| ALLYCHOLLY | • ALLYCHOLLY n. (Shakespeare) melancholy, also ALLICHOLY. |
| AMYLOLYTIC | • amylolytic adj. (Biochemistry) Relating to amylolysis. • amylolytic n. Such a microbe or enzyme. • AMYLOLYTIC adj. characterised by the enzymatic splitting of starch into soluble products. |
| ASYNCHRONY | • asynchrony n. The state of being asynchronous, or out of synchronization. • ASYNCHRONY n. lack of synchronisation. |
| BRACHYLOGY | • brachylogy n. Concise speech; laconism. • brachylogy n. (Rhetoric) Any of several forms of omission of words, including the omission of an understood part of… • BRACHYLOGY n. brevity of diction, abbreviated or condensed expression. |
| CHATOYANCY | • chatoyancy n. The state or condition of being chatoyant. • CHATOYANCY n. the quality of being chatoyant, having a changing lustre, also CHATOYANCE. |
| CRYPTOGAMY | • cryptogamy n. The condition of being a cryptogam. • cryptogamy n. Cryptogamic botany. • CRYPTOGAMY n. the state of being a cryptogam, reproducing by spores and not seeds. |
| CYANOPHYTE | • cyanophyte n. (Bacteriology) cyanobacterium. • CYANOPHYTE n. a blue-green alga. |
| CYANOTYPES | • cyanotypes n. Plural of cyanotype. • CYANOTYPE n. a blueprint. |
| HYDROMANCY | • hydromancy n. Divination by water or other liquid. • HYDROMANCY n. divination by the appearance or motion of liquids (as water). |
| HYGROCHASY | • hygrochasy n. Dehiscence that occurs upon wetting. • HYGROCHASY n. dehiscence on moistening. |
| HYOSCYAMUS | • hyoscyamus n. (Botany) Any of the genus Hyoscyamus of henbanes. • hyoscyamus n. (Medicine) The leaves of the black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), used in neuralgic and pectoral troubles. • Hyoscyamus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – henbanes. |
| KARYOLYTIC | • karyolytic adj. Relating to, or causing karyolysis. • KARYOLYTIC adj. relating to karyolysis. |
| KARYOTYPIC | • karyotypic adj. (Genetics) Of or pertaining to karyotypes. • KARYOTYPIC adj. of or like a karyotype, the appearance, number and arrangements of chromosomes, also KARYOTYPICAL. |
| MYOPICALLY | • myopically adv. As if suffering from myopia. • MYOPIC adv. short-sighted. |
| OXYCEPHALY | • oxycephaly n. A kind of cephalic disorder: sometimes the premature closure of the coronal suture plus any other suture… • OXYCEPHALY n. the condition of having a conical skull. |
| PHYCOCYANS | • phycocyans n. Plural of phycocyan. • PHYCOCYAN n. a blue pigment found in algae. |
| POLYDACTYL | • polydactyl adj. Polydactylous. • polydactyl n. A polydactylous animal. • POLYDACTYL adj. having too many fingers or toes. |
| SYCOPHANCY | • sycophancy n. The fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery; fawningness. • SYCOPHANCY n. obsequious flattery. |
| ZYGODACTYL | • zygodactyl adj. Having two toes pointing forward, and two pointing backward; zygodactylous. • zygodactyl n. (Ornithology) Any bird with toes of this kind, such as the parrot. • ZYGODACTYL adj. having two toes pointing forward and two backwards. |