
| momentum | (noun) an impelling force or strength | Synonyms: impulse |
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| (noun) the product of a body's mass and its velocity | - |
| omentum | (noun) a fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera | - |
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| paleostriatum | (noun) the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus | Synonyms: globus pallidus, pallidum |
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| petrolatum | (noun) a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication | Synonyms: mineral jelly, petroleum jelly |
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| pinetum | (noun) an area planted with pine trees or related conifers | - |
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| pomatum | (noun) hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment | Synonyms: pomade |
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| punctum | (noun) (anatomy) a point or small area | - |
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| quantum | (noun) (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory) | - |
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| (noun) a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory | - |
| rectum | (noun) the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus | - |
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| relatum | (noun) a term in a proposition that is related to the referent of the proposition | - |
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| sanctum | (noun) a place of inviolable privacy | Synonyms: sanctum sanctorum |
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| (noun) a sacred place of pilgrimage | Synonyms: holy, holy place |
| scrotum | (noun) the external pouch that contains the testes | - |
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| septum | (noun) (anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities | - |
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| (noun) a partition or wall especially in an ovary | - |
| sputum | (noun) expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness | Synonyms: phlegm |
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| stratum | (noun) an abstract place usually conceived as having depth | Synonyms: layer, level |
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| (noun) a subpopulation divided into a stratified sampling | - |
| (noun) people having the same social, economic, or educational status | Synonyms: class, social class, socio-economic class |
| (noun) one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) | - |
| striatum | (noun) a striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere; consists of the caudate nucleus and the lenticular nucleus | Synonyms: corpus striatum, striate body |
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| substratum | (noun) an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population | Synonyms: substrate |
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| (noun) any stratum or layer lying underneath another | Synonyms: substrate |
| (noun) a surface on which an organism grows or is attached | Synonyms: substrate |
| superstratum | (noun) the language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language | Synonyms: superstrate |
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| (noun) any stratum or layer superimposed on another | Synonyms: superstrate |
| teetotum | (noun) a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin | Synonyms: spinning top, top, whirligig |
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| tomentum | (noun) a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex | Synonyms: tomentum cerebri |
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| (noun) filamentous hairlike growth on a plant | Synonyms: fuzz, hair |
| tum | (noun) an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion | Synonyms: breadbasket, stomach, tummy |
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| ultimatum | (noun) a final peremptory demand | - |
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